The Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron upon arrival at Kuwait International Airport. (EPA Images pic)KUWAIT CITY: 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.
He will also visit the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar by Wednesday on a trip aimed at strengthening "economic and defence partnerships" in the Gulf, which has been thrown into turmoil by the US-Iran war since February.
