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00:00Welcome to a new edition of Mediamore News, here are the headlines.
00:25His Royal Highness Princess Laila Hasna and His Excellency Sheikh Hasara bint Hamad Al-Thani
00:32will be presiding over the Tuvalu show to mark the cultural year of Morocco in Qatar.
00:43Nearly ten days after the fall of the regime,
00:45Bashar al-Assad, the UN Security Council, calls for an inclusive political process led by the Syrians.
00:56And then the United States said on Tuesday that it is optimistic and realistic
01:01in the prospect of reaching a truce in the Gaza Strip.
01:06His Royal Highness Princess Laila Hasna and His Excellency Sheikh Hasara bint Hamad Al-Thani
01:16will be presiding over the Tuvalu show to mark the cultural year of Morocco in Qatar.
01:26The show, which marks a whole year of events, celebrates the exceptional fraternal relations between Morocco and Qatar.
01:37This equestrian show, organized at the end of the cultural year, Qatar-Morocco 2024,
01:44has been on the list of UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage since 2021.
01:52It is an honor, a traditional popular art engraved in gold letters in the heritage of the Moroccans
01:58and practiced to celebrate the festive moments.
02:11The UN Security Council called on Tuesday to communicate that the political process in Syria
02:17should be inclusive and led by the Syrians.
02:20Nearly ten days after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's power,
02:23the members of the Council in Russia support al-Assad.
02:27The United States also stressed the need for Syria and its neighbors to abstain from any action or interference
02:36that could harm the security of the other.
02:39This political process must meet the legitimate aspirations of all Syrians,
02:45protect them all and allow them to determine peacefully, independently and democratically,
02:51their own future.
02:53The UN Security Council, the new Syrian authorities,
02:57are now trying to reassure on their ability to pacify and reunify the country.
03:04The conflict is not over yet.
03:07In Syria, the UN special envoy warned earlier in the day
03:11about clashes in the north of the country between pro-Kurdish forces and pro-Turkish groups.
03:16He also criticized the more than 350 strikes carried out since December 8 by Israel on Syrian military sites.
03:27The situation in Syria has undergone significant changes with the reopening of the embassies
03:33and a persistent humanitarian crisis marked by the expensiveness of food and fuel products.
03:40We will discuss the developments with Alaa Bannani.
03:44Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, several countries have begun to establish diplomatic contacts
03:50with the new authorities in power in Tehrir al-Sham, which has taken control of Damascus.
03:55Several embassies have reopened symbolically,
03:58waiting for diplomatic missions and their personnel to officially settle there.
04:03The Turkish embassy reopened a few days ago,
04:07the same for the French and Qatari embassies.
04:11It is good to see this return to normal,
04:15because the existence of foreign embassies in the country is a good sign
04:20and it facilitates life for students and merchants as well.
04:27However, the country is still in a state of fever.
04:31The conflict is not yet over.
04:33This is what the UN special envoy on his part warned on Tuesday,
04:36evoking clashes in the north of the country.
04:44There have been significant hostilities in the last two weeks
04:47before a ceasefire was negotiated between the Kurdish forces in Syria
04:52and the groups supported by Turkey.
04:55A five-day ceasefire has now expired
04:58and I am deeply concerned by information about a military escalation
05:03that could be catastrophic in the region.
05:15For his part, the Secretary General of Humanitarian Affairs
05:18wanted to reassure that the situation is beginning to stabilize.
05:21Markets, roads, health establishments are more and more operational.
05:26Children are returning to their nursery.
05:29Humanitarian operations are gradually resuming in most cities
05:33which suffer from a large shortage of food products
05:36and a spectacular rise in fuel prices.
05:39The UN has also advised refugees to return to Syria at the same time
05:44because the infrastructure could not withstand such an influx.
05:50In the news, the United States is also saying
05:53that this Tuesday showed a cautious and realistic optimism
05:56regarding the prospect of reaching a truce in the Gaza Strip
06:00after more than a year of devastating conflict
06:03between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas.
06:06The Hamas, which said yesterday that discussions in Qatar
06:09in view of a truce agreement and the liberation of hostages in Gaza
06:12were serious and positive.
06:15According to a source close to the spokesman,
06:17an Israeli delegation arrived on Monday in Doha to meet mediators.
06:21According to the spokesman of the US Department of State,
06:24Matthew Miller, the United States, by far,
06:26the first political and military support of Israel,
06:29can only try to find compromises
06:32but cannot dictate to one or the other party
06:35the choices it must make.
