Relations between France and Gulf nations have grown stronger since the early 2010s.
France secured more than $15bn in arms contracts in that time, as Gulf states sought to diversify their partnerships beyond the US.
Al Jazeera’s Malik Traina has been taking a look at the growing relationship between France and the Gulf.
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