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

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French President Emmanuel Macron began a three-day Gulf tour in Kuwait to seek oil and diesel supplies as France faces soaring fuel costs and violent protests over living expenses. He was welcomed by Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.

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.