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Macron announces Gulf fuel supply deals during three-day tour

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8 articles in total, 1 of them opinion. The spectrum counts each outlet once and leaves opinion out. How we measure bias

France 24, Al Jazeera English and Bloomberg report on Emmanuel Macron's three-day tour of Gulf states, which began after a weekend of violent protests in France over soaring living costs. The Elysée Palace said Macron obtained commitments for an additional 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, bringing French commitments to 295,000 tonnes a month, just over 10 percent of consumption. Macron told reporters in Doha that France will receive the equivalent of 2 terawatt-hours of liquefied natural gas from Qatar per month during winter. The tour also stops in Kuwait, where Al Jazeera English reports eight agreements were signed on defence, AI and investment.

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  1. Macron began a three-day Gulf tour visiting Kuwait, the UAE, Bahrain and Qatar.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    France 24

  2. The Elysée Palace said Macron obtained commitments for 200,000 tonnes of diesel per month from the UAE and Bahrain.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    France 24

  3. The presidency said France's fuel commitments now total 295,000 tonnes a month, just over 10 percent of consumption.

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    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    France 24

  4. Violent protests over soaring living costs took place in France over the weekend before the trip.

    Reported byLeft1Center1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    Al Jazeera English
    Center
    France 24

  5. Macron said France will receive the equivalent of 2 terawatt-hours of LNG per month from Qatar during winter.

    One outletBloomberg· Left

  6. France and Kuwait signed eight agreements covering defence, artificial intelligence and investment.

    One outletAl Jazeera English· Left

How each side tells it

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Left and center outlets report that Macron toured Gulf states for fuel after weekend protests over living costs, and that UAE and Bahrain committed to diesel supplies. Center coverage centres the diesel volumes and unrest, while left coverage adds a Qatar LNG deal and asks about France's energy-for-security future.

  • the left

    2 outlets

    Left-side headlines lead with the fuel deals and rising prices, while Al Jazeera's question headline asks whether France can build its own energy-for-security future and Bloomberg leads with the Qatar LNG deal.

    As Macron visits Gulf, can France forge its own energy-for-security future?
    Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    France 24 headlines lead with Macron securing diesel supplies and frame fuel prices as a driver of unrest in France.

    Macron secures diesel deals on Gulf visit as fuel prices stoke unrest in France
    France 24CenterAll center headlines

  • the right

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  • Center1

    slamming

  • Right

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In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    slammingMore neutral: criticising

    The verb describes Macron's criticism with more force than a neutral report of it would use.

    Macron, just hours after slamming France's "unbridled" violence in an address late on Sunday, arrived in OPEC member…

    Used byFrance 24 (Center)

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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Gulf fuel and LNG deals
  • France's energy security
  • fuel prices and cost of living

Leaves out

  • Macron's Sunday address condemning the violence

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • diesel supply deals and volumes
  • fuel prices and unrest in France
  • Macron's Gulf diplomacy

Leaves out

  • Qatar LNG supply deal
  • Kuwait defence and AI agreements

Reported by other sides, not found in this side’s coverage.

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From the right

0 outlets

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Who reported it when

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  • Left

    1 day 2 hr later

    Its first report, Oct 20, 12:33 PM EDT

  • Center

    First to report

    France 24, Oct 19, 10:02 AM EDT

  • Right

    No report yet

    From the outlets Mantle follows

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  1. France 24CenterOct 19, 10:02 AM EDT
  2. Al Jazeera EnglishLeftOct 20, 12:33 PM EDT
  3. BloombergLeftOct 21, 6:21 AM EDT

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