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00:00Good evening everyone, let's start with the headlines.
00:23In Morocco, a new reform of the family code.
00:29The government has just communicated around the project
00:32and declined the tracks of the reform of the Moudawana.
00:38And in Syria, the new authorities announce an agreement
00:41with all the armed groups on their dissolution
00:44and their integration under the tutelage of the Ministry of Defense.
00:49And the news is also Benyamin Netanyahu
00:53who mentioned progress for an agreement on the release of hostages
00:57held in the Gaza Strip.
00:59Hamas and two other Palestinian groups
01:01had also stated that an agreement to cease fire
01:04was closer than ever.
01:12Good evening.
01:13The day after the work meeting
01:15presided by His Majesty King Mohammed VI
01:18on the reform of the family code,
01:20the government held this morning a meeting
01:23to communicate around the project
01:25and decline the tracks of the reform of the Moudawana.
01:28On this occasion, the Minister of Justice, Abdel Tefouabi,
01:31revealed some validated proposals,
01:34including the inheritance of daughters
01:36granting parents the right to donate living blood to their daughters,
01:39even minors, and Moroccans living abroad
01:42who can now contract marriage
01:45without the presence of two Muslim witnesses,
01:48or the maternity leave that remains valid
01:51even after the remarriage of the mother.
01:53I propose to listen in this sense
01:55the Minister of Justice, Abdel Tefouabi.
02:05We are witnessing today a revision of the family code
02:08on the basis of the proposals of the institution
02:10in charge of the revision of the Moudawana.
02:13The objectives of these proposals are the guarantee
02:16of the continuity of the reforming spirit of the family code
02:19and the achievement of the goals
02:21that His Majesty King Mohammed VI aspires to,
02:24including the stability of the Moroccan family,
02:27the consolidation of women's rights,
02:29the protection of children's interests
02:31and the preservation of human dignity.
02:36Several points make the expected reform
02:38a real societal revolution.
02:40First, the possibility of documenting the marriage request.
02:44The marriage act will become the only way
02:47to prove the marital bond.
02:49Guarantees will also be taken for the marriage
02:52involving citizens in a disability situation.
02:59The procedures in marriage will generally be simplified.
03:03Secondly, the possibility for the MREs
03:06to contract a marriage without the presence
03:09of two witnesses of Muslim confession.
03:12Thirdly, the legal age of the marriage for both sexes
03:15will be 18 years and exceptionally 17 years,
03:18surrounding it, of course, with several conditions.
03:22Fourthly, at the conclusion of the marriage act,
03:25the future wife must necessarily
03:28speak about polygamy.
03:30If she opposes, her future husband
03:33will not be able to marry a second wife.
03:41The other notable advance announced today,
03:44still by the Minister of Justice,
03:46is in relation to the guardianship of children.
03:55The guardianship of children is an acquired right
03:58and shared between spouses.
04:00They keep this right together after the divorce.
04:03Thus, guarantees will be taken for the right
04:06to a roof for children,
04:08and measures will be taken for visits
04:11or travel with children.
04:13The divorced woman does not lose her child protection
04:16even in the event of remarriage.
04:18Reference criteria will be put in place
04:21for the assessment of the amount of the food pension.
04:24Thus, measures will be taken to accelerate
04:27the notification and execution of judgments.
04:33In this sense, the sociologist and director of publication
04:36of Mariana.com, Sana Lahaji,
04:39comes back to the notable advances of these proposals,
04:42but also to the disappointments.
04:45Among the proposals that were circulated
04:48between yesterday evening and this morning,
04:51the advances that we can rejoice in,
04:54the possibility for the mother to keep
04:57the custody of her children,
05:00even if she remarries.
05:03This is very important because many women
05:06were forced to choose between their mother's status
05:09and their choice of life if they decided to remarry.
05:12The sharing of the legal responsibility of children
05:15between spouses, whether during the marriage
05:18or after a possible divorce.
05:21This is also a very important advance
05:24because first of all, in all justice
05:27and respect for equality, it is important
05:30that the mother can enjoy this legal custody
05:33even during the marriage.
05:36But after the divorce, we often heard testimonies
05:39of divorced women who suffered for the management
05:42of the daily details of their children.
05:45This is also a very important advance.
05:48There is an advance that has attracted my attention
05:51and that we don't talk about enough.
05:54It is to give the spouse who is still alive,
05:57whether it is the husband or the wife,
06:00the right to keep the marital home
06:03in the event of the death of the spouse.
06:06This is also very important because what happens
06:09sometimes is that when the children are in low age
06:12and, for example, the father dies,
06:15he is sometimes forced to leave the marital home
06:18because there is a distribution of inheritance
06:21and sometimes there are uncles who join the distribution.
