Macron to Visit Morocco in October

French President Emmanuel Macron and King Mohammed VI in Rabat in November 2018. Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron and King Mohammed VI in Rabat in November 2018. Reuters
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Macron to Visit Morocco in October

French President Emmanuel Macron and King Mohammed VI in Rabat in November 2018. Reuters
French President Emmanuel Macron and King Mohammed VI in Rabat in November 2018. Reuters

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Morocco “at the end of October,” a report by AFP quoted the Elysee Palace as announcing Friday.

According to the news agency, the visit seeks to deepen the revival of bilateral ties between the two countries after a long period of tension.

The visit comes as a result of a request from King Mohammed VI, the Elysee statement noted, adding that the Moroccan monarch sent Macron a letter in which he expressed his satisfaction with the “promising horizons that are emerging for our two countries.”

In July, King Mohammed VI invited Macron for an official visit after Paris announced a position in support of Morocco's sovereignty.



Israel Says it Eliminated Head of Hamas Network in Southern Syria

Soldiers stand next to Israeli Army tanks, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Soldiers stand next to Israeli Army tanks, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
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Israel Says it Eliminated Head of Hamas Network in Southern Syria

Soldiers stand next to Israeli Army tanks, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Soldiers stand next to Israeli Army tanks, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

The Israeli army said on Saturday that it had eliminated the head of the Palestinian Hamas' network in southern Syria, whom it referred to as Ahmad Muhammad Fahd, overnight on Friday.

Israel has vowed to dismantle Hamas’ military and political regime in the Gaza Strip.

Israel regularly targets military sites in Syria and facilities linked to Iran and Hezbollah.

Those strikes have become more frequent as Hezbollah has exchanged fire with Israeli forces for the past 11 months against the backdrop of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.