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00:00We are still together on Médien-TV, thank you for staying faithful to us, here are the
00:20titles of your newspaper.
00:22The file of the Moroccan Sahara at the heart of the speech of Aziza Khanoush in front of
00:26the UN General Assembly returns in this newspaper on the main lines of the intervention of the
00:32head of government in New York.
00:36Israel continues to carry out large-scale murderous bombings in southern Lebanon.
00:41Hezbollah, on its side, shot a missile for the first time in the direction of Tel Aviv.
00:47The projectile was intercepted by the Israeli defense.
00:52An escalation that pushes thousands of Lebanese to flee the south of the country at a time when
00:58diplomacy is active to try to avoid a regional bombing.
01:08The UN General Assembly continues with the interventions of the leaders of our planet.
01:13Yesterday, it was the turn of the head of the Moroccan government to speak at the heart of his speech.
01:19The file of the Moroccan Sahara, Aziza Khanoush reiterated the commitment of Morocco to reach
01:24a definitive political solution to this artificial difference.
01:28A solution based exclusively on the Moroccan plan of autonomy for Aziza Khanoush.
01:34No political process is possible outside the framework of the round table defined by the
01:40UN.
01:41Together, we will listen to him.
01:43The Kingdom of Morocco is firmly committed to the peaceful resolution of the conflicts.
01:51Therefore, we are working to reach a peaceful solution to the question of the Moroccan Sahara
02:01and this on the basis of the initiative of autonomy and within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty.
02:11This will allow to strengthen development in the region.
02:14Indeed, we have observed the support of many countries to this initiative of autonomy.
02:25This is a clear message for the different states and for the United Nations.
02:30Indeed, it is time to act and reach a political solution on this basis and this through the
02:39various round tables that have been organized and according to the relevant resolutions of
02:44the UN Security Council.
02:47We support the efforts of the UN Secretary General and his special envoy in order to
02:55relaunch the political round tables with the participation of the four parties concerned
03:03in order to reach a realistic and sustainable political solution on the basis of the consensus
03:08and on the basis of the resolution of the Security Council of 2027-03.
03:16His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, has affirmed to the UN Secretary General
03:26that there will be no political process outside these round tables.
03:35And as every year in front of the UN General Assembly, Morocco has defended African causes.
03:40In New York, Aziza Khanoush reiterated the commitment of the Kingdom under the leadership
03:44of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI in favor of a South-South cooperation based on solidarity
03:50and shared action.
03:53Morocco has turned towards the Atlantic.
03:57This is why we are working to make the region of the Sahel an area of economic integration
04:06and a zone of continental rejuvenation.
04:09This is why His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, has worked to strengthen
04:15the cooperation between the African states through the Atlantic Initiative for the Sahel.
04:24This initiative is part of the cooperation between the countries of the South and is based
04:32on the principle of solidarity in order to make the Atlantic and African space a zone
04:37of peace, stability and development.
04:42In addition, His Majesty has launched an ambitious initiative to facilitate the access
04:49of the states of the Sahel to the Atlantic Ocean.
04:52Based on the conviction that the states of this region have the right to contribute
04:57to the global economy, this initiative will be a pillar for development, peace and prosperity
05:08in this part of the African continent.
05:10In addition, and based on the same solidarity, we have worked to create the pipeline linking
05:20Morocco and Nigeria in order to strengthen the complementarity and economic integration
05:26of the region in order to promote the development of the Atlantic coast with 13 African states.
05:38The Israeli army has confirmed it.
05:40Hezbollah has fired a single missile towards Tel Aviv, a projectile intercepted by the
05:46Israeli anti-missile defense.
05:48A first, never a Hezbollah missile had reached the region.
05:52The pro-Iranian movement aimed through this strike at the Mossad headquarters,
05:58the Israeli intelligence service accused of being at the origin of the murderous attacks
06:03aimed at Hezbollah's communication systems.
06:09Israel has intensified its strikes on southern Lebanon.
06:13Three people have been killed today in a raid aimed for the first time at the village of
06:20Maisara in northern Beirut.
06:22Strikes that occur the day after the bombing, which killed more than 550 people in Lebanon,
06:28including a Hezbollah official, which arouses today the fear of a regional bombing
06:34one year after the start of the war in Gaza.
06:41The Israeli army continues its strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
06:45It is in the south and east of the country that the bombings are raging.
06:48On the ground, Lebanese authorities deplore hundreds of deaths and thousands of injured,
06:53the heaviest toll since the launch of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
07:03So far, the Ministry of Health has recorded the death of 558 people, including 50 children and 94 women.
07:13This shows that Israel is not targeting Hezbollah fighters, as it claims.
07:18The reality on the ground is totally different.
07:24Today's Hezbollah is not what it was a week ago.