06:37More details with Shaima Fikry.
06:43Serious and positive negotiations,
06:45these are the words of the Hamas to qualify the discussions
06:49led in Qatar in view of a ceasefire in Gaza.
06:52He also affirms that it is possible to reach an agreement
06:55to put down the weapons and an exchange of prisoners
06:58if the occupation ceases to impose new conditions.
07:02I hope that the talks will be sincere this time
07:05and not random as before.
07:07We really want the war to stop
07:09because we are exhausted and exhausted.
07:13These discussions follow the visit to Doha
07:16on September 11 of the Mossad chief David Barnea,
07:19although there is no indication that he is participating
07:22in the talks underway,
07:24according to the Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz.
07:27Israeli negotiators have never been so close
07:30to an agreement on the liberation of hostages
07:33held on Palestinian territory.
07:37I am not very optimistic,
07:39but I pray to God that everything ends well and in peace.
07:42I hope that everyone will be able to return home,
07:45and that everything will be resolved peacefully.
07:51The only ceasefire was in November 2023.
07:54Since then, all efforts by the media have been led by Egypt,
07:57the United States and Qatar to obtain a new ceasefire.
08:00But for a few weeks, diplomatic efforts have resumed,
08:03this time jointly led by Washington,
08:06Cairo, Doha and Ankara.
08:10Social economy, immigration,
08:12the German conservatives favoured to win
08:15the legislative elections in February.
08:18Prochain unveiled a resolute right-wing program
08:21presenting itself as the antithesis of the social democrats
08:24of Chancellor Scholz.
08:26This is what the German opposition leader Friedrich Merz said.
08:30Continue as this is not an option,
08:33he added,
08:35highlighting the policy of the former left-wing coalition.
08:39According to polls,
08:41the most likely government scenario
08:44is an alliance between the conservatives,
08:47led by Merz,
08:49and the social democrats of Scholz,
08:51who lost confidence in the deputies on Monday.
09:01Faced with climate change,
09:03the organization for the enhancement of the Senegal River
09:06and its partners organized in the capital, Dakar,
09:09their first forum.
09:11The theme,
09:13together for a resilient basin
09:15faced with climate change,
09:17in the presence of the Senegalese Minister of Hydraulics
09:20and sanitation,
09:22the OMVS actors have proposed solutions
09:25to strengthen the resilience of the basin.
09:28This was a report by Sermi Boukaka and Moussander.
09:32The basin of the Senegal River
09:34has recently experienced floods
09:36that have caused the displacement
09:38of many inhabitants of the region.
09:40It is in this context
09:42that the Senegalese and African actors of the environment
09:45met in Dakar for the first edition
09:47of the organization's forum
09:49for the enhancement of the Senegal River.
09:51If nothing is done now,
09:53the consequences will be more and more dramatic,
09:56not to say irreversible,
09:58for our environment
10:00and for the economy
10:02and for the life of our communities.
10:04This is certainly what the OMVS understood
10:06when deciding to organize this forum
10:08in order to arouse reflection
10:10on appropriate and sustainable solutions
10:13in order to build a resilient future
10:15in all the countries of our basin.
10:18During this forum,
10:20experts on issues related to climate change
10:23addressed various themes
10:25and proposed solutions
10:27for a resilient basin
10:29in the event of a flood.
10:31This is the case with hydraulic works.
10:33We need modelling,
10:35we need computer tools
10:37that allow us to make better predictions,
10:40to have piloting tools,
10:42tools that allow us to manage
10:45at the minute,
10:47let's say, day by day, etc.
10:49So these works
10:51allow us to face such situations.
10:54This edition was an opportunity
10:56to reward the laureates
10:58who worked together
11:00for a basin of the Senegal River
11:02that is resilient in the face of climate change.
11:04The Aradès Association
11:06was awarded this award.
11:08This is a water plant,
11:10also an invasive plant,
11:12which has been transformed
11:14by the population of the Walloon for a long time.
11:17Its name in Walloon is Djakar.
11:20In French, we call it Nenufar.
11:23It is a plant that is transformed
11:25by women
11:27into semolina, flour,
11:29and now,
11:31into cosmetics.
11:33More precisely, into soap and oil.
11:36Of course, with the collaboration
11:38of the scientists of the Université Gasson-Berger,
11:40with other groups of women
11:42who also make soap,
11:44with the women of the village of Sarnar.
11:46The OMVS,
11:48which brings together several countries
11:50of the sub-region,
11:52also offered African business leaders
11:54the opportunity to promote their expertise
11:56through an exhibition.
