{
  "id": 15907559,
  "title": "French President Macron arrives in Riyadh on surprise visit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/french-president-macron-arrives-in-riyadh-on-surprise-visit-15907559",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-21T14:24:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/gulf/2026/10/21/french-president-macron-arrives-in-riyadh-on-surprise-visit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Riyadh on Wednesday on a surprise visit, in a show of solidarity with Saudi Arabia amid Houthi attacks. Mr Macron met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during an unannounced stop on his three-day tour of the Gulf. He had already visited Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait. The Saudi Press Agency said Mr Macron was received at King Khalid…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}