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00:00Good evening everyone, let's start with the headlines.
00:21Syria has fallen into the hands of the rebels, an entry into the capital Damascus that marks
00:29the end of the reign of Bashar al-Assad, who fled.
00:31Details in a few moments.
00:33And in the face of this situation, the former Syrian Prime Minister, Mohammed al-Jalili,
00:41says he is ready to cooperate with the new leadership chosen by the people.
00:44This is the outcome of the presidential election in Ghana.
00:51Vice President Mahmoudou Bawamiya, candidate of the new patriotic party in power, has recognized
00:57today his defeat and announces that he has called his opponent, John Mahama, to congratulate him.
01:03Good evening, His Majesty King Mohammed VI had a non-traumatic fall of the left shoulder
01:13with a fracture of the humerus.
01:15It was during a regular sports activity on Sunday.
01:20This fracture required surgical intervention, which took place successfully at the Palais-Royal clinic in Rabat.
01:27At the end of this intervention, the left shoulder will be immobilized for a 45-day period
01:34followed by a period of functional re-education.
01:37And it is by shots of joy that the rebels entered the capital of Damascus and announced
01:45the end of the reign of President Bashar al-Assad, who fled less than two weeks after
01:50the start of their offensive in Syria.
01:53They were many to rally the place of the Umayyads in the center of Damascus to celebrate the fall
01:59of the al-Assad clan in power for more than half a century.
02:06And it is confirmed, Bashar al-Assad and his family are in Moscow, at least according to
02:11the Russian press agencies, which cite a source in the Kremlin.
02:15This source says that Russia, on the basis of humanitarian considerations, has granted them asylum.
02:24And the fall of the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad marks a major turn in the recent history of the Middle East,
02:33profoundly redrawing the geopolitical map of the region.
02:37Arrived in power in 1970, Hafez al-Assad, then his son Bashar al-Assad,
02:43from 2000, reigned over the country for more than 50 years.
02:48More details with Suhail Jalila.
02:51A long chapter in the history of Syria and the Middle East closes with the fall of the al-Assad regime.
02:58The president in power in Syria since 2000, after succeeding his father Hafez, fled the capital Damas
03:05and the country on Sunday, December 8, according to the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights.
03:10His departure marks the conquest of the country by the coalition led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham,
03:15a former branch of al-Qaeda in Syria, and probably marks the end of the regime.
03:19For several days, the rebels multiplied the advances.
03:22Everything accelerated on Saturday, December 7, then on the night of Saturday to Sunday,
03:27the Syrian army withdrew from the airport in Damas after the flight of Bashar al-Assad
03:31and a few minutes before the rebels claimed to have entered the capital.
03:35If the Syrian president has not yet reacted, this is not the case of his Prime Minister,
03:40Mohammad Rezi el-Jelali, who says he is ready to cooperate with the new leadership chosen by the Syrian people.
03:50These are the soldiers of the regime, we guarantee their safety,
03:54and they are now under the control of the military administration.
03:57Currently, we are on the road to Homs, Damascus.
04:05We send a message to all the communities of Syria.
04:08We tell them that Syria is for everyone, without exception.
04:12Syria is for Druze, Sunnis, Alawites and all communities.
04:16We will not treat people like the Assad family did.
04:23Our happiness is immense.
04:25Thanks to God, we have no loss and no one has hurt anyone.
04:28We are simply happy with this victory.
04:31We are also happy for the prisoners who were released after years of confinement.
04:35May God protect them and grant them victory.
04:39In power since 2000, Bashar al-Assad had since 2011 repressed the Arab Spring movement
04:46which had affected other countries and contributed to the overthrow of several leaders,
04:51including Tunisia and Egypt.
04:53The repression turned into a ten-year civil war, causing several tens of thousands of deaths.
04:59The president was accused of war crimes and crimes against humanity by the UN.
05:05The coalition of several rebel groups has made a particularly spectacular advance in the last few days,
05:11invading the major cities of Aleppo and Hama,
05:14before announcing on Saturday night that they had taken control of Homs, the third city in the country,
05:20and entered the capital, Damascus.
05:23This almost instantaneous collapse of the regime will it open a new era of uncertainty in Syria?
05:29The political analyst Amjad Chihab gives us his opinion.
05:35There is a new era of uncertainty because the rebel factions are more ideological.
05:40Normally, there are the Kurds who do not quite agree with the Turks.
05:46There is the influence of Turkey, which has also helped a lot in the training of the rebels and their armament.
05:57We will see how, until now, there have been no clashes, there have been no internal civil wars.
06:07Everyone is waiting, but the conditions of this passage of power,
06:13perhaps until now, will be able to pass pacifically on the other side.
