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00:00Good evening and welcome to Mediantv. Thank you for joining us for a new newscast.
00:21Food is dying in the Gaza Strip because of the cold.
00:26Israeli attacks continue to cause victims in the enclave.
00:29More than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, 2023.
00:36The Biden administration announces a sale of weapons to Israel for $8 billion.
00:41The sale, which must be approved by the Congress, includes anti-aircraft munitions.
00:46Before heading back to Deraa, the participants in the 16th edition of the Afriqua and Kores rally arrived yesterday in the region of Laayoune.
01:01Israel confirms the resumption of discussions in Qatar for the release of hostages.
01:05The Israeli Minister of Defense confirmed this Saturday the resumption of indirect negotiations with Hamas.
01:11Israel Katz spoke to relatives of the hostages, revealing that efforts are underway to free the hostages, including the Israeli delegation, left yesterday for talks in Qatar.
01:20He added that the Israeli Prime Minister had given precise directives for the continuation of negotiations.
01:30At the announcement of the resumption of negotiations, 30 Palestinians were killed today in Israeli bombings after more than 15 months of war.
01:37Israeli attacks have no reprieve. In the last 48 hours, more than 130 people have been killed.
01:43And since October 7, 2023, Israeli bombings have killed more than 46,000 people.
01:48On the ground, the temperatures are very low, making the humanitarian situation even more catastrophic.
01:53According to the UN Agency for Migration, seven infants died of hypothermia.
01:59Meanwhile, the Biden administration announces a sale of weapons to Israel for $8 billion.
02:06The sale must still be approved by Congress, including anti-aircraft defense ammunition.
02:12Before his departure from the White House, Joe Biden once again ignores the pressure put on him by several NGOs and Democratic electors who oppose such arms sales.
02:21During a speech at Congress in November, Bernie Sanders pleaded for an end to arms sales.
02:26He had declared the United States his accomplice in all these atrocities.
02:30We finance these atrocities and this complicity must stop.
02:36The new Syrian diplomat is continuing his travels.
02:39After his visit to Saudi Arabia, Assad al-Shibani announced that he would return this week to Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan.
02:47Syrian officials hope that this tour will support the stability, security and economic recovery of Syria.
02:57German and French diplomats visited Syria yesterday.
03:01They pleaded for a peaceful and demanding transition from the Syrian president, who has given them some guarantees for development with Raja Enko.
03:10The visit to Syria by Jean-Noël Barraud and Dana Lena Baerbock is a mandate of the European Union.
03:17This is the first meeting between officials of great Western power and the new leader of Syria.
03:24The first steps of Amel Al-Shara, head of the HTS group, who overthrew Bashar al-Assad, are scrutinized with caution.
03:31Jean-Noël Barraud also called for the destruction of the chemical weapons stocks inherited from the old regime.
03:38A sovereign and safe Syria leaves no room for the proliferation, the spread of weapons of mass destruction, the chemical weapons of the criminal regime of Bashar al-Assad.
03:50France and Germany have agreed to stand together alongside the Syrian people in all its diversity.
03:57The two countries want to promote a peaceful and demanding transition in the service of the Syrians and for regional stability.
04:05Germany made it known that a new political departure between Europe and Syria, between Germany and Syria, was possible.
04:13Europe is ready to offer its support, but Europe will not be the sponsor of new extremist structures.
04:24A new Syria means an inclusive and peaceful transfer of power, reconciliation and construction.
04:31We have therefore clarified that, for the political process, the inclusion of all groups is essential, in particular the security of the Kurds.
04:39This requires the end of the fights in the north.
04:45The head of French diplomacy has also called on the new Syrian power to a political solution with the Syrian democratic forces dominated by the Kurds.
04:55This armed group, an ally of France, controls a large part of the northeast of the country.
05:00Jean-Noël Barraud met the religious representatives of the Christian community, worried about the arrival of HTS in power.
05:08The two European ministers also went to the prison of Sayyid Naya, a symbol of the mass repression of the power of Bashar al-Assad.
05:21What reading can we make of this first meeting between Western power leaders and Ahmad al-Shalal, the new strongman of Syria?
05:28We listen together to the university professor Salah al-Din Haroun.
05:32These two European officials came on behalf of the European Union to make contact with the new regime and find out in which direction it is going,
05:44especially since the Islamic tendency is predominant and the Europeans prefer moderation,
05:52especially given the composition of the Syrian population, where there are still Christian minorities, Alawites and others.
