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00:00Hello everyone, I am delighted to see you again for this new information meeting on Median TV.
00:24Despite the international calls for a de-escalation, Israel launched land raids on Lebanon last night.
00:36Washington claims to be convinced, like Israel, of the need to dismantle the Hezbollah's attack infrastructure, justifying these land raids.
00:45In Geneva, the President of the Council of Human Rights of the UN, Amr Zneiber, launched yesterday the Consultative Council on Gender Equality.
00:58And we open this edition in Morocco, where Prince Moula Yershid presided yesterday the opening ceremony of the 15th edition of the Salon du Cheval d'El Jadidat, internationally renowned.
01:17The Salon, set this year under the theme of Sheep Breeding in Morocco, Innovation and Challenge, will take place until October 6th.
01:26More than 5,000 local horse breeders are taking part in this edition.
01:47The equine sector contributes up to 0.6% in Morocco's GDP and generates nearly 30,000 jobs.
02:02Yesterday, Mohamed Sadeqi, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, presented figures,
02:09underlining that the Salon du Cheval d'El Jadidat contributes significantly to the achievement of these objectives,
02:16as it promotes the value chain of the equine and horse breeding sector, both nationally and internationally.
02:32We have a truce, a truce, a truce.
02:41We are in New York, where the permanent representative of Morocco to the UN,
02:47rejected the speech earlier in the day of the Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs to the UN.
02:54Omar Hilal framed the Algerian minister while dismantling the Algerian allegations of counter-truth on the Moroccan Sahara.
03:03I invite you to listen to an excerpt of Omar Hilal's speech.
03:09The Algerian minister has declared that his country supports the personal envoy, supports the efforts of the Secretary General.
03:17I would like to tell him that this is powder for the eyes.
03:22This is not true, Mr. Minister.
03:26Simply because, and the world must know, the personal envoy was appointed three years ago.
03:34Why wasn't there a single meeting, here or elsewhere?
03:41Simply because Algeria refuses to take its place around the negotiating table.
03:49Algeria opposes the restart of the political process.
03:53What's more, Algeria rejects the resolutions that speak of the political process.
04:00The minister came here this morning to tell us that he supports the political process.
04:05It's very strange that Algeria says it supports the efforts of the personal envoy and the Secretary General,
04:18but at the same time it sets the conditions.
04:21I'm not coming. Who's going to come? Who has to participate? Who doesn't have to participate?
04:28It's strange that Algeria, which claims to support the political process,
04:34refuses to take its place around the negotiating table.
04:57We hope that when the Algerian foreign minister meets the personal envoy this afternoon,
05:05he will be able to tell him that Algeria is taking its place around the negotiating table,
05:14in accordance with the resolution of the Security Council and in accordance with the declaration
05:20made by this same minister this morning at the top of this tribune.
05:26The head of Moroccan diplomacy was in Washington,
05:30where he attended the 11th ministerial meeting of the Global Coalition Against Daesh.
05:36The victory against terrorism in the world is imperatively accompanied by a victory in Africa,
05:42as pointed out by Nasser Boretta in his speech at this meeting,
05:46chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken,
05:49with the participation of delegations from 87 countries,
05:54adding that it is important to place Africa at the center of the global fight against terrorism
06:00in the face of the alarming rise of terrorist activities on the continent.
06:05Despite the successes achieved in the Middle East,
06:09terrorism has spread to other regions,
06:12and in particular in Africa, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs said.
06:19In Geneva, this time, the President of the Council of Human Rights of the UN in Marsnable
06:24launched yesterday the Consultative Council on Gender Equality.
06:29This council will provide advice and suggestions
06:34on the promotion of gender equality and parity.
06:38In his speech on this occasion,
06:40Marsnable estimated that it was time to exceed the stage of the celebration
06:45of the first woman at the head of an agency of the United Nations
06:48and to ensure that the presence of women at the head of an agency becomes a normal phenomenon.
06:55Back to Morocco, where the Ministry of Higher Education announced yesterday
06:59new measures to put an end to the crisis of medical students,
07:04specifying that the mediator of the Kingdom had not yet reached an agreement with the students.
07:10A statement from the Ministry of Education announced the establishment of a new
07:17extraordinary session on October 4 for the passing of the exams of the second semester.
07:22It also announces the removal of the zero note,
07:25which will be replaced by the note obtained during these exams.
07:30Students will also be able to pass the exams of the first semester
07:34during another exceptional session, which will be scheduled for October 4.