07:27The series of strikes it suffered in its command, its control units, its agents and its weapons is extremely serious.
07:36In response to this attack, Hezbollah claimed to have fired 90 rockets,
07:40targeting the seat of the northern command of the Israeli army.
07:44The Lebanese movement has also claimed to have used Fady-2 rockets for the first time since the start of the war in Gaza
07:50to target military sites near Haifa and the port of the north of the city.
07:58The situation is worrying. Siren alerts do not stop.
08:01We can't go out to relax. The situation is really worrying.
08:08Personally, I'm used to this kind of situation. It's scary.
08:12But we are at war. We can't move freely.
08:17Internationally, the rise in tensions has brought concern to its core.
08:22At the UN, US President Joe Biden warned of a generalized war in Lebanon that is not in the interest of anyone.
08:29Iran estimated that Hezbollah could not remain alone against Israel,
08:34while the UN Agency for Refugees said it was seriously concerned by the serious escalation of attacks.
08:40And in this context, many airlines have announced that they will suspend their flights to Beirut.
08:45This is the case of Egypt Air and Qatar Airways.
08:49Air France and its subsidiary Costrandavia have also suspended their flights from and to Beirut until October 1.
08:56But Air France's ties with Tel Aviv have receded.
09:01With these new developments in Lebanon, what can we read about Iran's position?
09:05Zeyna El-Tibi, a journalist and Franco-Lebanese essayist, answers.
09:10But at the same time, by reading a little bit about geopolitics,
09:16the reactions of Israel, for example,
09:21we can see that there is a lot of tension.
09:27The reaction of Iran, for example, which supports Hezbollah perfectly,
09:33is that of Iran, which finances Hezbollah.
09:38So today, Iran is also trying to mitigate.
09:44There are two discourses.
09:46Iran is trying to have a moderate discourse with the Americans,
09:53because it does not want to put the Americans behind.
09:56Because Iran's internal situation is quite fragile.
10:01So this country is trying to moderate.
10:05And maybe this also disturbs Mr. Netanyahu.
10:11And if he absolutely wants to hit Hezbollah,
10:15to pity Iran, because he is afraid of an Iranian-American rapprochement.
10:19And in this case, he will really be out.
10:22So this is a supposition.
10:25Nothing is clear in geopolitics and in the geopolitical game.
10:31Nothing is clear.
10:32But we can see that today there is a rather serious situation,
10:37because we are living, perhaps, the day before two camps.
10:44Because Iran is supported by China and Russia.
10:49And so, indirectly, let's not forget Syria, which is just next door,
10:54which is financed and supported militarily by Iran and Russia.
11:00So we will find ourselves facing a Western-Orient duo.
11:09And he calls for avoiding a generalized war in Lebanon and to support Ukraine.
11:14Joe Biden made his last speech at the U.N. Tribune.
11:18A speech deemed timid.
11:20The American president will go to Germany and then to Angola from October 10 to 15.
11:26An announcement made by the White House,
11:28the goal of this international trip is to reaffirm the ties between the United States and these two countries.
11:34When Kamala and I came to office, there was no real plan, place to do anything about it.
12:05Massive hydrocarbons due to a tear at the hull of an oil ship,
12:10resulting in a leak of about 3,000 tons of heavy fuel.
12:18If some economic observers expected a drop in the rate,
12:22Morocco's director, Banque Al Marib, maintained it unchanged at 2.75%.
12:28The council indicates a continuation of the recovery of secondary and tertiary activities.
12:33Inflation has evolved at moderate levels since the beginning of the year,
12:38with a drop in food prices.
12:41It should decelerate by 6% to reach 1.3% this year.
12:49In Niger, school holidays are coming to an end,
12:52and with them, summer activities.
12:54Among them, the tournament of the big holidays organized every year in several districts of Niamey.
13:00It is a football competition that, beyond sport, contributes to the promotion of social cohesion.
13:06This is a report by Jean-Édiprile William.
13:09This Tuesday is the final day on the field of the CSG5 of Lazaret, in the suburbs of Niamey.
13:14After a month of a competition that brought together about twenty teams,
13:18Soulora AC is facing the S and the Boulos for the trophy of the best team of the tournament of the big holidays.
13:24A competition between districts, which, like every year,
13:27drains a crowd of amateurs who have their respective holidays.
13:43I have come to all the matches since the beginning of the competition.
13:46Today, thank God, our team is in the final,
13:49and I hope the cup will come back to my district this year.
13:55Social cohesion and participation of youth in national development
13:58is the theme of this edition 2024.
14:01More than a competition,
14:03the TGV wants a moment of sharing around a common passion for football.
14:10We all come from different districts,
14:12and it's been a month since we came to support our respective teams without any problem,
14:16which shows that we are here above all for football.