06:24Even when the children are adults,
06:27the spouse who remains alive is deprived of a part of the assets.
06:30For example, if these children are adult boys,
06:33they will recover, in terms of inheritance,
06:36a good part of the marital home.
06:39This spouse who remains alive
06:42is deprived of her marital home
06:45or she is forced to live with her son
06:48or with one of her children
06:51although it was her house that she built
06:54and made her live for years.
06:57This is also an important advance.
07:00The possibility for Moroccans who live abroad
07:03to be able to get married
07:06without having the obligation to have
07:09Muslim witnesses.
07:12There are a number of advances that are very good.
07:15Now, honestly, I can't hide my disappointment
07:18about certain expectations of the movement
07:21not only of feminism
07:24but of the movement of human rights.
07:27The Commission has not retained the recourse to DNA
07:30for the recognition of paternity.
07:33This is extremely unfair
07:36not only for single mothers
07:39but especially for children.
07:42These children have not chosen to be born in a non-married couple
07:45and they have to pay the price.
07:48Today, they will still pay for years
07:51for this illegal disposition
07:54that does not recognize DNA
07:57while today it is a scientifically recognized scientific proof
08:00at 99.99%.
08:04The cancellation of Tsaseb
08:07was also a great expectation
08:10and unfortunately it has not been retained.
08:13Today, there are thousands of families
08:16with only girls
08:19who are also deprived of their rights
08:22if one of the two parents dies.
08:25But at least the rule of Tsaseb
08:28in accordance with today's socio-economic reality
08:31has not been retained.
08:34Let's stay in Morocco.
08:37The Minister of Foreign Affairs of African Cooperation
08:40and Moroccan Residents Abroad, Nasser Boretta,
08:43received yesterday in Rabat the Senegalese Minister
08:46of African Integration and Foreign Affairs, Yassine Fall,
08:49bearer of a message written to His Majesty King Mohammed VI
08:52of the President of the Republic of Senegal, Bassirou Dioumaifay.
08:55Fall saluted the relations of solidarity,
08:58friendship and economic cooperation
09:01between the two countries.
09:04She also took this opportunity to mention
09:07the next mixed commission Morocco-Senegal
09:10planned for early 2025.
09:13On the other hand, the head of Senegalese diplomacy
09:16said she had discussed with Boretta
09:19continental-specific issues,
09:22regional partnerships and the Atlantic,
09:25as well as the gas pipeline project
09:28Morocco-Nigeria.
09:31And in France, the ministers of the government
09:34of François Béroud have taken their role today.
09:37The day after the presentation of the new government,
09:40the power transfers followed one after the other.
09:43To the Ministry of Justice, a newcomer made his return,
09:46Gérald Darmanin.
09:49The new guard promised to work hand in hand
09:52with the Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau,
09:55one of the 19 ministers of the Barnier government.
09:58It will be the first challenge for Béroud's team,
10:01to pass a budget for 2025
10:04at the National Assembly,
10:07the same one where on December 4,
10:10his predecessor Michel Barnier was overthrown
10:13by a motion of censure.
10:17We now go to Syria,
10:20which announced today an agreement
10:23with all the armed groups for their dissolution.
10:26The new Syrian authorities
10:29specify that these groups will be integrated
10:32to the Ministry of Defense.
10:35The developments with Raja Ingo.
10:38However, this agreement does not concern
10:41the powerful Syrian democratic forces.
10:44The army, dominated by the Kurds
10:47and supported by the United States,
10:50controls vast territories in the northeast of the country.
10:53Amad al-Sharef, the new strongman of Syria,
10:56had said on Sunday that he would not allow
10:59weapons to escape the control of the state.
11:02The main objective is to regularize
11:05the conscripts of the old regime,
11:08whether security, police or army.
11:11The new authorities had informed
11:14that the next step after taking power
11:17would be the dissolution of the armed factions
11:20to integrate them into the future military institution.
11:23The army of former President Bashar al-Assad
11:26collapsed. These members are called
11:29to regularize their situation with the new authorities.
11:32Some want to reintegrate the ranks
11:35of the defense of the country.
11:38My job in the police is to serve the citizens.
11:41There is a new government now
11:44and they have opened the reconciliation
11:47and I am here to join the process.
11:50We cannot simply start new jobs from scratch.
11:53If it allows us to return to our work,
11:56the majority of us will join the ranks.
11:59The new Syrian government aims
12:02to extend its authority on the areas of northeast Syria.
12:05These areas are controlled by the Kurdish
12:08semi-autonomous administration.
12:11On this first Christmas in a Syria
12:14in the hands of the new authorities,
12:17the faithful Christians do not hide their fear for the future.
