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00:00We are still together on MEDIEN-TV, thank you for staying loyal to us, here are the titles of your day.
00:22Happy birthday to Morocco for the second consecutive year, we celebrate this January 14th the new year in Masir.
00:36The White House announces that an agreement on a truce between Israel and Hamas could be concluded this week.
00:42In the meantime, the Israeli army continues to pillage the Gaza Strip where more than 50 people have been killed.
00:52The Prime Minister of Senegal is visiting Mauritania where he was welcomed by his counterpart Mokhtar Oulde-Diaye.
01:00Several topics are on the menu of this three-day visit, such as Senegal's natural gas in Mauritania.
01:12We open this edition with our special page dedicated to the New Year in Masir.
01:22We are in the middle of a celebration in the city of Masir, the city of the new year.
01:33We are in the middle of a celebration in the city of Masir, the city of the new year.
01:39We celebrate this January 14th the new year in Masir.
01:43The symbolic scope of this celebration is no longer to be demonstrated.
01:46It was made possible by His Majesty the King Mohammed VI who made this date official on a holiday and paid in Morocco.
01:56The kingdom continues to reaffirm its attachment to its plural identity.
02:03In fact, a return to the key stages of the officialization of the language and culture in Masir in Morocco.
02:14We are in the middle of a celebration in the city of Masir, the city of the new year.
02:20The symbolic scope of this celebration is no longer to be demonstrated.
02:24It was made possible by His Majesty the King Mohammed VI who made this date official on a holiday and paid in Morocco.
02:32In fact, a return to the key stages of the officialization of the language and culture in Masir in Morocco.
02:40The symbolic scope of this celebration is no longer to be demonstrated.
02:45It was made possible by His Majesty the King Mohammed VI who made this date official on a holiday and paid in Morocco.
02:53In fact, a return to the key stages of the officialization of the language and culture in Masir in Morocco.
03:00In fact, a return to the key stages of the officialization of the language and culture in Masir in Morocco.
03:07In fact, a return to the key stages of the officialization of the language and culture in Masir in Morocco.
03:37The new year in Masir is marked by a white stone in all the regions of the kingdom, including Al-Husayn.
03:53On the spot, this report that we are going to follow, we dive into what makes all the beauty of this branch of Moroccan culture.
04:01Mohammed Richi, HM Infikry.
04:04In a festive atmosphere mixing art and heritage, the place Mohammed VI of Al-Husayn celebrates the new year in Masir.
04:12The festivities began with concerts of traditional music and folkloric dances illustrating the richness of Moroccan cultural diversity.
04:21The public had the opportunity to enjoy the performances of the artistic groups that highlighted the multiple facets of the heritage in Masir.
04:30As a Masir, the recognition of the new year in Masir as a holiday allows us to feel that we are fully part of Moroccan society.
04:46As part of the 9th edition of the Caravan of Intangible Heritage, the Regional Directorate of Agriculture organized a fair to highlight the products of the terroir of the province of Al-Husayn.
04:57It is an opportunity to highlight the riches of this region of the mountains of the Rif.
05:03In a space dedicated to traditional cuisine, the most emblematic dishes in Masir have been honored, illustrating the richness and diversity of the gastronomy in Masir.
05:14Prepared with local ingredients and following traditional methods, these meals have given visitors a unique opportunity to discover aspects of the heritage in Masir through taste.
05:27This cake called Tershem is very popular in the Rif region and is prepared in a very simple way.
05:34Al-Husayn and its neighboring regions celebrate the new year in Masir as an event carrying a message of unity and pride in heritage.
05:42This celebration follows the decision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to designate January 14 as a national holiday.
05:50A gesture that reinforced the pride of the identity of Masir as an essential component of the Moroccan identity.
05:59In this context, to accelerate the generalization of the teaching of the language in Masir in the kingdom, more than 3,000 primary school teachers in bilingual class will benefit from a training.
06:11This is what the Moroccan Minister of Education Mohamed Zad Berada said in response to an oral question from the Party for Progress and Socialism in the House of Representatives on the promotion of the teaching of the language in Masir.
06:42In the rest of the news, there is the White House announcing that an agreement on a truce between Israel and Hamas could be concluded this week.
06:51According to sources close to Hamas, in exchange for 33 hostages, about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners could be released after a possible agreement.
07:02Meanwhile, the Israeli army continues to pillage the Gaza Strip. More than 50 people were killed yesterday in the north of this besieged territory and almost everything is missing.
07:15Negotiations on a truce in the Gaza Strip are progressing.
07:19In Doha, dear Tamim Ben Hamad received the delegation of Hamas on Monday.
07:24The Qatari leader also met Steve Whitkoff, the envoy appointed for the Middle East by US President-elect Donald Trump, as well as Brett McGurk, the envoy in office of President Joe Biden for the region.