06:04They want to know that this new regime will regroup all the Syrian communities.
06:17And also to know in which direction this regime will go, whether on a political level.
06:24Of course, the Europeans hope that the Russians will leave Syria.
06:32They also prefer that the tendency of this regime is not extremist, especially since the armed groups are 100% Islamic.
06:53They prefer moderation and a regrouping of all the Syrian political tendencies.
07:03The beginning of the six-day national funeral for Jimmy Carter in the United States.
07:07These funerals began this Saturday in Georgia, his home state, in the southeast of the United States.
07:13The convoy carrying the Nobel Peace Prize 2002 must pass through his hometown of Plains,
07:19before heading to Atlanta during the day, then on Tuesday to Washington, where a tribute will be given to him by Joe Biden.
07:29In Sudan, the humanitarian situation is alarming.
07:32The UN personal envoy for Sudan recently reminded that there could be no military solution to this conflict.
07:38So what to do to get both parties to drop their weapons?
07:41The element of response with Carine Auriot, journalist and editorialist.
07:45I think the first thing is that international pressure must continue to impose a dialogue.
07:51This is very important.
07:53We must intensify this international pressure.
07:56We need to strengthen the role of regional actors,
07:59that is, civil society, women's groups, religious leaders.
08:03I think religion is important to establish an inter-religious dialogue,
08:07because it is also an ethnic conflict.
08:10When there is an ethnic conflict, the leaders of society must be there.
08:14There must be a lot of discussion.
08:17And of course, we must not forget the African Union,
08:20which has already tried, despite the failures of mediation,
08:24and then Ligab, who is also there.
08:26So I think that today it is a conflict, it is a challenge that exceeds the simple Sudan.
08:30Everyone must mobilize, that is, the countries around, of course,
08:34Chad, Egypt, Sudan and even all the other countries in the sub-region.
08:40The partnership between Senegal and Mauritania has reached a new milestone
08:43with the GTE gas deposit,
08:45a project that promises to transform the economic and energy dynamics of the sub-region.
08:50This is a report by Genes Moukaha and Moussane Dier.
08:54The exploitation between Senegal and Mauritania of the GTE gas deposit
08:59marks a turning point in the economic dynamics and energies of West Africa.
09:03This project raises major issues in terms of economic integration
09:07and regional cooperation.
09:09This opening is still the realization of a project
09:14on which the two countries have invested a lot
09:17and which should today mark a starting point in relation to a new era.
09:22A new era that, on the one hand, will have a considerable impact on the economy
09:27and, on the other hand, will allow the two countries to move away
09:31progressively from what is called external energy dependence.
09:36By mutualizing their efforts on the economic level,
09:39the two countries aim to transform their economy
09:42and to strengthen their resilience in the face of global challenges.
09:45The economic setbacks are large.
09:47It allows us to diversify our economy.
09:50Our economies, like Senegal, suffer.
09:52So it is a potential source of income
09:55that can boost with the number of barrels we say per day
09:58in the commercialization of this product.
10:01So we are going for a domestic consumption first
10:05and also to boost exports.
10:08And when we talk about exports,
10:10it will positively affect our commercial balance,
10:13which is historically or chronically deficient.
10:18So that means that Senegal will have a net importer
10:22in terms of hydrocarbons.
10:24Although a bearer of great promises,
10:26the GTA project does not escape major challenges.
10:29The first challenge is the agreement between the two countries.
10:33Because you have to know that in the meantime,
10:36it was not this regime that had signed the agreements.
10:38There was a regime that had signed the agreements.
10:41There were audits that were commissioned by the new regime,
10:44which was accepted with a lot of philosophy
10:46and a lot of diplomacy by the Mauritanian party.
10:49So that too is a bet that was successful.
10:51So I think that if we manage, between North Shore and Dakar,
10:55to continue to remain in the same dynamic
10:58of healthy cooperation,
11:00I think that this is the first challenge that must be met.
11:03Senegal and Mauritania have proceeded to the first production of gas
11:07from the wells of the Grand Armeïm liquefied natural gas project.
11:11This first phase of GTA should produce
11:14about 2.3 million tons of liquefied natural gas per year.
11:19In Casablanca, Prince Moulay Abdela has come
11:22through a period of economic decline.
