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POLITICS● ELEVATED1h ago · Oct 19, 2026, 2:02 PM

Macron kicks off three-day Gulf tour, seeks securing fuel supplies amid crisis

France 24 [en] · middle east

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday began a Gulf tour aimed at securing oil and diesel supplies in an effort to bring down prices, after a weekend of violent protests sparked by soaring living costs. Macron, just hours after slamming France's "unbridled" violence in an address late on Sunday, arrived in OPEC member Kuwait where he was welcomed by the emir, Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Kethevane Gorjestani tells us more.

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