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00:00Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Medea TV, it's a pleasure to see you
00:20again for a new newspaper, here are the headlines.
00:25New record figures recorded by the sector of tourism in Morocco, nearly 16 million
00:29people visited the kingdom in 2024.
00:33Hamas announced that indirect talks were going to resume this Friday in Qatar.
00:39Israel did not respond to these statements, we will talk about it right away.
00:44The heads of French and German diplomacy arrived in Damascus this morning, a first visit at
00:50this level between those responsible for Western power and new Syrian authorities.
00:58The sector of tourism in Morocco has recorded record figures for the year 2024, according
01:02to the Ministry of Tourism, Artisanal Affairs and Economy, figures that strengthen the
01:06promotion of the kingdom as a privileged tourist destination.
01:10Explanations with Al Benen.
01:14New record for Moroccan tourism with 15.9 million arrivals at the end of November 2024.
01:20The increase in the number of visitors is accompanied by a strong increase in foreign
01:25visitors, which increased by 23% compared to 2023, as well as a robust growth of 17%
01:30of Moroccans living abroad.
01:32Internal tourism is not left out, with 30 million nights recorded, any type of accommodation
01:38confused, historical figures according to professionals in the sector.
01:47The year 2024 is one of the tourist feats par excellence, the figures are spectacular
01:52at all levels, whether it is the nights, the income of money.
01:55In November 2024, Morocco was able to collect more than 104 billion dirhams thanks to tourism.
02:01This proves the important dynamics of the tourist sector, which has become the lung of our economy.
02:06With these figures, the year 2024 must become a year of reference for the sector.
02:13By playing the world map, Morocco aims to reach the goal of 26 million arrivals by
02:192030, an easily achievable goal by developing and renewing hotel infrastructures and opening
02:26up to new tourist markets.
02:31We chose to come here because in Sweden it is very cold at the moment and here in Morocco
02:35the climate is warm, people are welcoming and warm, the gastronomy is exquisite, the
02:40wonderful culture and the impressive landscapes.
02:43We even plan to go to the beach.
02:46The offer is so attractive that we want to discover, especially that there is Cannes
02:51that is going to be prepared, there is the World Cup in 2030.
02:54Morocco is a very, very emerging country, it makes you want to come and settle down
02:59and live there.
03:00Even now, we will see, for the moment we are just tourists and then we walk around,
03:04we see good things and it's beautiful, it's a great country.
03:08With a budget of 6.1 billion dirhams, the 2023-2026 roadmap is set for the objective
03:16of hoisting Morocco among the 15 best destinations in the world.
03:23This is good news for Senegal and Morocco.
03:26British company Atlas Marine launches the new Agadir-Dakar maritime line and promises
03:31to carry out this journey in two and a half days and this at a competitive price, according
03:35to Dris Bouti, president of the CGEM.
03:37The price of the journey will vary between 45,000 and 50,000 dirhams per truck and this
03:42back and forth.
03:43This line could also offer openings for Senegalese products.
03:46A boat with a capacity of 110 trucks will make the link once a week from
03:51next February.
03:55What are the objectives of this project?
03:57Where are the preparations for this initiative at the port of Agadir?
04:01We listen to Dris Bouti's answer.
04:04First of all, I would like to thank Medea TV for this interview to explain a little
04:10about all the achievements of this project.
04:14It is this initiative that our region has really needed and I think for a long time,
04:22since the region of Oussous-Massa is one of the most important regions in the traffic
04:29between Morocco and Africa, since hundreds of trucks leave every day from our region
04:37to all the Sahel countries.
04:39And so this line came precisely to really put in place a new strategy, a new way
04:47of logistics and transport to these countries.
04:51Today, the agreement was signed between this British company and the Oussous-Massa region
05:02to start this line from February 2025.
05:07And this line aims not only to serve Dakar, but also to serve all the countries of West
05:15Africa and also the Sahel countries.
05:17So that means about 350 million inhabitants in this region.
05:22And as you all know, until today, we are going through the land.
05:27Today, there will be a second, another possibility, the maritime.
05:31So today, whether it's the British company that settled in the city of Agadir for this
05:41initiative.
05:42There is also to talk with the ANP and Mars Amarok to put in place the starting point
05:49of this line to Dakar.
05:52We have also contacted the port authorities and the authorities of the Dakar region.
06:00So the same thing.
06:02We are in the final phase to concretize this project.
06:08What are the economic setbacks of this new maritime link between Dakar and Casablanca?
06:14Element of response with Dris Bouti, President of the CGEM Agadir-Oussous-Massa.
06:19Today, Morocco, thanks to His Majesty, has signed several hundred conventions across
06:28Africa.