06:20But there is still the danger of external interventions, which may boost a return to a civil war.
06:29But if there is wisdom and the ability to control the situation,
06:35we may be able to avoid such a drama that the Syrian people have not experienced before.
06:41We are also waiting for the attentions of these rebels.
06:45We do not know exactly, until now, all the statements made,
06:49these are statements of moderate people, people who are looking for revenge,
06:57not to attack the communities, because there are several communities in Syria.
07:04We speak of Druze, we speak of Christians.
07:06Until then, there has been no major incident.
07:12And now that the regime of Bashar al-Assad has collapsed, what would be the solution for Syria?
07:18Fadi Dayoub, Syrian activist, tells us.
07:22It should be known that the Syrians started the revolution in 2011.
07:29And our goal is not the fall of the regime.
07:33Our goal is to have a free, democratic Syria,
07:37a country that builds on the notion of citizenship and that gives equal rights to all citizens,
07:44regardless of their ethnicity, their religion and the color of their skin.
07:49So it is a very important step on this path, but it is a step.
07:56And there are still many, many steps to be taken.
08:00We want a unified country, a sovereign country,
08:05a country that first respects its citizens, but also respects its role in the world.
08:11Syria is a cradle of civilization, one of the cradles of civilization.
08:16And we also hope to have our role as Syrians in the well-being and future of humanity.
08:26For this, we have a difficult phase.
08:30And we need everyone's help, that's clear.
08:34But at the same time, I think we will have to look at it as an independent country
08:40that is also able to manage its own affairs,
08:44with, of course, the ability to dialogue with everyone.
08:48But certainly not under the command of anyone.
08:58And on the eve of the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime,
09:02international reactions are numerous.
09:04Israel saluted what it called the fall of a central link of the axis of evil led by Iran.
09:10So for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
09:12it is a direct consequence of the blows carried by his country in Tehran.
09:16And in the Lebanese Hezbollah, he declared that it is a historical day in the history of the Middle East.
09:22As for London, the Prime Minister saluted in a statement, I quote,
09:27the fall of a barbaric regime and called for the restoration of peace and stability.
09:32On the other hand, Iranian diplomacy affirms that Iran's policy towards Syria
09:38is likely to evolve according to the evolution in Syria and in the region,
09:42as well as the behavior of the actors on the ground.
09:45For Turkey, it is ready to help Syria guarantee its unity and security.
09:51Another reaction, that of the head of diplomacy of the European Union,
09:56who saluted as positive the fall of Bashar al-Assad
10:00and estimated that it was showing the weakness of its Russian and Iranian support.
10:08In fact, what is happening now reminds me,
10:11at the time of the return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan,
10:16everyone hoped that the Taliban would change their policy
10:20and that the relations between the Taliban and the West would improve
10:26and that the West would allow them to return to the international scene.
10:30But we can see that the situation has not changed in Afghanistan.
10:34The same thing here in Syria.
10:36The question is whether the United States, France,
10:41and the European Union will accept to work with someone
10:45who is always on the blacklist and on the list as a terrorist member.
10:52So, it will be a problem for Western countries as well.
10:57And I don't think that all this will change overnight.
11:03There are some who call for the creation of an Islamic state,
11:09others who are already starting to wage war with the Kurds of PKK.
11:19So, there are a lot of problems that arise as they go along.
11:24All we want is for the Syrian people to regain their dignity and calm
11:29after the years of war and destruction that it has experienced,
11:34that the militias and the leaders of these groups,
11:37and especially the Syrian opposition,
11:40come to an agreement,
11:43and that the same situation in Libya does not happen again.
11:48In Libya, everyone was happy at the beginning of the fall of Muammar al-Ghazali,
11:54but now, since 2011, Libya is even worse than before.
11:59We can see that there is never an agreement between the different factions.
12:04The East and the West are fighting or are at war until now.
12:09There is no political agreement.
12:12Can we fear the same thing in Syria?
12:15I hope that the Syrian people will be stronger and more reasonable,
12:22and that this situation changes for the good of the Syrian people.
12:30On the other hand, the Israeli army has imposed a curfew
12:34on the inhabitants of five towns located in the Tompan area of Golan,
12:38on the outskirts of the part of this Syrian plateau occupied and annexed by Israel.
12:43Earlier in the day, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced,
12:47after the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad,
12:50that he had ordered the army to take control of the Tompan area of Golan,
12:55located in the Syrian southwest.
13:00Let's stay in the Middle East, but this time in Gaza,
13:03where Hamas has asked several Palestinian movements on the Gaza Strip
13:07to report the hostages they kidnapped in Israel
13:10during the attack of October 7, 2023, in view of a truce.