07:38They examined the latest advances in the negotiations for the truce.
07:43White House National Security Adviser Jack Sullivan showed his enthusiasm for the progress made to obtain a ceasefire in Gaza.
07:55We are now at a crucial point in the negotiations for an agreement on hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza.
08:03We are close to an agreement and it can be concluded this week. I do not make promises or predictions, but it is within reach and we will work to make it happen.
08:12A senior Palestinian official close to Hamas also mentioned significant progress in the talks.
08:25He said that the agreement was in the process of finalization.
08:29The indirect negotiations aim to free the 94 Israeli hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners incarcerated by Israel.
08:40The talks also included the issue of humanitarian aid for Gaza.
08:46We hope that the US administration, Trump and the mediators will be serious and put an end to this war.
08:54We are very optimistic that this war will end, if God wills it.
08:58We hear that there are negotiations every day, but we see nothing.
09:06They fail every time. When we see it on the ground, we believe that there is a truce.
09:11I am not optimistic, but I hope that there will be a ceasefire.
09:17Everyone hopes for calm and comfort, but what we see on the ground is different and does not allow us to think that there will be a ceasefire.
09:24Negotiations to reach a ceasefire in Gaza are taking place under the auspices of Qatar, Egypt and the United States.
09:34On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed progress in the negotiations with US President Joe Biden,
09:43as Donald Trump's investment approaches.
09:46On January 20, Joe Biden stated real progress in the negotiations.
09:51For his part, Donald Trump recently promised hell to the region if the hostages were not freed before his return to power.
10:01After Senegal and Chad, it is the turn of Burkina Faso to react to the recent release of Emmanuel Macron
10:07concerning the decline of the French military presence in Africa.
10:12Captain Ibrahim Traoré estimates that the French President insulted all Africans
10:18when he denounced, I quote, the ingratitude of some countries towards France, thus arousing anger on the continent.
10:28The Senegalese Prime Minister is visiting Mauritania, where his counterpart Mokhtar Oudiaï welcomed him.
10:38Several topics are on the agenda of this three-day visit, such as Senegalese natural gas, fishing or illegal immigration.
10:48The Senegalese Prime Minister finished this Tuesday an official three-day visit to Nouakchott.
10:54Welcomed by his counterpart Mokhtar Oudiaï, Ousmane Sonko is accompanied by a strong ministerial delegation.
11:01At the end of a meeting with senior Mauritanian officials,
11:05the two parties emphasized the importance of consolidating bilateral partnership,
11:10taking into account the great economic potential offered by the common gas deposit, GTA.
11:17Discussions were also held on cooperation in the field of the fight against irregular immigration,
11:23as well as strengthening regional security.
11:30This visit marks a crucial step in the consolidation of bilateral relations,
11:35especially since the Senegalese President Bassirou Dioumaïfay
11:38had booked his first official trip to Mauritania just after his election in March.
11:44This visit takes place after the introduction of a gas deposit of GTA.
11:52During this visit, Ousmane Sonko announced the creation of a committee
11:57to complete the Rousseau Bridge by July 2026, which must cross the Senegalese River to link the two countries.
12:04The structure will have for main mission to facilitate traffic and trade between Mauritania and Senegal.
12:12The visit of the Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko to Nouakchott
12:16takes place in a particular geopolitical context.
12:19Senegal-Mauritanian relations have long experienced tensions in the past
12:23due to border problems between the two countries.
12:26Several topics were addressed during this visit, such as illegal immigration,
12:30maritime fishing and natural gas in Senegal and Mauritania,
12:34especially after the entry into operation of the gas deposit GTA.
12:38The other major announcement made on the occasion of this visit
12:41concerns the decision taken by the two countries to create jobs in the oil and gas industry,
12:46in particular by forming a qualified workforce to work there.
12:50In this sense, an agreement was signed between the Senegalese and Mauritanian ministers of oil and energy
12:56who also recalled their desire to coordinate on the common exploitation project of the gas deposit GTA.
13:04The rest of the news leads us to Sudan, where more than 120 civilians were killed yesterday
13:08in bombings in Omdurman, a city near the capital Khartoum.
13:13For the moment, we do not know the perpetrators of this attack,
13:16which took place a few days after the Sudanese army retook Ouad Madani,
13:21the capital of the state of Al-Jazeera, after more than a year of paramilitary control.
13:26In addition to the destruction of already fragile infrastructures,
13:30the war cost the lives of tens of thousands of people,
13:34uprooted 12 million Sudanese and pushed the country to the brink of famine.
13:41The celebration of the New Year in Mazir, 1975,
13:45reveals a strong symbolic scope,
13:48conveying the enrichment and diversity of Moroccan cultural fabric,
13:53as well as the desire to move forward in the effective implementation of the official character of Mazir.