06:29But it is up to us today to put them into action to be able to continue in what Morocco
06:38has always been able to do with these countries in the south and with sub-Saharan Africa.
06:43We know the impact of Morocco on everything that is spiritual in these regions, on the
06:51cultural side, on the commercial and economic side.
06:57And we would really like today to go towards what His Majesty has always wanted, which
07:04is that we arrive at a full South-South cooperation where everyone is a winner, in a winning
07:12spirit.
07:13And I hope that in the coming months and years, we will open all these lines and perspectives
07:24so that our business in these countries and also our business in the south can flourish
07:33in a truly fraternal spirit.
07:36Morocco, like several countries in the world, has experienced significant climate change
07:40in recent years.
07:41A situation that raises many questions about the causes and measures taken to reduce the
07:46effects on the environment.
07:48Explanations with Dina Marini.
07:51Living under the rhythm of climate fluctuations is now a reality.
07:56After the World Red Alert issued by the World Meteorological Organization, experts are
08:02alarmed.
08:03Morocco, impacted by climate change, is faced with an unprecedented situation where
08:10mercury is breaking extreme records.
08:14We have recently reached a high degree of global warming that has become unbearable.
08:22This is due to a large thermal accumulation from sun rays in the oceans.
08:28This is why mercury reaches too high temperatures.
08:32We are in a new era where the evaporation of water is unstable and we do not know if
08:37these evaporated waters will come back to us.
08:43Climate fluctuations have had a considerable impact on water resources.
08:48This has prompted Morocco to take proactive measures to face the climate challenge.
09:00Climate change is due to the strong activity of humans and this impacts the ozone layer
09:06and the cycle of precipitation.
09:08This is what causes floods, as we have seen recently in Spain.
09:12If we do not face these natural disasters with radical solutions, the price we will
09:17have to pay will be very high.
09:20Climate is therefore one of the most important areas to study, especially with the emergence
09:25of new fluctuations and climatic phenomena.
09:30Hamas announced that talks to obtain a truce in the Gaza Strip will resume this Friday
09:36in Qatar.
09:37Israel did not react.
09:38These negotiations will focus on the guarantee that the agreement will lead to a complete
09:43cessation of hostilities, the withdrawal of occupation forces from the Gaza Strip and
09:47the return of people displaced in their homes.
09:50Since the beginning of the conflict, Qatar and the United States, but also Egypt, have
09:54engaged in these negotiations in view of a truce and the liberation of hostages.
10:00Benjamin Netanyahu authorizes negotiators and Israelis to continue discussions in Doha,
10:05to talk in view of an agreement for the liberation of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
10:10These decisions took place while Hamas accused Israel of delaying the conclusion of an agreement.
10:15A Palestinian delegation arrived in Cairo to prepare negotiations in Doha in the coming
10:19days, according to a Palestinian movement official.
10:25French and German foreign ministers met this Friday in Damas, the new Syrian leader.
10:30During this visit, the two diplomats insisted on the need for a peaceful and inclusive transition.
10:36Explanations with Raja Engo.
10:39The visit to Syria by Jean-Noël Barraud and Dana Lena Baerbock is a mandate of the European
10:45Union.
10:46This is the first meeting between officials of great Western power and the new leader
10:52of Syria.
10:53The first steps of Amel Al-Shara, head of the HTS group, who overthrew Bashar al-Assad,
10:58are scrutinized carefully.
11:00Jean-Noël Barraud also called for the destruction of the chemical weapons stocks inherited
11:05from the former regime.
11:07A sovereign and safe Syria leaves no room for the proliferation, for the dissemination
11:13of weapons of mass destruction, the chemical weapons of the criminal regime of Bashar al-Assad.
11:19France and Germany have affirmed their solidarity with the Syrian people in all its diversity.
11:26The two countries want to promote a peaceful and demanding transition in the service of
11:31the Syrians and for regional stability.
11:34Germany made it known that a new political departure between Europe and Syria, between
11:39Germany and Syria, was possible.
11:46Europe is ready to offer its support, but Europe will not be the sponsor of new extremist
11:52structures.
11:53A new Syria means a transfer of inclusive and peaceful power, reconciliation and construction.
12:00We have therefore clarified that for the political process, the inclusion of all groups is
12:05essential, in particular the security of the Kurds.
12:08This requires the end of the fights in the north.
12:15The head of French diplomacy has also called on the new Syrian power to a political solution
12:21with the Syrian democratic forces dominated by the Kurds.
12:24This armed group, an ally of France, controls a large part of the northeast of the country.
12:29Jean-Noël Barrault met with the religious representatives of the Christian community,
12:34worried about the arrival of HTS in power.
