French President Emmanuel Macron made a surprise stop in Riyadh to meet Saudi Crown Prince during his ongoing Gulf tour.
Macron’s surprise ‘solidarity’ visit to Saudi Arabia French President Emmanuel Macron made an unannounced stop in Riyadh to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during his ongoing Gulf tour. The surprise visit comes amid increasing attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis.
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