Morocco and Syria have taken a major step toward restoring relations, as Syrian Foreign Minister Assaad al-Chaibani visited Rabat for talks with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The visit marks the first by a senior Syrian official to Morocco since the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita represented King Mohammed VI at the inauguration ceremony of Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Saturday in Djibouti City. The event was attended by multiple heads of state, government delegations, international organizations, and diplomatic corps.