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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is buying 80 French Rafale fighter jets. The contract with manufacturer Dassault Aviation was signed during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Dubai on Friday, according to the Elysee Palace in Paris. The UAE also plans to buy 12 Caracal multi-purpose tactical and transport helicopters from Airbus. In addition, UAE investments in French industry in the fields of space, transport and renewable energy had been agreed. Sums of money were not mentioned in any of the cases. Macron had travelled to Dubai on Friday at the start of a two-day visit to the UAE,…