French President Emmanuel Macron has landed in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, in a surprise stop on his Gulf tour. This visit comes after weeks of intensified Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and marks Macron as the first Western head of state to visit the country since the escalation. Macron's tour, which included Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain, aims to develop strategic partnerships and has secured pledges of additional energy supplies from Gulf partners.