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Morocco, Israel Underscore Importance of Developing Consultation Mechanisms

Morocco’s Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit with his Israeli counterpart Ayelet Shaked. (MAP)
Morocco’s Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit with his Israeli counterpart Ayelet Shaked. (MAP)
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Morocco, Israel Underscore Importance of Developing Consultation Mechanisms

Morocco’s Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit with his Israeli counterpart Ayelet Shaked. (MAP)
Morocco’s Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit with his Israeli counterpart Ayelet Shaked. (MAP)

Morocco’s Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit held a meeting with his Israeli counterpart, Ayelet Shaked, in Rabat on Tuesday.

The meeting was attended by senior officials from both countries’ interior ministries, as well as Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, Finance Minister Nadia Fattah Alaoui and other senior officials.

According to the Ministry statement, the meeting comes in line with the Joint Declaration among Morocco, the United States and Israel, that was signed in December 2020.

It reflects both countries’ commitment to resume full official contacts between Moroccan and Israeli counterparts, the statement added.

The ministers discussed the promising prospects for bilateral cooperation.

The two sides underlined the importance of developing mechanisms for consultation on various issues of common interest.

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Syria, Israel Agree to Further Talks on De-escalating Conflict

A drone view shows the remains of a destroyed tank, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
A drone view shows the remains of a destroyed tank, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
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Syria, Israel Agree to Further Talks on De-escalating Conflict

A drone view shows the remains of a destroyed tank, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo
A drone view shows the remains of a destroyed tank, following deadly clashes between Druze fighters, Bedouin tribes and government forces, in Syria's predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria July 25, 2025. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi/File Photo

Syrian and Israeli officials agreed to meet again after no final accord was reached in US-mediated talks in Paris on de-escalating the conflict in southern Syria, state-run Ekhbariya TV reported on Saturday, citing a diplomatic source.

The source described the dialogue as "honest and responsible", in the first confirmation from the Syrian side that talks had taken place.

On Friday, US envoy Tom Barrack said officials from both countries spoke about de-escalating the situation in Syria during the talks on Thursday, Reuters reported.

Representatives from the Syrian foreign ministry and intelligence officials were in attendance, Syria's Ekhbariya reported.

Hundreds of people have been reported killed in clashes in the southern Syrian province of Sweida between Druze fighters, Bedouin tribes and government forces. Israel intervened with airstrikes to prevent what it said was mass killings of Druze by government forces.

Last week's clashes underlined the challenges interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa faces in stabilizing Syria and maintaining centralized rule, despite warming ties with the US and his administration's evolving security contacts with Israel.

The diplomatic source said the meeting involved initial consultations aimed at "reducing tensions and opening channels of communication amid an ongoing escalation since early December".

The Syrian side held Israel responsible for the latest escalation, saying that the continuation of such "hostile policies" was threatening the region, according to the source. The Syrian delegation also said that Damascus would not accept "imposing new realities on the ground".