14:01To talk about the appreciation of cultural heritage in Mazir,
14:05we are live from the city of Agadir with Abdelrahman El-Yazidi,
14:09President of the Association Azoforum.
14:12Hello and thank you for accepting our invitation.
14:16Hello.
14:18The proclamation of the New Year in Mazir on the official national holiday
14:23gave a strong impetus to the implementation of measures
14:28aimed at strengthening the national action in Mazir,
14:32especially in its cultural dimension.
14:35Is this a reconciliation of Moroccans with their civilizational heritage, which is Mazir?
14:44Yes, we can present things from this angle.
14:47Indeed, the celebration of the New Year in Mazir,
14:53the celebration of the New Year in Mazir,
14:57is an ancestral tradition in the north of Africa,
15:03in the area called Al-Mazra,
15:06from the west of Egypt to the Canary Islands,
15:09passing through Libya, Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria.
15:13All Moroccans celebrated this occasion
15:19at the same date,
15:22with festivities, with specific dishes.
15:27There is a civil society that has militated for decades
15:31to achieve the officialization of the language in Mazir
15:35and also to celebrate the New Year as a national holiday.
15:41But it must be recognized that this was done thanks to royal will.
15:47This accelerated the process that began
15:51since the reign of King Hassan II.
15:54Under the reign of His Majesty Mohammed VI,
15:59this process accelerated,
16:02saw another dynamic, another vision.
16:07It is the vision of the reconciliation of Moroccans,
16:11of all Moroccans,
16:14with their history, their heritage, their roots.
16:20Today is a day, a celebration of all Moroccans,
16:25to reconcile them with their heritage,
16:28with their diversity,
16:30present in all culinary, gastronomic, clothing plans,
16:35the everyday talk of Moroccans,
16:38the living language in Mazir,
16:40the officialization in the constitution
16:44and the implementation of this officialization,
16:47accelerated also during the government of Aziz Akhnouj.
16:52There is a whole dynamic that is set up
16:56by local communities
16:59to dynamize this movement
17:02and certainly, I hope, in the very short term,
17:07to see the economic fabric that also integrates in this dynamic,
17:11the restoration, the pottery and many economic activities.
17:14It can only be beneficial for all Moroccans.
17:18Today, you as an associative actor,
17:21tell us how this new year in Mazir
17:25is marked with a white stone,
17:27especially in Agadir.
17:28What are the festivities organized on site?
17:33If I take the case of the city of Agadir,
17:36and I know that there are many cities in Morocco
17:39that are also in the same dynamic,
17:42and even more,
17:43even local communities in isolated areas,
17:48because it is a practice that is rooted in people's culture.
17:53So if I take the case of Agadir,
17:56the local community of Agadir
18:00has set up a mechanism,
18:02which is planned by the law,
18:04a participatory mechanism,
18:06where several personalities of the Amazigh movement
18:11in the region and in the city in particular,
18:13to reflect with the local council
18:17on the modalities of the implementation
18:19of the official character of the Amazigh language
18:21and also to dynamize this culture,
18:24especially after the decision of the Royal Cabinet
18:29to set up New Year's Day as a national holiday.
18:34And thanks to this partnership and this participation,
18:38the city of Agadir has been enriched
18:41for several years with several cultural activities,
18:43particularly during the New Year's Day,
18:46also the Carnival of the World, for example,
18:49where many associations participate,
18:51many events are held
18:56in different regions of the city,
18:59several places of music concerts,
19:06a concert that was inaugurated
19:10by the head of government of Agadir, Agadir Ouvila.
19:13And we see that civil society also
19:15integrates in this dynamic.
19:18And what impressed me a lot
19:21is the adhesion of families, mothers and children
19:25in this festivity,
19:29especially in the parties organized in schools,
19:32public and private schools,
19:35following the note sent by the Ministry of Education
19:39to the academies.
19:42The celebration of the New Year in Amazigh
19:44is an ancient cultural practice
19:47deeply rooted in the history of the kingdom.
19:51Tell us how it has evolved on the ground,
19:55especially this practice,
19:57how it has evolved over time.
20:00First of all, we must pay tribute to the Moroccan woman,
20:04because it is thanks to the Moroccan woman
20:06that all the culture,
20:08all the cultural diversity of Morocco,
20:10from north to south, from east to west,
20:12has been preserved to this day.
20:14And in the present case,
20:16it is thanks to the Amazigh woman
20:18that today this tradition is alive
20:23and continues to be.
20:26You mentioned in your report
20:28several culinary dishes
20:32that the Moroccans prepare on this occasion.
20:37So I would first like to pay tribute to the woman
20:40and, on this occasion,
20:42pay tribute to the royal decision
20:45to integrate the woman
20:47into all the economic, social and cultural tissues,
20:52the emancipation of the woman.