07:39Students will also be able to pass the exams of the first semester
07:42during another exceptional session, which will be scheduled for later.
07:47No announcement, however, on the duration of the course,
07:51one of the main points of discord between the executive and the medical students.
07:59Last night, the Israeli army carried out land raids in southern Lebanon,
08:05despite international calls for a de-escalation, according to a Lebanese security official.
08:12Israel launched at least six new strikes on the south of the Lebanese capital
08:17after ordering the inhabitants to evacuate.
08:21Early this morning, a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon was targeted by the Israeli army.
08:27Despite the assassination of Hezbollah leader last Friday,
08:31Israel continues its offensive in Lebanon,
08:34having warned that the war was not yet over against Hezbollah.
08:42This land raid in Lebanon has led hundreds of thousands of people to flee the capital.
08:49According to Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati,
08:53more than a million Lebanese have been displaced.
08:56The details with Younes Ben Zinab.
09:01The crisis in Lebanon is alarming.
09:04In addition to the death of civilians,
09:06the Israeli strikes concentrated in the southern regions
09:09have led to a massive displacement of the population to the north of the country and beyond the borders.
09:14According to the Lebanese government,
09:16no less than a million people have fled their homes.
09:21If the Israeli army takes control of the borders,
09:24the war will be triggered and we must never trust Israel.
09:29The displaced families must stay here and not go home.
09:36What we fear is a massive and unprecedented displacement of the population.
09:40Israel has already destroyed our homes.
09:42Today we are homeless.
09:47The situation is catastrophic and is still at risk of worsening in the event of a terrestrial attack.
09:52In the north of the country, the displaced are housed in schools, centers or hotels,
09:59often in precarious conditions, and some still sleep in the street.
10:08We immediately started working on the ground to help the displaced.
10:12We created an emergency committee to find them shelter
10:17so that they do not stay in the street.
10:19Some hotels have collaborated with us to take care of the families in need.
10:26This humanitarian crisis is a double of a large-scale exodus to Syria.
10:30According to the United Nations,
10:32about 100,000 people, mostly Syrian refugees,
10:35have been forced to flee to their country of origin.
10:40U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he was convinced, like Israel,
10:45of the need to dismantle the Hezbollah's attack infrastructure,
10:50justifying the launch of Israeli land raids in southern Lebanon.
10:55Lloyd Austin, who made his statements after meeting with the Israeli Defense Secretary,
11:03said that a diplomatic resolution was necessary
11:07to ensure the security of the civilians on both sides of the border.
11:21We had no advance warning.
11:25My call with Minister Gallant took place...
11:29Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Merkati said
11:33that Lebanon was ready to fully implement the UN Security Council Resolution,
11:40which includes the withdrawal of Hezbollah from the Lebanese region
11:44south of the Litany River, about 30 km from the border with Israel.
11:50Najib Merkati also committed to sending the army to the southern zone
11:55to, I quote, fulfill all its functions.
11:58The Lebanese Prime Minister added that the parliament would meet
12:02to elect a president of consensus,
12:04while Lebanon no longer has a president of the republic
12:08since the departure of Michel Aoun in 2022.
12:15In this context, several countries are organizing evacuations
12:19of their resettlement in Lebanon.
12:21A French navy building took off yesterday from the south-east of France
12:27to pre-position itself off the coast of Lebanon.
12:30In case of evacuation of French resettlement,
12:34this is what the Army Chief of Staff announced.
12:37Berlin also sent a military plane to Beirut yesterday
12:41to evacuate employees from the German embassy and their families,
12:45but also employees from other German organizations.
12:49On their side, the United Kingdom and Canada have taken commercial flights
12:54for their resettlement, which would like to evacuate Lebanon.
13:03Direction France now.
13:05The Prime Minister presents today his roadmap in front of the National Assembly.
13:10Michel Barnier, without a majority, has so far not delivered anything
13:14on the highlights of his roadmap.
13:17Nearly a month after his nomination by President Emmanuel Macron,
13:22the Prime Minister is presenting his General Policy Statement at the moment.
13:34In Algeria, emergency measures have been announced in the south of the country
13:38due to deterioration of health conditions in the southern region.
13:43This is indicated by a statement from the Algerian Ministry of Health dated September 27.
13:49According to this statement, some southern provinces are experiencing cases of diphtheria and imported malaria.
13:57The country has begun to record a growing number of serious cases
14:01due to the rapid spread of the infection and the lack of medical personnel
14:07necessary to contain the spread of the disease.