12:37The two European ministers also went to the prison of Sayyid Naya, a symbol of the mass
12:44repression of Bashar al-Assad's power.
12:48In the center of Syria, an operation of razing began on Thursday in Homs.
12:53Syrian security forces are looking for pro-Assad militias who did not return their weapons.
12:58Explanations with Raja Enko.
13:01This large-scale razing operation in the neighborhoods of Homs aims to search for former
13:07members of the Shabiha, pro-Assad militias.
13:10These supporters of the old regime would have refused to return their weapons and ammunition
13:15in the center of the regularization of the new power.
13:18These people are considered war criminals and are suspected of being involved in crimes.
13:27We received information from the inhabitants, according to which there were members of the
13:32militias of the old regime here, who had refused to return their weapons and terrified the residents.
13:37We arrested them and transferred them to the concerned department.
13:42Since the establishment of the new transitional government, the Syrians have also been asked
13:48to return their weapons for registration.
13:51The soldiers are also concerned.
13:55I have two hunting rifles.
13:57It's been a long time since it's my hobby.
13:59Here are their ammunition.
14:01The security forces of the new government saw them.
14:04They saw their license.
14:06They gave it to me with all due respect.
14:08They learn to know us.
14:11The authorities have imposed a curfew in some neighborhoods.
14:15Infantry troops have been sent to search those who refuse to regularize their situation
14:21and to return their weapons to Homs.
14:24The Ministry of the Interior has called on the inhabitants of the neighborhoods to stay
14:28at home and to cooperate fully with the police.
14:32The Israeli army has claimed to have intercepted a missile from Yemen today.
14:36The Houthi rebels have recently multiplied their retaliation against Israel.
14:39Last week, they announced that they had launched two missiles that caused minimal damage.
14:44The first against the airport in Ben Gurion and the second towards an electric power plant.
14:48Israel has also carried out repeated attacks, killing six people and causing considerable damage
14:54at the international airport in Sana'a.
15:00In South Korea, investigators announced today and suspended their attempt to arrest
15:04President Dae-chul.
15:06Refugees in his residence in Seoul, the authorities were prevented from reaching their end
15:10by the bodyguards of the former head of state.
15:13Details with Dina Mreni.
15:16Korea is sinking deeper into political and judicial confusion.
15:20Investigators have attempted to arrest President Dae-chul in his residence.
15:26Present this Friday since dawn, and despite the curfew in their possession,
15:31they faced the military resistance of the presidential security service for more than six hours
15:37before announcing the suspension of his arrest.
15:40As for the execution of the curfew on Friday,
15:44it was determined that it was materially impossible due to the persistent deadlock.
15:50Concerns about the security of the personnel on site led to the decision to interrupt this execution.
15:57In front of the presidential residence, hundreds of supporters came in mass
16:02to support Yoon Sung-kyol and defend the martial law
16:06invoked by the president on December 3, for which he was dismissed by the parliament.
16:15The country is in a state of civil war and anarchy.
16:18President Yoon must return to power to normalize the situation in the country.
16:25President Dae-chul launched a call for mobilization a few hours earlier,
16:30promising to fight to the end.
16:32On the other side of the avenue, Yoon Sung-kyol's opponents also came in large numbers
16:37to express their anger at the crisis that their country is going through.
16:44We are here today because we want Yoon to quickly accept his arrest,
16:50that he is placed in detention and that he resigns as soon as possible
16:55in order to put an end to the current political troubles.
17:01Yoon Sung-kyol's dismissal has already been adopted,
17:04but it must still be confirmed by the Constitutional Court.
17:08Until then, the president is suspended from his duties.
17:12It is therefore the first time in the history of Korea
17:14that a president who is still in exercise is targeted by a curfew.
17:19He is also forbidden to leave the territory.
17:23In the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, a person was killed on Friday
17:26and four others were injured in a drone attack in the Kiev region.
17:30According to the Ukrainian army, 93 drones in total were fired from Russia,
17:35of which 60 were shot down.
17:37Drone debris also fell on the city of Kiev without injuring anyone.
17:43The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on Friday to elect its speaker,
17:48but in the face of opposition from elected representatives from its own camp,
17:52Republican Mike Johnson is not sure to keep this key post
17:55and the Congress could once again plunge into turmoil.
17:58This election is also a test of Donald Trump's influence in Congress
18:02because the future president has given his support to Mike Johnson.
18:06After the elected president, billionaire Elon Musk
18:08had also voiced his support for the current speaker.
18:15In Ghana, a huge fire reduced to ashes
18:17the main second-hand clothing market in Accra.
18:21This incident affected thousands of shoppers with considerable losses.
