Theme: Bahrain

French President Emmanuel Macron has secured the delivery of an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain during a tour of the Gulf, France 24 reported. With the addition of deliveries from Saudi Arabia, France has commitments for 295,000 tonnes per month, just over 10 percent of its consumption, the French presidency added.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Kuwait on Monday, where he was welcomed by Emir Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, TRT World reported. The four-country tour seeks additional oil and diesel and will take him to the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Qatar by Wednesday; according to the broadcaster, the trip is also meant to improve the safety of energy shipping routes disrupted by the war between the United States and Iran.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog traveled to Azerbaijan on Wednesday for the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA), where he met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zayani in Baku. Herzog and Aliyev discussed ways to deepen the strategic relationship between the two countries, the President’s Office confirmed. Herzog’s meeting with al-Zayani focused on the necessity of strengthening the Abraham Accords and expanding peace and cooperation.

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were among the delegations that stayed in their seats during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the 81st United Nations (UN) General Assembly, as dozens of delegations walked out, Anadolu Agency reports. Emirati influencers publicly celebrated the country’s decision to remain in the hall, Middle East Eye reports.