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00:00Welcome to a new edition of Médiamorne. Here are the headlines.
00:24In the United States, the fire continues to ravage the outskirts of Los Angeles.
00:28The main fires remain out of control.
00:32Thursday night in the Californian metropolis, which now feels at least 10 dead.
00:37And where military reinforcements will be deployed.
00:44An investigator from the United Nations on human rights violations during the civil war in Syria
00:51expressed the hope of a good cooperation with the new authorities of the country
00:56at the end of a first visit on site.
01:04And then, a little more than 24 hours after the mysterious and bloody attack on the Jamena Palace,
01:11President Chadya Mahmoud Idris Dibitno expressed himself last night to pay tribute to his soldiers
01:16who neutralized the malicious individuals who, according to him, vitrified him.
01:27In the United States, the fire continues to ravage the outskirts of Los Angeles.
01:32Overcast with a smoky haze, the main fires remain out of control.
01:38Thursday night in the Californian metropolis, which now feels at least 10 dead.
01:44And where military reinforcements will be deployed.
01:47In the northwest of the second city of the United States,
01:51the home that devours the U.P. district of Pacific Palisade,
01:55to the villa of multimillionaires and celebrities located between Malibu and Santa Monica,
02:00was still not re-registered last night.
02:04No more than the fire that burned Altadena,
02:07even if its spread was considerably stopped during the previous night, according to firefighters.
02:13Approximately 180,000 people remain under evacuation order.
02:19The demolished or damaged buildings are counted by thousands.
02:23The balance is aggravated to at least 10 dead, said the authorities last night.
02:29US President Joe Biden deplored very extensive and devastating fires
02:34during a crisis meeting a few days after the end of his mandate.
02:43US President Donald Trump said on Thursday
02:46that he was preparing a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
02:51to end the war in Ukraine.
02:54He wants us to meet and we are organizing it,
02:58said Donald Trump before a meeting with Republican governors
03:02in his residence in Mar-a-Lago, Palm Beach, Florida.
03:06During his annual television Q&A session on December 19,
03:10Putin said he was ready to meet Trump at any time.
03:15If we meet President Trump one day,
03:18I'm sure we'll have a lot to talk about.
03:21Did Donald Trump, who will take office on January 20,
03:26promise during his election campaign to put an end to the war in Ukraine in 24 hours
03:32and has already called for an immediate ceasefire?
03:35And to speak European, the Ukrainians fear that they can force Kiev
03:40to major concessions and give a geopolitical victory to the Kremlin.
03:50In the news also, an investigator from the United Nations
03:53on human rights violations during the civil war in Syria
03:58expressed the hope of good cooperation with the new authorities of the country
04:02at the end of this Thursday of a first visit on site.
04:05The UN commission on Syria had never had access to the country
04:10under the power of President Bashar al-Assad,
04:13expelled on December 8 by a rebel coalition.
04:17We hope to be able to have a good relationship with the authorities in place,
04:21said Hanime Ghali, a member of the relevant commission,
04:25that the new power had immediately welcomed the mission
04:29that led it for five days on site.
04:32The commission, which investigates war crimes
04:35and other violations of international legislation on human rights
04:40since the beginning of the war in Syria in 2011,
04:44has so far kept its task at bay,
04:47drafting lists of 4,000 presumed authors of serious crimes.
04:54Lebanon finally has a new president,
04:57the Lebanese general of the Lebanese army, Joseph Aoun,
05:01is at the head of power after more than two years without a leader.
05:06More details with Raja Engo.
05:1199 of the 128 deputies said yes to Commander Joseph Aoun,
05:16the 71-year-old general is now the new president of the Lebanese Republic.
05:21In his speech to parliament, General Joseph Aoun said
05:25that a new era would open after his election at the head of the country.
05:29He promised to respect the truce with Israel
05:32after the murderous war that opposed Hezbollah to Israel.
05:36He assured that the state will now be the only one to carry weapons in the country.
05:43My commitment is to play the role of Commander-in-Chief of the Lebanese Armed Forces.
05:49I am the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces
05:52and President of the Supreme Council of Defense.
05:56And to work through them to ensure that the right to carry weapons
06:01is exclusively attributed to the state.
06:12Joseph Aoun began his consultations to appoint a Prime Minister.
06:17The successful election for parliamentarians is the first step so long awaited
06:21to overcome the political and institutional void in Lebanon.
06:25The country is experiencing one of the most dramatic crises in its history.
06:29Since 2019, Lebanon has been experiencing an economic crisis
06:33characterized by the fall in currency value,
06:36but also hyperinflation and the rise in the poverty rate.