13:14The aim is that the different movements are ready to conclude a truce
13:19and exchange between the hostages they retain
13:22and the Palestinian prisoners detained in Israel.
13:25Thousands of people demonstrated again yesterday in Tel Aviv
13:29to demand the release of the hostages.
13:31It should be noted that in the last 24 hours, at least 44 people have been killed,
13:37a new figure of more than 44,000 dead and more than 100,000 injured
13:41in the Palestinian territory since the beginning of the conflict with Israel.
13:46We are also interested in the Ukrainian war.
13:50Donald Trump said that Ukraine was likely to expect
13:54less help from the United States in its return to power.
13:59In an interview broadcast today,
14:01recorded before his meeting yesterday in Paris with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
14:06During this interview, he also reiterated that he was trying to put an end to the conflict with Russia.
14:16And Macron under pressure to appoint a Prime Minister
14:19on the eve of new political consultations at the Elysée.
14:22The President of the Assembly asks Emmanuel Macron
14:26to appoint a new Prime Minister in the coming hours,
14:30while the French President still has to receive tomorrow at the Elysée
14:35the communists and ecologists, but not the Insoumis, who declined the invitation.
14:40France Insoumise denounces a treason of the socialists if it joins the future government.
14:49Back to Morocco, here alone,
14:51patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI on the term
14:54Reconstructing trust, for Amanda Uni and Pluriel.
14:58The meetings of the Université Romaine de Fès on the future of civilizations
15:02ended yesterday.
15:04These meetings have several axes,
15:06linked among others to peace, migration and international cooperation.
15:10On the work report, I invite you to listen to Mustapha Bousmina,
15:14President of the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fès.
15:18The university organized yesterday and today,
15:22under the patronage of His Majesty the King,
15:24that God guards and assists him,
15:27the meetings on the alliance of civilizations.
15:30During these meetings, several intellectuals,
15:34university students from different regions of the world,
15:40as well as the Council of His Majesty,
15:43the High Representative of the United Nations for the Alliance of Civilizations,
15:47the former Vice-President of the European Parliament
15:50and several representatives of the university world
15:54and different religions.
15:58During these two intense days,
16:02the participants discussed the different subjects
16:06related to the alliance of civilizations
16:10and saluted the healthy and visionary and enlightened policy
16:16of His Majesty the King that God guards and assists him
16:20in terms of the alliance of civilizations,
16:23in terms of inclusion, in terms of otherness
16:26and in terms of living together and of rapprochement between peoples,
16:30especially at a time when the world is experiencing world-wide disturbances.
16:37The alliance of civilizations within the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fès
16:41reflects Morocco's commitment to the promotion of the values
16:44of peaceful coexistence between nations.
16:47Let's listen to his testimony.
16:51I believe that here at the Euro-Mediterranean University
16:55it is a very beautiful place to engage in a dialogue.
17:00Morocco is always very well positioned in the world
17:04and especially in the Mediterranean region
17:07to open a dialogue between civilizations.
17:11With this new Euro-Mediterranean University,
17:14they are at the forefront of higher education institutions.
17:20And with the alliance of civilizations, this new chair,
17:25the university is well positioned to play this role
17:29of engaging in a dialogue between civilizations in the Mediterranean region.
17:34Research is fundamental.
17:36We have no knowledge without research.
17:40And it is the role of universities to promote research,
17:45to better understand the phenomena studied,
17:49such as trade, migration, finance and politics.
17:55I would like to praise and congratulate this perspective
17:59to first discuss a very important theme.
18:03It is the alliance of civilizations within the framework of a chair
18:06newly created at the Euro-Mediterranean University.
18:09I think it is something very important
18:12because the question is relevant, current and even decisive
18:18in a geopolitical world that is plagued by the clash of civilizations,
18:22wars, epidemics.
18:24There is a problem, a geopolitical problem
18:26and the answer is not necessarily geopolitical.
18:28It can also be solved by civil society,
18:30by men and women of culture,
18:32by the university, by education, by culture.
18:36I think all this could suggest that there are possibilities
18:42and perspectives for a response to this order.
18:45And I am very happy that it is the Euro-Med University that deals with it.
18:50The political situation is still uncertain in South Korea
18:53where former Minister of Defense Kim Jong-un
18:56was arrested for his role in the attempt to impose martial law
19:00that plunged his country into a week of chaos.
19:03The day before, President Yun Sung-kyu
19:05escaped from detention by a motion
19:08filed by the opposition that did not recuse the necessary quorum
19:11due to the boycott of the deputies of the ruling party.
19:17Direction Burkina Faso.
19:19The president of the transition, Brahim Traore,
19:21was appointed yesterday, Jean-Emmanuel Ouadraougou,
19:24to the post of Prime Minister.
19:26So far, he has been at the head of communication.
