Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa (R) welcomes France's President Emmanuel Macron at al-Sakhir Palace, near Zallaq, on October 20, 2026. Macron has secured the delivery of an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain during a tour of the Gulf, the French presidency said on October 20. (Photo by Benoit Tessier / POOL / AFP)