11:24Customers are rare and stores are almost empty.
11:27Here are the explanations with Alek Benen.
11:31Here is the very famous pedestrian street
11:33Prince Moulay Abdela in Casablanca,
11:35better known as Le Prince.
11:37This shopping street, built in the early 1970s
11:40by the famous French architect Jean-François Evago,
11:44was a real Casablanca address to shop,
11:48taste a pastry or have a Sunday.
11:51Today, the street has lost its liveliness.
11:54There are more and more shoppers in the desert
11:57and pedestrians cross it.
12:00I no longer shop in this street,
12:02I just take a little tour.
12:04Unfortunately, there is nothing more interesting to see.
12:09The Prince avenue is still the same,
12:11shops are still there,
12:13but there is no more attractiveness.
12:15The influence of the 70s is not that of 2025.
12:19Among the reasons for this decrease in attractiveness,
12:22is the aging of the street infrastructure,
12:24the competition of more modern peripheral areas,
12:27the evolution of consumer behavior
12:30and especially mobility problems.
12:36There is no more animation in this pedestrian street.
12:39Before, there were street shows that were organized
12:42and it gathered a crowd of Moroccans, tourists.
12:45Now this is no longer the case.
12:47The atmosphere is morose.
12:50The shops are empty.
12:52There are parking problems.
12:54The tram has limited the number of pedestrians.
12:57Before, we were the reference of the merchants of Casablanca.
13:00Now it's the decline for us.
13:02We will soon close shops.
13:10There are sales as usual at the beginning of the year.
13:13The problem now is that it is just starting to get cold.
13:16While the winter season goods are on sale since October.
13:19So now there are no new arrivals
13:22and the merchants have to liquidate their goods
13:25by drastically lowering prices.
13:36The revitalization of Prince Moulay Abdullah Avenue
13:39goes through a series of social, urban and economic reforms.
13:42By modernizing its infrastructure,
13:44by organizing festive animations,
13:47by improving its access via underground parking
13:50and by supporting merchants,
13:53it is possible to revive this strategic avenue
13:56and find its dynamism of yesteryear.
14:00Like several countries on the planet,
14:02Morocco has experienced significant climate change in recent years.
14:05A situation that raises many questions
14:07about the causes and measures taken
14:09to reduce their effects on the environment.
14:12Here are the details with Dina Mreni.
14:15Living under the rhythm of climate fluctuations
14:18is now a reality.
14:20After the World Red Alert issued by the World Meteorological Organization,
14:25experts are alarmed.
14:27Morocco, impacted by climate change,
14:31is faced with an unprecedented situation
14:34where mercury breaks extreme records.
14:38We have recently reached a high degree of global warming
14:43that has become unbearable.
14:46This is due to a large thermal accumulation
14:49from sun rays in the oceans.
14:52This is why mercury reaches too high temperatures.
14:55We are in a new era where water evaporation is unstable
14:59and we do not know if these evaporated waters will return.
15:07Climate fluctuations have had a considerable impact on water resources.
15:12This has prompted Morocco to take proactive measures
15:15to face the climate challenge.
15:24Climate change is due to the strong activity of the human being
15:28and this impacts the ozone layer and the cycle of precipitation.
15:32This is what causes floods as we have seen recently in Spain.
15:36If we do not face these natural disasters with radical solutions,
15:40the price we will have to pay will be very high.
15:43Climate remains one of the most important areas to study,
15:47especially with the emergence of new fluctuations and climatic phenomena.
15:53Thanks to the Internet, the purchase of drugs online
15:56has become a fast and practical alternative.
15:58However, this service can be a danger to the health of consumers
16:01if the drugs do not come from reliable sources.
16:05This is what happened with Alek Ben Ali.
16:08In recent years, Morocco has seen a significant increase
16:11in the number of websites selling drugs online.
16:14This trend offers accessibility and comfort,
16:17but professionals warn against any purchase outside of pharmacies
16:21which are subject to the control of the health authorities
16:24and competent institutions.
16:29According to the WHO, drugs sold online are counterfeit
16:33and come from smuggling.
16:35Their source is unknown
16:37and does not respect the safety and quality standards in force.
16:41Their use is dangerous
16:43as they can contain metals such as mercury and nickel
16:47which, at high doses, destroy the body.
16:52Online drug sales offer a wide range of drugs,
16:55discretion and confidentiality,
16:58competitive prices, promotions
17:01and availability 24 hours a day.