12:20If the new Syrian power,
12:23from a coalition of armed groups,
12:26multiplies the assurances to all the minorities
12:29of a country traumatized by the war,
12:32hundreds of thousands of Christians will return to Syria.
12:35Today, hundreds protested in Damascus
12:38to defend the rights they considered threatened
12:41by the fire the day before
12:44the Christmas tree in a small town
12:47in the center of Syria.
12:50The act of vandalism perpetrated by masked men
12:53was condemned by a local official of Hayat Tahrir al-Hasham.
13:03Hundreds of faithful gathered
13:06around the Church of the Nativity
13:09in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem,
13:12cradle of Christianity,
13:15where Christmas celebrations are darkened
13:18for the second consecutive year by the war in the Gaza Strip.
13:21Anton Salman, the mayor of this city,
13:24explains that Bethlehem limits its joy
13:27during Christmas, as last year
13:30local authorities decided not to organize
13:33large celebrations.
13:36In fact, the city was livened up in the early afternoon
13:39with a scout challenge,
13:42some of which wore banners with messages
13:45calling for the end of the war in Gaza.
13:48Israel evokes advances
13:51for an agreement on hostages in Gaza.
13:54Hamas, on the other hand,
13:57claimed that an agreement to end the war
14:00was closer than ever.
14:03Cheyma Fekri has more details.
14:06The hope of an agreement on a hostage
14:09and a liberation of the hostages in Gaza is reawakened.
14:12Discussions continue, supported by Doha and Cairo.
14:15Hamas, as well as two other Palestinian groups,
14:18the Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
14:21have claimed that an agreement to end the war
14:24was closer than ever.
14:30Negotiations aimed at a ceasefire
14:33in the Gaza Strip are still underway.
14:36As you know, technical and procedural negotiations
14:39are currently taking place here in Doha.
14:42Other avenues are at work in various contexts in Cairo.
14:48On the other hand, Israeli Prime Minister
14:51Benjamin Netanyahu has cautiously mentioned
14:54advances for an agreement on hostages
14:57in the Gaza Strip since October 2023,
15:00as conditions for a ceasefire.
15:03There are progress.
15:06I don't know how long it will take,
15:09but we will continue to operate in all possible ways
15:12until we bring back all the hostages from the enemy's land.
15:15Despite intense diplomatic efforts,
15:18no agreement has been reached between Israel and Hamas
15:21since the end of November 2023,
15:24which lasted only a week.
15:27Among the main points of blockade so far
15:30were the permanent or non-permanent nature of the ceasefire
15:33and the government of the Gaza Strip after the war.
15:36In Tunisia, in front of the Tunisian capital's
15:39Cassation Court, the National Salute Front
15:42and the Tunisian Network of Rights and Liberties
15:45have organized a demonstration demanding
15:48the immediate release of political prisoners
15:51and opinion leaders for accusations related to the so-called
15:54conspiracy against the security of the state.
15:57Our correspondent Najwa Bechat has more details.
16:00At the call of the Tunisian Network of Rights and Liberties
16:03and the National Salute Front,
16:06personalities of the opposition and civil society
16:09have gathered to demand the release
16:12of 40 prisoners, two of whom are opposition leaders
16:15who appear in front of the Cassation Court
16:18accused of conspiracy against the security of the state.
16:21According to the anti-terrorist law of 2015
16:24and the penal code,
16:27these people are being sentenced to life
16:30up to capital punishment.
16:33During 22 months of detention,
16:36most of the accused have only been heard
16:40once, without any material evidence,
16:43confrontation or expertise being presented to them.
16:46In reality, this case is based solely
16:49on political consultations
16:52conducted by figures of the national opposition
16:55within the framework of their legal activities.
17:00We have come today to express our solidarity
17:03with political prisoners and demand the release
17:06of all politicians, media professionals,
17:09activists of civil society, bloggers
17:12and even unknown young people
17:15who are in prison on the basis of Decree 54.
17:18The effect of the so-called conspiracy
17:21against the security of the state
17:24dates back to February 2023
17:27when a certain number of politicians,
17:30activists of civil society and lawyers
17:33were accused of wanting to form an agreement
17:36with the aim of conspiring against
17:39the internal and external security of the state.
17:42It is a process to demand the release
17:45of political prisoners who are accused
17:48in a trial that has now become very famous,
17:51the conspiracy trial against the state
17:54where we find almost all the political formations,
17:57the leaders of the opposition political formations
18:00have gathered at the end of 2022
18:03and the beginning of 2023
18:06to try to coordinate their work
18:09and form a united front of opposition.
18:12The answer of this regime
18:15is to put them all in prison.
