# Macron begins Gulf tour to secure fuel supplies as cost-of-living protests rock France

https://mins.news/en/item/106261

- TRT World, 2026-10-19 12:48 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/adf672932de7

> French President Emmanuel Macron met Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad at Bayan Palace in Kuwait City during a Gulf tour aimed at securing fuel supplies, as cost-of-living protests continue to shake France.

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