17:04But the drawbacks threaten the health of users
17:08and should push them to think.
17:15I have already bought a drug online,
17:17but it was a mistake on my part.
17:19I often have a migraine and I buy a lot of paracetamol.
17:22I do not advise citizens to buy drugs online.
17:25You really have to consult a pharmacist.
17:32I did not know where to buy it.
17:34The source of online drugs is not known.
17:37A drug that is not designed in a scientific laboratory
17:40can be very harmful.
17:42It is better to buy these drugs from the pharmacy.
17:46For online drug sales to develop safely and ethically,
17:50it is crucial, according to specialists,
17:53to strengthen the regulation and control of sites
17:56concerned by health authorities,
17:58while raising awareness among consumers
18:00of the danger of buying drugs
18:02on uncertified platforms,
18:04without an order or from unknown sources.
18:09Morocco is the second most developed African country
18:12in terms of innovation.
18:14A ranking published in the 2024 report
18:16of the Global Innovation Index,
18:18published by the World Organization for Intellectual Property.
18:21What allows the kingdom
18:23to hold such a position on an African scale?
18:26The answers with Al Benani.
18:29In 2024, Morocco was ranked second in Africa
18:32in the Global Scientific Innovation Index,
18:35an indicator that evaluates the ability of countries
18:38to stimulate innovation through their research,
18:41development and technological transfer systems.
18:44This ranking testifies to the efforts of the kingdom
18:47to improve its scientific and technological ecosystem
18:50with a growing investment in research and innovation.
18:53The question to be asked is what made Morocco
18:56able to progress in terms of innovation
18:59in second place on an African scale.
19:02This is mainly due to investments
19:05in scientific research and innovation.
19:08This achievement is also due to university professors
19:11who give importance to applied scientific research
19:14and invention patents in the name of the university.
19:17Because when a university publishes its discovery,
19:20it becomes famous worldwide.
19:23This is what allows Morocco
19:26to win international scientific recognition.
19:29This new ranking is also the result
19:32of Morocco's efforts to support scientific entrepreneurship
19:35and increased collaboration
19:38between universities, companies and youth.
19:41We are always trying to innovate.
19:44We are always trying to innovate.
19:47Our university has recently received sophisticated equipment
19:50and this allows us to compete with European universities.
19:53We have the ambition to break new records.
19:56In 2024, Morocco's research and development expenses
19:59are estimated at 0.8% of GDP.
20:02Although this figure is relatively low
20:05compared to the world standard of 2 to 3%,
20:08it marks a significant increase in GDP
20:11compared to the world standard of 2 to 3%.
20:14Next step for participants from Africa and Korea.
20:17It is organized under the patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
20:20This rally race, Monaco to Dakar,
20:23will continue until January 12
20:26and has more than 500 participants
20:29over a distance of about 6,000 km.
20:32Competitors cross the deserts of Morocco
20:35for 15 days,
20:38from Montenegro,
20:41to Senegal.
20:44I invite you to listen to the rally coordinator
20:47and the secretary-general of the Moroccan Sahara Association.
20:50Since yesterday,
20:53we have entered the Moroccan desert,
20:56the Moroccan Sahara,
20:59for the great joy of our participants.
21:02The rally has more than 500 participants
21:05from almost 30 nationalities.
21:08We are very proud and very happy
21:11to bring all these participants
21:14to regions that are not enough
21:17or that deserve more visibility.
21:20It is a duty for us as organizers
21:23to promote them.
21:26There are other regions that have a good promotion with events.
21:29We go much further than the others
21:32and it is a duty for us to do this work properly.
21:35Today we are at the Africa Eco Race
21:38for the Monaco-Dakar rally.
21:41We are currently on the 4th stage
21:44in the South of Morocco,
21:47where everything is going very well.
21:50The tracks are magnificent
21:53for the riders and the off-road vehicles.
22:00Soon we will go to Dakhla
22:04and we will continue to Dakar in Senegal.
22:09We thank the authorities
22:12for the warm welcome
22:15of all the citizens
22:18and we encourage
22:21more and more rallies
22:24to take place here in Morocco.
22:28Heavy thunderstorms and snowfalls
22:31are expected from Sunday to Monday
22:34in several provinces.
22:53This is the end of this news.
22:56Thank you for following us.
22:59See you soon.