06:39And in view of the regional geopolitical context,
06:42Joseph Aoun said he is ready to work with neighboring countries
06:46to maintain the sovereignty of the Lebanese Republic.
06:54My commitment is also to forge better relations with Arab countries,
06:59based on the fact that Lebanon is Arab by affiliation and identity.
07:05We are going to build strategic partnerships with countries in Lebanon,
07:10the Arab Gulf and North Africa,
07:13while preventing any conspiracy against our systems and our sovereignty.
07:25Ambassadors from several countries, as well as the French Embassy for Lebanon,
07:29attended the parliamentary session.
07:31Paris congratulated the new head of state
07:34and wished Lebanon to be endowed with a strong government,
07:37while the American Embassy in Lebanon
07:40said it was committed to working in close collaboration with the new president.
07:45Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar
07:48hoped that Joseph Aoun's election would contribute to good relations between neighbors.
07:54Tehran, on the other hand,
07:56saluted the election of the new president
07:58hoping that the two countries would work together to serve their common interests.
08:04Indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement
08:10are still underway in Qatar in order to put an end to the fire in the Gaza Strip.
08:15To talk about this, we focus on the Israeli release of hostages
08:19removed on October 7, 2023.
08:22What is going on and what is blocking the element of response in this story by Rajengo?
08:29The talks were already held in December in Doha,
08:33but Hamas and Israel accused each other of blocking them.
08:38Since January, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
08:42has announced that he will authorize Israeli negotiators to continue the talks.
08:47The talks focus on the modalities of a ceasefire
08:51during which there will be an exchange between people taken hostage
08:55during the Hamas attack in Israel on October 7, 2023
08:59and Palestinian prisoners detained in Israel.
09:02On the other hand, Hamas is also asking for massive humanitarian aid
09:07the possibility for the Gazans displaced by the war to return home.
09:12The withdrawal of Israeli troops
09:14and the reopening of crossings between Gaza and the outside world.
09:18Benjamin Netanyahu, on the other hand,
09:20has excluded a complete withdrawal of Gazan troops.
09:23The Israeli authorities remain firm.
09:26After the war, a governance of the Palestinian territory by Hamas is impossible.
09:31But what has changed since December?
09:34According to observers, if Benjamin Netanyahu
09:37seems to be more willing to conclude an agreement,
09:40it is because he has expanded the coalition of parties supporting his government.
09:45He therefore feels less threatened when some of his far-right ministers
09:49promise to leave the government in case of an agreement in Gaza.
09:52Another point that has changed since December
09:54is that for the first time, the Hamas said it was ready
09:57to release 34 of the 95 hostages held captive in Gaza
10:02for 450 days during the first phase of an agreement with Israel.
10:06One of the main points of discord
10:08is whether or not the ceasefire is permanent in Gaza.
10:13A little over 24 hours after the mysterious and bloody attack
10:17between his palace in Jemena,
10:19President Chadian Mahmoud Edrisse Debitno
10:22expressed himself last night to pay tribute to his soldiers
10:25who neutralized the malicious individuals who, according to him,
10:29came to vitrify him.
10:31To cut short the rumors,
10:33while some voices in the opposition denounced an assembly of power,
10:37the authorities broadcasted last night on national public television
10:42the images recorded by surveillance cameras at the entrance to the presidential palace
10:46where we can see more than a dozen men.
10:48Dispersed, easily overwhelmed,
10:50the few faction guards violently beat two of them.
10:54The calm returned from the beginning of the morning on Thursday
10:58in the Chadian capital, the day after this assault,
11:00with still blurred patterns,
11:02where 18 assailants and two soldiers who guarded the palace
11:07were killed according to the last report of the authorities.
11:10The other six assailants were injured,
11:14Debitch addressed his condolences to the families of the victims
11:19before asking the justice to establish the facts,
11:22situate the responsibilities without giving any indication
11:26on the reasons or the commanders of this assault
11:29carried out by malicious individuals.
11:34In Morocco, the voluntary regularization operation of the tax situation
11:39has allowed the declaration of more than 127 billion dirhams,
11:43an operation that exceeds initial forecasts.
11:47This is what said this Thursday Araba,
11:49the minister delegated in charge of relations with the parliament,
11:52spokesman of the government Mustapha Beytas.
11:55This operation aims to encourage taxpayers to voluntarily regularize
12:01the situation of their benefits and non-declared taxable income.
12:06Beytas added that this declared value of 127 billion dirhams
12:11has allowed to inflate the treasury of the state of 6 billion dirhams.