14:11In the face of this situation, the Ministry of Health has announced
14:14that all southern provinces have been declared sinister areas from today
14:20and that, as a result, all roads leading to these areas will be closed
14:26and it will be forbidden for citizens to enter or leave for a period of two months.
14:32In Mali, the return of classes that were supposed to be held in early October
14:40was postponed to November 4 due to the state of national catastrophes
14:47linked to recent floods.
14:50This is what the Ministry of National Education indicates.
14:53The floods in Mali have caused 75 deaths and nearly 150 injured since the beginning of the rainy season.
15:01More than 250,000 people have been sinistered, according to authorities.
15:06Thousands of them, many of whom are children, have found refuge in schools.
15:16The Council of Peace and Security of the African Union says
15:21that, with deep concern, there are ongoing conflicts between the Sudanese armed forces and the rapid support forces.
15:28The Council of Peace and Security of the African Union calls for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire
15:33by the belligerent parties and reaffirms that it is imperative to ensure effective protection
15:38of civilians against the atrocities and famine that threaten.
15:48Sportfootball, now with the Champions League,
15:52is back on the pitch in Monaco.
15:55Two weeks ago, FC Barcelona was about to host the Young Boys of Bern on Tuesday night.
16:03The men of Heinz Flick are forced to stay at home
16:08to get their first points of the season in the Champions League,
16:12especially to regain confidence after losing to Osasuna, 4-2.
16:19Still the leaders of the Spanish league after eight days,
16:22FC Barcelona must take the three points at home to restart the machine
16:27and hope to be among the top eight of the new season,
16:32which would allow them to qualify directly for the final phase.
16:36We listen to this from the Catalan coach, Heinz Flick.
16:40He spoke yesterday at a press conference.
16:43I don't know what pressure is.
16:46It's our job, every job involves a certain amount of pressure,
16:49and you have to win.
16:51This pressure is always there.
16:53You also have to know how to have pressure, I suppose.
16:56You have to win and manage this pressure.
16:58You have to forget the match against Monaco.
17:00We play at home against a good team.
17:02They play in the Champions League because they deserve it,
17:05and they also want to win this match.
17:07We've only lost one match against Monaco,
17:10but I'm not worried about that or about what happened last season,
17:13or even before.
17:15The team and the club want to succeed in the Champions League,
17:18and to achieve that, we have to win matches.
17:21I'm very optimistic and positive.
17:23We're all united, and the team is playing well.
17:25They're playing attractive football,
17:27and if we have to fight to regain this respect in Europe, we will.
17:34We now have our guest of the day,
17:37and we're back with the ambassador,
17:40the permanent representative of Morocco to the UN, Omar Hilal.
17:43And with us to talk about it, live from Rabat,
17:46Professor Zakaria Abouddahab,
17:48Professor of International Relations at the University of Rabat,
17:53Zakaria Abouddahab, hello.
17:55Hello, Madam.
17:57The permanent representative of the Kingdom to the UN, Omar Hilal,
18:01spoke yesterday evening
18:03during the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in Marj,
18:08and he blocked all Algerian allegations
18:12on the Sahara issue.
18:14What do you think of his intervention?
18:18First of all, he used his right to respond
18:22to non-founded allegations,
18:24obviously by the representative of Algeria,
18:27at the UN level,
18:29and in particular the General Assembly.
18:31A few days ago, he also made,
18:33it should be remembered,
18:35between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria
18:39and the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs.
18:42This is not the first time, of course,
18:44that such exchanges have taken place.
18:47Obviously, it must be said that,
18:49unfortunately, Algeria is locked up
18:51in a zoology that is outdated,
18:53outdated, largely obsolete,
18:56which dates back to the 60s, 70s and beyond.
19:00But we still have to remember one thing,
19:03and this should be, in my opinion,
19:05an axial approach,
19:08that it is Algeria that created the police,
19:11it must be said,
19:12supporting these armed militias
19:15which today constitute a threat
19:17to regional stability.
19:19It is Algeria that financed,
19:21it is Algeria that armed, etc.
19:23However, what I noticed,
19:25in the words of the Algerian representative,
19:28is that there is deliberately
19:30a kind of eviction process
19:32so as not to go directly
19:34to the major and fundamental issues.
19:36For example, recalling that
19:38the 1975 Consultative Review
19:40had not recognized the historical rights of Morocco
19:42while it is archaic,
19:44since this same course had recognized
19:46the ties of allegiance between Morocco
19:48and the Saharan tribes.
