Macron welcomes Saudi Crown Prince MBS for two-day France visit

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Saudi crown prince and de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman on Sunday for a two-day visit set to range from esports to the war in the Middle East. Several agreements on health, transport and energy will be signed on the second day of the visit on Monday, according to a French presidential official, underlining the strength of the Paris-Riyadh relationship. But the visit will kick off in a different style on Sunday evening from 1800 GMT with Macron hosting the Saudi strongman – known as MBS – at the closing ceremony of the Esports World Cup hosted by Paris. To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with his wife Sara on the day of the funeral service for late U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 28, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein REUTERS - Evelyn Hockstein 04:24 The event, which brings together the leading performers in esp...