Saudi King cuts short French holidays after beach row

Saudi Arabian King Salman has cut short his planned three-week holidays in France, after just a eight days. It comes after some 150,000 residents of the French riviera town of Vallauris signed a petition over the closure of a public beach outside his villa. Beachgoers welcomed the news that the sandy strip was now reopened to the public, but some didn’t see what the fuss was all about. A Saudi source quoted by Reuters newsagency said that the change of holiday plans was not linked to the medi… READ MORE : What are the top stories today? Click to watch: euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! euronews is available in 13 languages: In English: Website: Facebook: Twitter: Google : euronews VKontakte: