Macron Visits Saudi Arabia In Show Of Solidarity Amid Houthi Attacks

French President Emmanuel Macron has arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman following weeks of intensified attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on the kingdom.
Macron, who landed in Riyadh on Wednesday, is the first Western leader to visit Saudi Arabia since the Houthis escalated their attacks this month.
The visit aims to express France’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia while strengthening efforts to secure and diversify energy supplies amid rising global energy concerns.
It also forms part of Macron’s Gulf tour as France seeks to secure supplies of petrol and diesel to ease pressure on energy prices following violent protests ov...