12:02And now, it's time for the guest
12:04of the major media newspaper,
12:06Morning,
12:08a month and a half after Qatar
12:10suspended its efforts
12:12of mediation
12:14accusing Israel and Hamas
12:16of blocking all progress.
12:18The possibility of a ceasefire
12:20emerges again in Gaza.
12:22On Monday, Israeli officials
12:24went to Doha
12:26for discussions on a ceasefire
12:28in Gaza.
12:30We are live with Mr. Mahmoud Hassan,
12:32political analyst
12:34and professor of private law.
12:36Hello Mahmoud Hassan,
12:38and thank you
12:40for accepting our invitation.
12:44Hello Madam, thank you.
12:48So, yesterday,
12:50the Palestinian Hamas
12:52announced in a statement
12:54that the discussions
12:56in Qatar
12:58regarding a ceasefire
13:00were serious and positive.
13:02Will there be
13:04a ceasefire
13:06in the Gaza Strip,
13:08according to you?
13:12Before answering this question,
13:14it would be useful to remind
13:16that these negotiations
13:18are taking place
13:20in a different way
13:22from the previous stages
13:24in which
13:26there was no result.
13:28There are several factors,
13:30including the agreement
13:32between Hezbollah
13:34and Hamas,
13:36excuse me,
13:38between Hezbollah and Israel.
13:40Hezbollah is a
13:42support
13:44on the ground.
13:46There is also
13:48the change
13:50of the political regime
13:52in Syria.
13:54There are also questions
13:56about whether
13:58Iran will continue
14:00to provide
14:02its support,
14:04as it did before,
14:06to Hamas.
14:08So, all these conjunctions
14:10and others,
14:12especially internally,
14:14in Israel,
14:16which is exercised
14:18by the Israeli Prime Minister
14:20on the part of the families
14:22of the hostages,
14:24who continue to claim
14:26this right
14:28to allow
14:30the hostages
14:32to be released
14:34and returned home.
14:36The ceasefire mandate
14:38also issued by the
14:40International Criminal Court
14:42against Benjamin Netanyahu
14:44for war crimes.
14:46So, these factors
14:48could have facilitated
14:50the start
14:52of these negotiations.
14:54Maybe for these reasons
14:56that the mediators
14:58who are involved
15:00in these negotiations
15:02and even representatives
15:04of Hamas
15:06were able to qualify it
15:08as an optimistic result.
15:10But,
15:12what is the truth
15:14so far?
15:16We do not know yet.
15:18The evolution is not yet clear
15:20and it is not yet certain
15:22as these negotiations
15:24continue.
15:26And, of course,
15:28despite this ceasefire mandate,
15:30a move
15:32of the Prime Minister...
15:34Mr. Mahmoud Hassan,
15:36speaking of points,
15:38what would be,
15:40in your opinion,
15:42the main points
15:44of this possible ceasefire agreement?
15:46What are the demands
15:48on the part of Israel
15:50and on the part
15:52of the Palestinian Hamas?
15:54According to the declarations,
15:56the demands of the two parties
15:58so far
16:00are not yet
16:02close,
16:04or at least
16:06need to be close.
16:08It requires, of course,
16:10the release of the hostages
16:12of a hundred
16:14who are still
16:16alive.
16:18The resettlement
16:20of the bodies of the
16:22deceased hostages
16:24and a hangover of a few weeks,
16:26so
16:28two to six weeks.
16:30Normally,
16:32on the other hand, the demands
16:34of Hamas
16:36are very different
16:38and much more numerous,
16:40because
16:42Hamas
16:44considers that a simple hangover,
16:46if it is
16:48immediate,
16:50but
16:52it is far from being
16:54enough, because it remains only
16:56a hangover, which is a temporary solution.
16:58But so far,
17:00I believe that
17:02in the negotiations,
17:04the two parties
17:06have not started to discuss
17:08the post-hangover,
17:10if this hangover is
17:12convenient, executed
17:14and respected.
17:16Also,
17:18Hamas also requires
17:20the return
17:22of the displaced,
17:24especially to the north of the Gaza Strip,
17:26and the return to their homes.
17:28Obviously,
17:30there is the need
17:32to discuss a reconstruction
17:34and the conditions for the reconstruction
17:36of Gaza,
17:38and
17:40especially
17:42the withdrawal
17:44of Israel from the Gaza Strip,
17:46which the Israeli party
17:48supports.