18:25According to local authorities, the fire has ravaged
18:27large parts of the gigantic flea market in the Ghanaian capital.
18:31The Senegalese president announced at the end of the year
18:40the great lines of his policy.
18:42Bassirou Dioumaye Faye thus gave an overview
18:44of the political, social and economic environment of the country.
18:47Our correspondents Aichata Diakite and Moussa Ndiaye tell us more.
18:51For a resumption of the country's economic sovereignty,
18:55the Senegalese president, Bassirou Dioumaye Faye,
18:59reiterated his commitment in his speech to the nation on Tuesday.
19:03Transparency and vigilance are key to the management of the state's goods.
19:07Public officials and elected officials
19:10will have to make a statement on their heritage.
19:13One of the fight of the regime was to denounce
19:16the malgovernance and spoliation of public goods.
19:20This is a very healthy measure.
19:25All Senegalese officials have to reflect on the issue.
19:33When we manage public goods, it is the money of the taxpayers.
19:36Dioumaye Bassirou Faye also announced the regulation of Quranic schools
19:41as well as the restoration of the digital platform,
19:45which will allow Senegalese to submit projects
19:48and seize investment opportunities.
19:51It's normal. It's a very good thing.
19:54It's an initiative that has come at the right time.
19:57It's been a long time since the Daraa were excluded from the education system.
20:03It's normal. It's an injustice that has been fixed by His Excellency,
20:08the President of the Republic. It's a very good thing.
20:11The Senegalese employment platform is a good initiative
20:15because it offers everyone the same opportunities,
20:19that is to say, to apply according to their academic skills.
20:23The departure of foreign forces on Senegalese soil as early as 2025
20:27leaves no indifference to some Senegalese citizens.
20:30I can't appreciate this step because I think that Senegal
20:35is not yet equipped enough to chase foreign forces.
20:38But in the future, it can be done.
20:41For the unity of the Senegalese people,
20:43Bassirou Dioumaye Faye also insisted on the need to preserve
20:47the peace and cohesion between the populations in Senegal,
20:50especially in the southern part of the country.
20:53In the speech of the President of the Republic,
20:56he actually announced that Dioumaye's plan for settlement
21:04will help the return of the population.
21:07But more generally, it's an initiative that will certainly
21:13bring more peace to Senegal.
21:17The speech of the President was saluted by the majority of Senegalese.
21:21Faced with major economic and sociopolitical issues,
21:24they are waiting for the realization of the announced promotional projects.
21:30Moroccan expert Khadija Bendam became the first vice-president
21:34of the International Council of Nuclear Societies,
21:36an organization founded in 1990
21:39and which brings together international organizations specializing in nuclear.
21:43Khadija Bendam is also a representative of Women in Nuclear Global,
21:48who also became the first woman to occupy this prestigious post within the INSC,
21:53which represents more than 80,000 professionals in the sector.
21:56The mandate of the Moroccan expert will last a year.
22:02And since January 1,
22:04the prices of gasoline and diesel at the pump have experienced a slight increase,
22:08feared by many Moroccans.
22:11Explanations with Dina Mreni.
22:14After a significant drop in the prices at the pump on the last day of 2024,
22:19the wind is in a turning point for motorists.
22:22From January 1,
22:24the price of gasoline has experienced an increase of about 20 cents
22:28and that of gasoline of 17 cents per liter.
22:31Moroccans are then faced with great economic challenges,
22:35especially since it is the second largest in the space of months.
22:39Gasoline had increased by 20 cents in the meantime
22:43and gasoline by 10 cents.
22:47This increase has a direct impact on the purchasing power of Moroccans.
22:51It also concerns the prices of transported goods.
22:55The trend on the international market,
22:57in particular refinery products,
22:59would have been at the origin of this new rise in prices at the pump in Morocco.
23:05The recent rise in prices at the pump
23:07raises concerns among professionals in the sector and consumers.
23:11It weighs more on the budget of households
23:13and professionals in transport and logistics,
23:16already impacted by the recent economic crisis.
23:20We notice that the last rise in prices of fuel
23:23had an impact on the activity of service stations.
23:26Customers who came to us before to make the plan
23:29do not now exceed 200 dirhams.
23:36This increase is unjustifiable,
23:38especially since the price of fuel
23:40recorded a drop in international markets.
23:44This increase is not without consequence
23:46on the purchasing power of the citizen.
23:51The hydrocarbon sector is facing
23:53the proliferation of the sale of fuel on the informal circuit.
23:57To put an end to this,
23:59it is planned to introduce a new regulation
24:02in the 2025 financial law
24:04which aims to establish a chemical traceability of fuels.
24:07This device is particularly addressed
24:09to products from B2B sales.
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