19:28He replaces Joachim.
19:31Joachim Kelem Tambela died the day before
19:34for reasons still unknown.
19:40And the news is also the presidential election in Ghana
19:42where Vice President Mahamudu Baumea,
19:45candidate of the new patriotic party in power,
19:48has recognized his defeat today
19:50and announces that he has called his opponent, John Mahama,
19:53to congratulate him.
19:54The latter confirmed on his account X
19:57and received the call for congratulations
19:59from Vice President Ghana.
20:01Mahamudu Baumea said that John Mahama
20:05had won the presidency decisively
20:08and that the opposition party, NEC,
20:11had also won the legislative elections
20:13according to the internal decant of the voices of the party in power.
20:19Back to Morocco and more precisely to Marrakech
20:22where the curtains fell yesterday
20:24on the 21st edition of the International Film Festival of Marrakech.
20:28On the assessment of this edition,
20:30listening to these reactions.
20:33The Marrakech Film Festival is also in the transmission.
20:40The competition, these are the first and second films.
20:44So we like to discover new directors
20:47and we have sometimes discovered directors
20:50who have become huge directors
20:52such as Alexander Payne
20:54who won his first prize in Marrakech
20:56and then an Oscar.
20:58Alicia Vikander
21:00who received her first international interpretation prize in Marrakech
21:03before her Oscar
21:05and there have been several like that.
21:07So the Marrakech Film Festival is in the transmission
21:10with all these young people,
21:12this new generation, Moroccan, African,
21:15who come.
21:17The light is put on these young Moroccans,
21:20who discover these new projects
21:22like Asma El Moudir last year
21:24with international festivals
21:27which are represented here by their artistic director
21:30and who discover the new Moroccan cinema
21:33to then take them and bring them to their festivals
21:36all over the world.
21:38And that is really the success of the Marrakech Film Festival.
21:42It is really highlighting the Moroccan cinema
21:45which has grown enormously,
21:48evolved with an incredible new generation
21:52and which here has the chance to learn from its peers
21:57in cinema lessons,
21:59to be able to ask questions
22:01to the greatest directors in the world
22:03and so it is a successful bet.
22:05It is a musician who was very emotional,
22:07who was really exceptional
22:09due to the quality of the programming
22:11but also due to the great names of world cinema
22:13that we were able to welcome throughout these 9 days of festival.
22:16We had a record number of spectators this year
22:19because we exceeded the 40,000 spectators on this edition.
22:22Last year it was 35,000
22:24so it is a very significant increase
22:26and it makes us very happy to see
22:28that the public responded massively
22:30to this 21st edition of the festival.
22:33We had a lot of very positive feedback
22:35on the programming, on the films.
22:37There were very strong debates with the film teams.
22:39There were also presentations of films in the first world.
22:44I think in particular of Fanon, this biopic
22:46on this great character
22:48who has worked a lot on post-colonialism
22:55and we had the pleasure of making the public discover
22:59here through this biopic
23:01which was presented in the first world.
23:03The Marrakech Festival today
23:05gives a magnificent space to the young creation
23:07that it deserves.
23:09The young creation through the Atlas workshops
23:11accompanies young Moroccan, Arab and African filmmakers
23:15very forward.
23:17It is a work of shadow
23:19but which allows the filmmaker to be born in the eyes of the public
23:22within the selection of the festival.
23:2512 films that were supported by the Atlas workshops
23:28are present this year in selection.
23:30There are 5 in competition.
23:32Views, perspectives on the world
23:34extremely different.
23:36Very strong views
23:38that the public was many to welcome
23:40because this year we welcomed more than 40,000 spectators.
23:43This is a record of attendance of the festival
23:46and which shows the interest of the spectators of Marrakech
23:50for this youth
23:53and these young filmmakers of the region
23:57who have supported the biggest names.
23:59One of the images that remains to me the most
24:01of this edition
24:03which, however, was rich in emotion
24:05with tributes to Sean Penn,
24:07to Naïma Mcherki,
24:09to David Cronenberg
24:11who were particularly moving and unique moments.
24:15The image that remains to me
24:17is that of the 4 young Moroccan filmmakers
24:20Yasmine Nkiran,
24:22Kamal Nazrak,
24:24Alaa Edhinajem and Ismail Lioraki
24:27who participated in a conversation
24:29in the framework of this flagship program of conversations
24:31which grew this year
24:33with 15 conversations
24:35which brought together the biggest names of cinema
24:38including Tim Burton, Ava Duvernay, Justine Trillet
24:41and in the middle, these very illustrious names
24:44those of these 4 young Moroccan filmmakers
24:46who gave rise to a very exciting conversation.
24:51This is the end of this edition.
24:53Thank you for following it.
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