14:19This competition is the ideal opportunity to occupy youth during the holidays,
14:23and it reinforces social cohesion because we all share the same passion.
14:29Fair play, of course, but on the field, no concession for the opponent of the day.
14:33For these players, football is much more than a simple passion,
14:37and the tournament is an opportunity to show off his talent.
14:41This competition is very important for us because we are above all a training center.
14:46Here, our players have the chance to evolve and face several opponents.
14:50There are also recruiters and coaches
14:53who come to detect talents for the national championship.
14:57If the two teams have neutralized each other during the regulatory period,
15:00it is Zolora AC who wins this 6th edition at the end of the shootout,
15:05a title that they will put at stake next year
15:08during the next big holiday tournaments
15:10that have been held since 1990 in several districts of Niamey.
15:14And right away, the guest of the big news of the day,
15:17and it is to return to the speech of the head of the government, Aziz Akhanoush,
15:21yesterday at the tribune of the UN General Assembly.
15:24We are here to talk about it with Dr. Yasmin Hasnawi,
15:29Professor of International Relations at the American University of Comet.
15:34Yasmin Hasnawi, hello and thank you for accepting our invitation.
15:39Hello.
15:41Hello.
15:47The war in Gaza, but also the explosive situation in the Middle East,
15:52was at the heart of Aziz Akhanoush's speech yesterday,
15:55which recalled the constant positions of Morocco as defined by His Majesty
15:59the King Mohammed VI, President of the Al-Quds Committee.
16:02Morocco calls for leaving a logic of crisis management
16:06towards a definitive solution that evokes the constancy of this Moroccan position.
16:12First of all, we must say that the endless conflict between Israel and Palestine
16:18has taken a dramatic turn.
16:21The rise of terrible violence has had devastating consequences
16:26on thousands of families, whether women, children, babies.
16:30The number of victims is really staggering on both sides.
16:34Among them, an unimaginable number of children.
16:37Concerned and worried, Morocco denounces the inaction of the international community.
16:43Yesterday, we heard the Prime Minister's speech
16:48which conveyed the message of His Majesty the King Mohammed VI,
16:51President of the Al-Quds Committee,
16:53that Morocco will not make any effort to defend the Palestinian cause,
16:59whether on a political or humanitarian level,
17:03by mobilizing its resources and all its relations
17:07to restart the peace process as part of a two-state solution
17:13and also in the perspective of the establishment of an independent Palestinian state
17:18on the borders of 60-67 with Al-Quds as its capital.
17:24Morocco always defends the solution of the Palestinian question
17:30in accordance with the resolutions of international law and the Security Council
17:36and, of course, on the basis of the two-state solution.
17:40It is time to get out of a logic of crisis management
17:47towards a definitive solution in the Middle East.
17:52In the voice of Aziz Khanoush, Morocco joins other Arab countries
17:56to condemn and denounce the violence and hecatombs in Gaza
18:01but also the escalation in Lebanon.
18:03Are we heading towards the embracement of the region today?
18:09As I heard in your newspaper,
18:12the Israeli army claims strikes in the south of Lebanon.
18:18Unfortunately, these strikes killed several people in less than 24 hours
18:22in dozens of civilians.
18:24The Lebanese flee the south by tens of thousands.
18:28There is really a fear of a regional embracement in the Middle East.
18:33Of course, on the basis of the UN General Assembly,
18:37the great powers have promised that in the coming days
18:42they will present concrete ideas to find a solution
18:46to resolve this problem, or rather the Libyan crisis,
18:50while opposing a terrestrial invasion in Lebanon,
18:55which is contrary to international law.
18:58Now we feel that the international community
19:02has been overwhelmed by the events
19:05and seems more and more overwhelmed by the events.
19:08I think the United States has a real role to play
19:11to resolve this conflict,
19:13and must remain at the center of the game in the Middle East
19:17so that this conflict can be resolved once and for all.
19:20Because we are experiencing a real humanitarian crisis,
19:24not only in Palestine, but also in Lebanon,
19:27and it will spread throughout the region.
19:32In any case, by evoking the current escalation in the Middle East,
19:35the head of the government, al-Zahranoush,
19:38has expressed the entire solidarity of Morocco
19:41with the Lebanese government and people
19:44in the face of the aggression they are undergoing,
19:47recalling the imperative to respect the territorial integrity
19:51and national sovereignty of this brotherly country.
19:54What is your opinion of this support for Morocco in Lebanon?
19:57Indeed, this will be felt,
20:00because we have seen hundreds of Lebanese people
20:03being displaced in terrible conditions
20:06because of Israeli strikes.
20:09These strikes have killed more than 600 people,
20:1294 women and 50 children.
20:15This means that Morocco can only support,
20:18and has always done so,
20:21Lebanon in its national, security and humanitarian causes.
20:24This is clear.