12:22And still in Morocco, 17.4 million tourists set foot in the kingdom in 2024.
12:29The tourist sector continues to shine with a new arrival record.
12:34The Moroccan destination hit hard in 2024.
12:37These figures represent a 20% increase compared to 2023,
12:42nearly 3 million additional tourists.
12:45This positive dynamic is reflected at the level of foreign tourists
12:50and Moroccans living abroad, visiting their country of origin.
12:55These results exceed 35% the figures of 2019.
13:02More explanation with Raja Engo.
13:07The signals are green for Moroccan tourism.
13:10With a growth rate of 20% compared to 2023,
13:14the kingdom has reached a historic record of 17.4 million tourist arrivals at the end of 2024,
13:21an increase of 3 million additional tourists.
13:24With this performance, Morocco becomes the first African country
13:28in terms of the number of tourist arrivals exceeding Egypt in the first 10 months of the year.
13:33The country of the pharaohs, however, remains ahead of tourist revenues
13:36with more than 14 billion dollars generated against 11 billion for Morocco.
13:41The Ministry of Tourism, Crafts and Social and Solidarity Economy
13:45congratulated on this result,
13:47emphasizing that the ambitious objective of the roadmap of the sector,
13:50initially planned for 2026, has been achieved in advance.
13:54These positive dynamics are reflected at the level of foreign tourists,
13:57who reach 8.8 million visitors,
14:00than Moroccans living abroad,
14:02which represents 8.6 million arrivals.
14:05The ministry emphasizes that the almost equal share between foreign and Emirati tourists
14:09testifies to the constant attractiveness of Morocco for these two segments of travelers.
14:14The Minister of Tourism, Fatem Zahra Ammoura, attributed these results
14:18to targeted investments from the government
14:20and to the commitment of professionals in the sector.
14:23Moroccan tourism represented 7% of the GDP in 2023
14:27and created about 2 million direct and indirect jobs.
14:30In 2024, the performance was supported by better air connectivity,
14:35facilitated by partnerships with international airlines.
14:39Marrakech was the most visited city this year,
14:42with a record influx of tourists.
14:44The city's airport, OKRA, recorded 1,400 flights
14:47over the last two weeks of December,
14:49an average of 200 flights per day.
14:52This record of influx occurs while the country is actively preparing
14:56to host the Africa Cup of Nations at the end of the year,
14:59then the World Cup in 2030,
15:01which will be organized jointly with Spain and Portugal.
15:08With these figures announced by the Ministry of Tourism,
15:12more than 17 million tourists in 2024,
15:16this is a remarkable increase of 20% compared to 2023
15:20in more than half, without foreign tourists.
15:23What reading to make of these figures?
15:26I invite you to listen to the answer
15:28of the President of the National Confederation of Tourism,
15:31Hamid Bantahaj.
15:33First of all, today we are celebrating,
15:36because it is the first reading,
15:38it is that of pride,
15:40that of recognition for the efforts of all professionals.
15:44I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate
15:47all the professionals who have contributed,
15:50each in a different market,
15:52on different segments,
15:54to this performance,
15:56but also to thank both our public partners
16:01and the government,
16:03because it is the result of exceptional collective work.
16:06It is the result, above all, of a royal vision,
16:09under the impetus of His Majesty the King,
16:11that our country has become a regional leader
16:14and a continental leader.
16:16This leadership is confirmed.
16:18I call it today, we celebrate
16:20the Tzborida of Moroccan tourism,
16:23we celebrate the epic of Moroccan tourism.
16:26But behind these figures,
16:28the first reading is that of the important potential of this sector.
16:35We have also seen figures that I particularly appreciate,
16:39it is that of employment.
16:41In 2023, the sector created 25,000 additional jobs.
16:45It is more than 880,000 people
16:49who work directly in the tourism sector.
16:52We add to that much more important figures
16:54on indirect jobs,
16:56and it is very often behind these figures,
16:58behind this performance,
17:00there are men and women
17:02who work in this sector,
17:05in different regions of the kingdom.
17:07It is a sector that can contribute to prosperity
17:12in territories where other industries cannot necessarily go.
17:16It manages to create employment
17:18in large cities like small ones,
17:20in mountainous areas like areas in the desert,
17:24in imperial cities,
17:26but also in small villages.
17:28So it is the strength of this industry
17:30of travel and hospitality
17:32that contributes today a little more than before,
17:36but we are convinced
17:38that we can do much more than that
17:40because the potential of our country is enormous.