17:50Exactly, among the major
17:52differences between Israel and Hamas,
17:54the maintenance
17:56of the Israeli military
17:58presence in Gaza,
18:00especially
18:02in the Philadelphia Corridor,
18:04a strategic zone
18:06along the border
18:08between Gaza and Egypt.
18:10What do you think?
18:14The Israeli party
18:16imposes this requirement
18:18and considers it
18:20as a substantial
18:22condition
18:24for it.
18:26But Hamas
18:28does not seem
18:30to accept
18:32or want to accept
18:34this requirement.
18:36Yesterday evening,
18:38a Hamas representative
18:40said
18:42in a statement
18:44that Hamas could not
18:46accept
18:48additional requirements
18:50from Israel.
18:52We can see that
18:54he made an implicit allusion
18:56to this requirement.
19:02In fact,
19:04this is a
19:06condition contrary to
19:08international law.
19:10We cannot allow an occupant
19:12and an invader
19:14to maintain themselves
19:16within the framework
19:20of a territory
19:22or a part of a territory
19:26under the pretext
19:28of Israel's security.
19:30Such a condition
19:32could be entrusted
19:34to the Blue Helmets,
19:36to an Onusian force,
19:38to a regional force
19:40that could be suitable,
19:42but in any case,
19:44not to the occupant himself.
19:46This would be
19:48a suitable
19:50requirement,
19:52but with
19:54exorbitant conditions.
19:56History shows us that
19:58any peace or truce
20:00imposed under
20:02exorbitant conditions
20:04by the aggressor
20:06does not succeed
20:08or remains
20:10fragile
20:12and does not yield results.
20:14Let's now talk
20:16about the consequences
20:18of a ceasefire
20:20on the entire region,
20:22including Gaza and Iran.
20:28A ceasefire will allow
20:30at least for Gaza
20:32to stop
20:34Israeli strikes
20:36and demolition
20:42of Gaza,
20:44which is perpetrated
20:46almost daily
20:48by the Israeli army.
20:52There are more than
20:5445,000 dead,
20:56there are more than
20:58100,000 injured,
21:00there are public services
21:02that are demolished,
21:04hospitals, schools,
21:06there are displaced people.
21:08All of this
21:14constitutes war crimes,
21:18crimes against humanity.
21:20This is why the Israeli
21:22Prime Minister
21:24is subject to a
21:26ceasefire mandate
21:28by the International Criminal Court.
21:30This is also why
21:32the International Court of Justice
21:34has also seized
21:36a complaint on this matter
21:38against the State of Israel,
21:40and its examination is ongoing.
21:42This is why
21:44the truce is only
21:46a temporary solution.
21:48It is only a solution
21:50decreed by the extreme urgency.
21:52The Palestinian people
21:54suffer daily
21:56and continue to suffer
21:58since the Israeli
22:00aggression began
22:02with a certain
22:04tolerance,
22:06to say the least,
22:08of a complicity
22:10of several Western powers,
22:12and
22:14in particular.
22:16On the one hand,
22:18on a regional level,
22:20a truce would at least
22:22allow a calm in the region,
22:24since the region
22:26currently
22:28is also
22:32in need of a calm.
22:36We can see what is happening
22:38in Syria,
22:40in Lebanon as well,
22:42with the Israeli
22:44aggression,
22:46not only in Hezbollah,
22:48but Israeli strikes
22:50have destroyed
22:52historical sites in Baalabek,
22:54in Lebanon,
22:56and other sites.
23:00Israel has indeed
23:02seized the opportunity
23:04of a situation
23:06with political difficulties.
23:10On the ground,
23:14the Ministry of Health
23:16in the Gaza Strip
23:18announced a new report
23:20of more than 45,000 deaths
23:22in the Palestinian territory
23:24since the beginning of the war
23:26with Israel,
23:28more than 14 months ago.
23:30A comment
23:32on this new report?
23:36It is a very,
23:38very worrying report,
23:40and I think that
23:42the term worrying
23:44is not enough.
23:48As I said earlier,
23:50it is a crime
23:52against humanity.
23:54It is an extermination
23:56of the Palestinian people
24:00that international law
24:02can accept,
24:04but international law
24:06must implement
24:08other effective tools
24:10to put an end
24:16to this genocide.
24:18Because it is a genocide,
24:20what is happening in Gaza
24:22until now.
24:24Mr. Mahmoud Hassan,
24:26thank you for all these details.
24:28Thank you for answering our questions.
24:30I remind you that you are
24:32a political analyst
24:34at E3.
24:38Have a good day.
24:40This concludes
24:42this edition.
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