20:56The celebration of the New Year
20:58is one more moment
21:00to highlight the role of the woman.
21:04Also, to pay tribute to civil society,
21:07which continues to maintain the flame
21:11of this living culture.
21:13And in the end, I would like to say
21:15that there is an immense role
21:17that the Moroccan youth plays,
21:19and that they will continue to play.
21:21I call on all the entities concerned
21:26in the country
21:28to integrate the youth
21:30into the culture.
21:34Culture is a major engine
21:36for development.
21:38Without culture,
21:40a person, a community, a people
21:42remains locked up
21:44and suffocated
21:46in basic things.
21:48Culture allows the opening
21:50of great horizons
21:52and, above all,
21:54projects into the future
21:56of this planet
21:58and the future of our Moroccan people.
22:00The celebration of the New Year in Mazir
22:03is a testament to the attachment
22:05of Moroccans to their rich culture
22:07and their immaterial heritage,
22:10a shared national heritage
22:12that transcends linguistic barriers
22:15and today reinforces the spirit
22:17of belonging and diversity.
22:19How, in your opinion,
22:21can we promote more
22:23the heritage and civilization in Mazir?
22:27First of all,
22:29by a very important goal.
22:32As you said at the beginning,
22:34it is the reconciliation of Moroccans
22:36with their identity.
22:38This celebration,
22:40and above all,
22:42the decision of His Majesty
22:44to hold an official national celebration
22:47on a holiday,
22:49focuses more,
22:51and highlights more,
22:53the belonging
22:55of Morocco
22:57and the belonging of the Moroccan people
22:59to Africa.
23:01We belong to this land,
23:03this land that nourishes us
23:05and gives us pride,
23:07and it is up to us to preserve
23:09and develop it for future generations.
23:11Our belonging is African,
23:13and it has other Islamic,
23:15North African dimensions,
23:17and so on.
23:19And if we are aware
23:21of this reality,
23:23we will develop
23:25all the dimensions
23:27of this culture
23:29to make a profit
23:31and develop the country.
23:33It is unfair that the Moroccan personality
23:35and the Moroccan identity
23:37have several façades,
23:39and façades that are very rich
23:41and are not exploited.
23:43Jewelry in Mazir is rich,
23:45clothes in Mazir are rich,
23:47gastronomy in Mazir is rich.
23:49Moreover,
23:51history abroad,
23:53and when we show foreign visitors
23:55Moroccan culture,
23:57it dominates.
23:59It is the ancestral heritage,
24:01it is the Mazir heritage.
24:03Today,
24:05the Moroccans,
24:07and I would say the officers who reconciled
24:09with their country's identity
24:11and their African roots,
24:13I think that the land
24:15is marked,
24:17it is open for
24:19a lot of development
24:21in the cultural domain first,
24:23so we have to develop
24:25Amazigh cinema, we have to develop
24:27Amazigh books, writers,
24:29filmmakers,
24:31directors.
24:33And through this,
24:35there is a whole economic fabric
24:37that will necessarily follow
24:39and that will find
24:41a development horizon,
24:43a huge development deposit.
24:45And just by looking at the photos
24:47and images that you show today,
24:49if I were an entrepreneur,
24:51it already gives me ideas
24:53of investment.
24:55Precisely, the current celebration
24:57transcends, you said it, the simple
24:59festivity to integrate
25:01social dimensions
25:03and also development.
25:05How can such an opportunity
25:07boost the socio-economic
25:09development of the Kingdom?
25:11Yes, I give
25:13a simple and obvious example.
25:15Today we have a national holiday
25:17or a holiday.
25:19Families have free time
25:21to go out,
25:23to travel,
25:25and above all
25:27they have a cultural
25:29identity
25:31very ancestral
25:33that the
25:35hotel industry, for example,
25:37the restaurant industry,
25:39for example,
25:41can also exploit
25:43and
25:45resource themselves in it
25:47to offer
25:49the general public
25:51adapted products.
25:53I imagine that in the near future
25:55it is already starting. I see restaurants
25:57in several cities
25:59that display and publish
26:01in social networks
26:03their special menu for
26:05this New Year's Eve
26:07in Mazars.
26:09So it can give ideas
26:11to these industries
26:13to think and
26:15to get to
26:17this source
26:19of wealth and
26:21this opportunity of development
26:23that is offered thanks to the Royal Decision
26:25to which I pay
26:27tribute again because
26:29it unraveled
26:31an identity question
26:33which is very important
26:35in a very
26:37flexible way
26:39in the interest of all Moroccans.
26:41Abdelrahman El Yazidi,
26:43thank you for all these details.
26:45Thank you for answering our questions.
26:51This concludes this edition.
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