18:18In a statement, the Front de Salut National
18:21firmly condemned these pursuits
18:24which qualifies as a fair assessment
18:28and that only a national inclusive and decisive dialogue
18:31will resolve the double political and economic crisis.
18:42Nigeria is preparing to celebrate Christmas
18:45but anger is tangible in the country
18:48because of the increase in food prices and transport.
18:51The country has faced one of its worst economic crises
18:54for several decades.
18:57I propose you to follow this report
19:00from our correspondent in Abuja, Gilbert Tomba.
19:20It's really sad, I was overwhelmed by this news
19:23and we must pray for their souls to rest in peace
19:26and for God to grant them eternal rest.
19:53I came with a very long list for Christmas preparations
19:56but the prices are not giving us gifts.
19:59Last week's prices are not the same as today's.
20:02They have increased.
20:05I even went to buy smoked fish
20:08and I had to beg the seller for a reduction.
20:12I had to beg the man for something else.
20:15It's very crazy.
20:19According to the National Bureau of Statistics,
20:22food inflation in Abuja, currently over 40%,
20:25has contributed to the rise in the prices of basic products
20:28such as rice, meat and poultry.
20:31Other food products, including beans,
20:34tomatoes and vegetables,
20:37have also experienced high prices.
20:40There are different social classes.
20:43Your standard of living depends on your budget and bills to pay.
20:47This is how you can have a good Christmas.
20:52Transport rates have also increased.
20:55Transport rates in Abuja to the big cities
20:58such as Lagos, Port Harcourt and Enugu,
21:01have increased from 15% to 30% in the last month.
21:04This prevents many people from moving
21:07to their cities and villages to celebrate with their families.
21:10I planned to travel,
21:13but there is a little financial crisis.
21:16I had planned to travel,
21:19but the country is currently experiencing a financial crisis
21:22that everyone is facing.
21:25I heard a lot of people say that they wanted to travel,
21:28but that they didn't have the means to do it.
21:31They wanted to travel, but they don't have money.
21:34There is no money in the country. That's just the truth.
21:37In response to the rising costs,
21:40the federal government has introduced initiatives
21:43to lighten the burden,
21:46including a 50% reduction in transport rates
21:49for return trips and free bus services
21:52to natural gas companies in Abuja.
21:55The end of fuel subsidies
21:58and currency control,
22:01which President Thinobu wanted
22:04to implement in the country,
22:07is a cost-cutting measure.
22:10Back in Morocco after the rise in red meat prices,
22:13chicken prices have recorded an increase
22:16on all national markets.
22:19The price of a kilo varies between 24 and 26 dirhams
22:22instead of 17 dirhams before.
22:25Younes Mazieh reports on a story from Dinameline.
22:28A large number of citizens
22:31are complaining about the rise in chicken prices.
22:34The recent spike in prices
22:37has had a direct impact on the purchasing power of citizens,
22:40especially those with low incomes.
22:43Chicken prices have exceeded, in some regions,
22:4624 to 26 dirhams per kilogram.
22:49As for the unit price of chicken,
22:52it has increased by 75%,
22:55from 3 to 10 dirhams in the popular markets
22:58and up to 14 dirhams in the black markets.
23:01This situation has caused great discontent
23:04among citizens and professionals in the sector.
23:11The unit price of chicken has increased to 14 dirhams.
23:14Also, the price of fodder and raw materials
23:17have seen a drop internationally, except in Morocco.
23:20This is what caused a spike in chicken prices.
23:24The recent rise in prices
23:27prevents low-income citizens
23:30from buying chicken.
23:33As a seller, this increase also impacts us
23:36as our clientele is mostly from the disadvantaged class.
23:39Professionals in the sector
23:42hold the government responsible for this situation.
23:45They demand an urgent intervention
23:48to stop these exaggerated increases,
23:51but the clientele is already suffering
23:54from the increase in the prices of other food products.
23:57We ask the government
24:00to regularize the export of chicken.
24:03The import customs fees, which remain high,
24:06are to be reviewed.
24:09I came to buy chicken in this wholesale market,
24:12but the prices are really high.
24:15Chicken costs 23 dirhams per kilogram.
24:18In addition, the disadvantaged class
24:21will certainly have a hard time getting it.
24:24Faced with this increase in prices,
24:27professionals call on the government
24:30to implement practical solutions
24:33to protect consumers and support producers.
24:36On the other hand, the Moroccan Organization
24:39for Human Rights and Fights Against Corruption
24:42expressed its concern about the recurring increase
24:45in food costs for Moroccan citizens.
24:48And this is how this edition ends.
24:51Thank you for following it.
24:54But of course, the information continues on Median.
24:57Thank you for staying with us.