19:49And then, moreover,
19:50he avoided, for example,
19:51to recall that it was Morocco
19:52who, in 1963,
19:53had asked for the inclusion
19:55of the Moroccan Sahara
19:56in the context of the 4th Commission
19:58to urge its decolonization
20:00in relation to Spain,
20:01and so on, and so on.
20:03I believe that today,
20:05Algeria should be more responsible
20:07in relation to its involvement
20:09in the persistence of a conflict
20:11which, in the eyes of the international community,
20:13undermines the inter-Maghreb relations.
20:16So, if Luma is banned,
20:18globally, in large part,
20:20it is because of Algerian behavior.
20:22While she could,
20:23or she could, sorry,
20:24marry the paradigm of the Security Council
20:26since 2007,
20:27be more realistic,
20:28more pragmatic,
20:29more creative and original,
20:31and, in the end,
20:32quite simply,
20:33support the efforts of this Council
20:35in order to politically solve the conflict.
20:37We must recall it as it is,
20:38and re-examine it.
20:39It is not at all a conflict
20:40of a legal nature,
20:41but quite simply,
20:42a conflict of a political nature,
20:44of a process as such.
20:46And I conclude with an important thing.
20:48If Algeria would really want
20:49to defend the right,
20:51so to speak,
20:52to self-determination
20:53of its populations,
20:55that it knows what to do
20:56on its territory,
20:57it only has to proceed
20:58with this review,
20:59however long-awaited,
21:01constantly requested
21:02by the High Court of Misery
21:03or Refugee.
21:05Mr. Abou-Daba,
21:06Marie-Hilal denounced,
21:07you said it,
21:08the insistent refusal
21:09of Algeria
21:10to participate
21:11in the round table,
21:12but he said he hoped
21:14that Algeria would announce
21:15good news
21:16to the special envoy
21:17this afternoon.
21:18What is he alluding to?
21:21Well, that is to say
21:22that it would be necessary
21:24in a way
21:25that Algeria
21:26has a positive assessment
21:27within the Security Council.
21:29It has been elected
21:30for two years,
21:312024 and 2025.
21:33And normally,
21:34when we are non-permanent
21:36at the level of a Security Council,
21:38we must rather contribute
21:40positively
21:41to integration projects,
21:42to problem-solving processes,
21:45since today
21:46the international community,
21:48let's say,
21:49is plagued,
21:50its spirit is plagued
21:51by other more urgent,
21:52more important issues
21:53such as climate change,
21:54the rise of what we call
21:56anthropocene anthropology,
21:57that is to say,
21:58major risks,
21:59pandemics,
22:00torrential rains,
22:02landslides,
22:03global warming,
22:05etc.,
22:06instead of clinging
22:07to considerations
22:08that are vain.
22:09I said it earlier,
22:10they are too obsolete.
22:11And finally,
22:12Algeria must wake up.
22:13At some point,
22:14it would be necessary
22:15for it to change
22:16its geopolitical software
22:17a little,
22:18for it to look
22:19at the problems
22:20because,
22:21I believe,
22:22and this is my personal analysis,
22:23it found itself
22:24a little trapped
22:25in a logic
22:26that it itself
22:27generated
22:28and,
22:29by the way,
22:30which more or less
22:31pushed the separatists
22:32to create,
22:33so to speak,
22:34a fantoche state
22:35on its territory.
22:36It was in February 1976.
22:37If it were not for Algeria,
22:38Algeria must therefore
22:39courageously look
22:40at,
22:41first of all,
22:42its past
22:43in retrospect,
22:44but also
22:45have the courage
22:46to make a little
22:47prospect
22:48and,
22:49finally,
22:50rather push
22:51politically
22:52this artificial
22:53and factual problem
22:54and,
22:55at the same time,
22:56I fully share
22:57the point of view
22:58of Mr.
22:59the permanent representative
23:00of Morocco
23:01within the UN,
23:02Mr.
23:03Omar Gilel.
23:04Algeria must first
23:05respond to the
23:06desiderata
23:07expressed
23:08by the resolution
23:092703 of October
23:102023 on
23:11the Moroccan Sahara
23:12and actively
23:13participate
23:14in the rent
23:15tables
23:16which have unfortunately
23:17been suspended
23:18since 2019.
23:19Zakaria Boudab,
23:20let's go back
23:21to the expression
23:22you used,
23:23Algeria must
23:24wake up.
