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France, UAE
Macron to tread carefully in Abu Dhabi amid UAE-Saudi rift

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UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, on 6 February 2025.
UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (left) and French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris, on 6 February 2025. © Ludovic Marin/Pool/EPA/MaxPPP

The French president's trip to the UAE on 21-22 December could prove to be a diplomatic minefield as tensions between the UAE and neighbouring Saudi Arabia, a US ally, are running at an all-time high.

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