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Spotlight | France, Saudi Arabia, UAE
Macron dishes out Legions of Honour in the Gulf

French President Emmanuel Macron at a French Legion of Honour Ceremony at the Elysée Palace.
French President Emmanuel Macron at a French Legion of Honour Ceremony at the Elysée Palace. © Dominique Touchart/LeCourrierPicard/MaxPPP
Just weeks after the French president completed his trip to the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, several members of the French business community in the region have been decorated with France's highest order of merit. [...]
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