17:42Let's talk about something else now.
17:45According to official data in Morocco,
17:47smoking is responsible for 8% of annual deaths.
17:51Smoking is also the cause of 75% of lung cancer deaths
17:57and 10% of respiratory diseases.
18:00This is a report signed by Yunus Mazih Yunus Misuri.
18:03The story is as follows.
18:06Smoking is responsible for 8% of annual deaths in Morocco.
18:11This is what the Minister of Health and Social Protection,
18:14Amine Tahraoui, revealed to the Parliament.
18:17Statistics show the extent of cigarette smoking,
18:20which is responsible for 75% of lung cancer deaths
18:24and 10% of respiratory diseases.
18:27Smoking is any form of tobacco consumption,
18:31whether by cigarette, electronic cigarette
18:34or other similar products.
18:36This practice has many harmful consequences,
18:39including an increase in the mortality rate.
18:42It is responsible for various diseases
18:44such as respiratory infections,
18:46cardiovascular disorders,
18:48as well as certain cancers,
18:50especially lung cancer.
18:52According to the minister,
18:54smoking causes 74,000 cardiovascular diseases
18:58and registers more than 4,200 new lung cancer cases.
19:02Specialist doctors warn that this plague
19:05exceeds the only physical symptoms
19:07affecting mental health.
19:09Smokers are now classified as psychiatric patients.
19:17The plague affecting Moroccan society,
19:19especially young people,
19:21is rooted in the psychological and societal pressures
19:23they face.
19:25Many live in a form of constant agitation
19:27and uncertain paranoia
19:29about what the future holds for them.
19:31In this context, smokers are often perceived
19:33as people suffering from chronic mental disorders.
19:36To counter the dangers of tobacco,
19:38the minister has implemented
19:40the national, multisectoral strategy
19:42for preventing and controlling
19:44non-transmissible diseases
19:46for the period 2019-2029.
19:48The aim is to reduce tobacco consumption
19:50among Moroccan adults
19:52by 20% by 2029.
19:57We now turn to Senegal,
19:59which celebrated on Thursday, January 9,
20:01the National Women's Education Day.
20:04An event aimed at promoting gender equality
20:07and equitable access to quality education
20:10for all women in Senegal,
20:12according to the report
20:14by Fatou Sissé and Sheikh N'Daou.
20:17Placed under the theme
20:19For an inclusive quality education,
20:21women are committed to the community.
20:23The National Women's Education Day
20:26reaffirms national commitment
20:28to women's education.
20:31It is an opportunity for the Ministry of Education
20:34to launch two major campaigns.
20:36Senegal Educates its Women
20:38and Initiative Priorité à l'égalité.
20:42For an inclusive quality education,
20:45women are committed to the community.
20:48It is a unique opportunity
20:50to pay tribute to all these young women
20:53who, every day,
20:55are actresses of their own future.
20:57Their commitment is essential
20:59to transforming our society.
21:02It is also time to reaffirm
21:05our collective commitment
21:07to guarantee every girl,
21:09without exception,
21:10a quality, inclusive and equitable education
21:13by offering all girls the same opportunities.
21:16We promote not only their personal well-being,
21:19but also the development of our country.
21:23The First Lady of Senegal,
21:25also patron of the event,
21:27highlighted the importance
21:29of an equitable education,
21:31especially in the face of persistent challenges
21:33such as early marriage and poverty.
21:36Indeed, when a girl receives
21:38a quality education,
21:40not only does she acquire
21:42skills and knowledge,
21:44but she also develops
21:46her self-confidence.
21:48Educated girls play an essential role
21:50in the health and well-being
21:52of their families
21:54and contribute
21:56to the reduction of poverty
21:58and participate
22:00in the economic and social life
22:02of their communities.
22:04This day,
22:06a new initiative
22:08This day brought together
22:10political decision-makers,
22:12international organizations,
22:14civil society actors,
22:16but above all,
22:18the education sector.
22:20It is taking measures of support
22:22that could help
22:24to ensure that the girl
22:26is not considered
22:28as a separate link
22:30in society.
22:32In the same way that the boy
22:34has his place in this society
22:36and the same way
22:38that the girl has her place
22:40in this society.
22:42A panel of discussions
22:44was led by students.
22:46Everything was there
22:48to make the useful
22:50into the pleasant.
22:56This historic meeting
22:58highlights the leadership
23:00and ambition of young girls,
23:02especially those
23:04with disabilities.
23:06We remember this event
23:08that educating a girl
23:10gave power to a whole nation.
23:12This is the end of this edition.
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