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French President Emmanuel Macron meets with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed in Dubai at the start of his two-day Gulf tour. The UAE signed a record 14-billion-euro contract for 80 French-made Rafale warplanes and committed billions of euros in other deals as Macron kicked off his Gulf tour. IMAGES
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyane and French President Emmanuel Macron visit the imperial theatre of the Château de Fontainebleau, renamed after the monarch who financed its restoration IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes the crown prince of the UAE's Abu Dhabi, Mohammed bin Zayed, one of Paris' closest allies in the Middle East region. IMAGES
The zero-fuel airplane Solar Impulse 2 landed in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday night, completing at 35,000 kilometer trip across all the continents of the earth powered only by sunlight. Mission Control in Monaco cheered as Balloonist Bertrand Piccard piloted the craft back to the same location from which it took off back in March 2015. Although its 236 foot wingspan is wider than a 747 jumbo jet, the Solar Impulse weighs only 2.3 tons.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says during a press conference in Doha that Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler reiterated an interest in ties with Israel but wants an end to the Gaza conflict and a pathway to a Palestinian state. SOUNDBITE
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).