Charles-Henri Puaux (L), CEO of Pertimm and Omar Saud Abdul Aziz Al-Omar, Kuwait's Minister of Communication Affairs hold a Declaration of Cooperation between Pertimm and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology in the fields of data and artificial intelligence, as French President Emmanuel Macron (back) meets with the Emir of Kuwait Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, at the Bayan Palace in Kuwait City on October 19, 2026. The French president arrived in Kuwait on October 19, beginning a tour of four Gulf countries, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain and Qatar. (Photo by Benoit Tessier / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)