23:25It is also
23:26the expression
23:27used yesterday
23:28by Omar Gilel,
23:29Algeria must
23:30wake up
23:31from its sleep.
23:32Is it a
23:33possible scenario
23:34today?
23:35Everything is
23:36possible,
23:37you know,
23:38and diplomacy,
23:39of course,
23:40is the art
23:41of endurance.
23:42You should never,
23:43how would I say,
23:44give up.
23:45It is a
23:46war of wear
23:47if I can
23:48use
23:49this expression
23:50as a
23:51strategy.
23:52You know,
23:53Morocco is
23:54in its
23:55deep conviction
23:56in an
23:57existential
23:58conflict.
23:59It is
24:00extremely
24:01important,
24:02legitimately
24:03recognized,
24:04confirmed
24:05and attested
24:06by the
24:07international
24:08community.
24:09You know,
24:10mostly,
24:11whether it is
24:12at the
24:13General Assembly
24:14or even
24:15at the
24:16Security Council,
24:17at least
24:18in this
24:19process.
24:20If Algeria
24:21can contribute
24:22positively to
24:23change,
24:24let's say,
24:25from the
24:26point of view,
24:27earlier I
24:28used the
24:29expression
24:30of geopolitical
24:31software,
24:32then it is
24:33in full
24:34conformity
24:35with the
24:36aspirations
24:37of the
24:38Maghreb
24:39population.
24:40I will
24:41ask a
24:42question.
24:43Why did
24:44Algeria
24:45recently impose
24:46a visa against
24:47the
24:48terrestrial
24:49borders
24:50since 1994?
24:51Do these
24:52attitudes or
24:53these postures
24:54have a
24:55connection
24:56with its
24:57position
24:58with respect
24:59to the
25:00support
25:01given
25:02to the
25:03separatists?
25:04I believe
25:05that,
25:06and this
25:07is not a
25:08secret,
25:09it's a
25:10confidential
25:11secret,
25:12that
25:13Algeria
25:14really has
25:15a problem
25:16with
25:17the
25:18separatists
25:19as
25:20proxies.
25:21But
25:22today,
25:23especially
25:24the
25:25international
25:26community
25:27is more
25:28concerned
25:29about the
25:30risks
25:31connected
25:32to this
25:33kind of
25:34support.
25:35And
25:36you said it
25:37earlier,
25:38Madam,
25:39about the
25:4011th
25:41ministerial
25:42meeting
25:43of the
25:44world
25:45conference
25:46on
25:47its
25:48way of
25:49looking
25:50at the
25:51operational
25:52level
25:53of this
25:54artificial
25:55conflict
25:56on
25:57the
25:58Sahara.
25:59And
26:00one last
26:01question,
26:02Mariela
26:03openly
26:04accused
26:05Algeria
26:06of being
26:07the
26:08mother of
26:09all
26:10problems
26:11in the
26:12Sahara
26:13and in
26:14the
26:15Sahara.
26:16And
26:17I
26:18think
26:19that
26:20Mariela
26:21has
26:22expressed
26:23this
26:24expression
26:25last
26:26year.
26:27In
26:28any case,
26:29she
26:30upset
26:31Algerians
26:32a lot.
26:33But
26:34my
26:35point
26:36of view
26:37is
26:38that
26:39we
26:40listened
26:41to the
26:42representative
26:43of
26:44the
26:45Sahara
26:46for
26:47a
26:48long
26:49time.
26:50And
26:51we
26:52listened to
26:53Mariela
26:54for
26:55a
26:56long
26:57time.
26:58And
26:59we
27:00listened to
27:01Mariela
27:02for
27:03a
27:04long
27:05time.
27:06And
27:07we
27:08listened
27:09to
27:10Mariela
27:11for
27:12a
27:13long
27:14time.
27:15And
27:16we
27:17listened
27:18to
27:19Mariela
27:20for
27:21a
27:22long
27:23time.
27:24She
27:25repeated
27:26over
27:27and
27:28over
27:29again
27:30her
27:31wrong
27:32sentences
27:34about
27:35consequences
27:36depending
27:37on the
27:39fact
27:40that
27:41adjust the sails, so let's adjust the sails together.
27:44And on this quote, Zakaria Abu Dhabi, I remind you that you are a professor of international relations at the Mohamed V University of Rabat.
27:54Thank you for answering our questions today.
27:56With pleasure, madam. Have a good day.
27:58You too.
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