20:27We are in the face of a humanitarian crisis,
20:30an Arab crisis,
20:33and we must defend these causes,
20:36which are just causes.
20:39The case of the Moroccan Sahara
20:42was also at the heart of al-Zahranoush's speech,
20:45which reaffirmed in New York the commitment of Morocco
20:48to reach a definitive political solution
20:51to this different artificial region,
20:54based exclusively on the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative.
20:59What is your opinion of this speech of the head of government?
21:02Can we talk about the speech of constancy
21:05and firmness, still in this case?
21:08Regarding the question of the Moroccan Sahara,
21:11this is not the first time that Morocco,
21:14the Prime Minister or the Minister of Foreign Affairs
21:17or the representative of Morocco to the UN,
21:20has reiterated and recalled the commitment of Morocco
21:23to reach a definitive political solution
21:26to this different regional and artificial region
21:29around the Moroccan Sahara,
21:32which must be based exclusively on the Autonomy Plan,
21:35in accordance with the Resolution 2703
21:38of the Security Council,
21:41and also to resume the negotiations
21:44of the Round Tables with the full participation
21:47of Algeria, which is, for me and for everyone,
21:50the country responsible for the impasse of this artificial conflict.
21:54Moreover, the Sahara solution was demonstrated
21:57in 2007 by the UN,
22:00by the African Union or the European Union.
22:03These international organizations
22:06and the great powers
22:09have reiterated that the Autonomy Plan
22:12is the present and the future
22:15of the Moroccan Sahara
22:18within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty.
22:21These international organizations
22:24and the great powers are aware
22:27that the only country responsible for this impasse
22:30is Algeria, which has been mentioned
22:33more than five times
22:36in the Resolutions of the Security Council
22:39or in the reports
22:42of the UN General Assembly.
22:45The Prime Minister
22:49has said that the majority
22:52of the Sahrawi population lives in Morocco.
22:55This population is integrated
22:58in the regional policies of Morocco
23:01and has participated since 1976
23:04in all the elections that took place in Morocco.
23:07At the level of the United Nations,
23:10there is only the political solution
23:13and the Autonomy Plan that have been repeated
23:16and that hinders the work of Morocco
23:19and the work of the international community.
23:22I think that a complete rebuilding
23:25of the Algerian power would be necessary.
23:28Last question.
23:31Morocco also pleaded in favor of a South-South cooperation
23:34based on solidarity and shared action in New York.
23:37This is not a first either.
23:40How do you assess the cooperation
23:43between Morocco and the other countries
23:46on the continent today?
23:49For about 20 years, Morocco has been
23:52in a dynamic marked by a new approach
23:55that promises South-South cooperation.
23:58We have seen that Morocco has had more
24:01with its partners on the African continent.
24:04Since 2000, Morocco has signed
24:07more than 2,000 agreements
24:10with the African countries.
24:13Morocco also reinforces cooperation
24:16with the rest of the African continent,
24:19including the Gazoduc project
24:22and the importance it places
24:25for the continental free trade zone
24:28that will allow to further strengthen
24:31the intra-African partnership.
24:34Africa is a priority for Morocco
24:37and also for Moroccan diplomacy.
24:40Morocco pleaded in favor of
24:43international organizations
24:46that Africa should be at the heart
24:49of the UN's actions.
24:52Yasmin Asnaoui, we still have 2 minutes
24:55so we can continue this interview.
24:58Regarding the fight against climate change
25:01in Africa, Morocco pleads
25:04for innovative financial mechanisms
25:07capable of valuing the positive impact
25:10of climate funds and guaranteeing
25:13the ability to manage debt.
25:16How do you see this Moroccan project
25:19of reforming financial mechanisms
25:22to deal with climate change?
25:25I think it is an excellent initiative
25:28on the part of the Kingdom of Morocco
25:31and the economic sectors.
25:34This is why Morocco pleaded
25:37to implement innovative financial mechanisms
25:40capable of valuing
25:43the positive impact
25:46of climate funds.
25:49This can be in the form of subsidies
25:52paid by multilateral funds
25:55or loans granted by financial institutions
25:59or on market conditions
26:02and preferential conditions
26:05or resources mobilized
26:08through the exchange of carbon emission rights
26:11and carbon taxes.
26:14This will greatly help to reduce
26:17the emissions of GES or greenhouse gases
26:20and increase their resilience
26:23to the impacts of climate change.
26:26I think it is very important
26:29that Morocco underlines this
26:32in front of the UN General Assembly.
26:35It also informs us that Morocco
26:38is often called a good student
26:41in the fight against climate change, isn't it?
26:44Indeed.
26:47Yasmin Asnavi, thank you for all these details.
26:50Thank you for answering our questions.
26:53I am a professor of international relations
26:56at the American University of Covid.
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