مدي 1 تي في : المنتصف - 01/01/2025
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00:00Welcome to a new episode of Al Akhbar.
00:20We'll start with the most important news.
00:21Morocco ranks third in the world in the number of transgenders in Africa in November 2024
00:29with a rate of 2.8% compared to November 2023.
00:38Rainwater covers tents that house displaced families
00:41in all parts of the Gaza Strip, which is plagued by war.
00:48Kiev and Moscow confirm the cessation of Russian gas transit to Europe through Ukraine.
00:53The Bank of Morocco confirmed that Moroccan foreign transfers amounted to 108.67 billion dirhams
01:07in November 2024, compared to 105.68 billion dirhams in the same period a year ago,
01:16with a rate of 2.8% compared to November 2023.
01:23More numbers in Kauthar Hammoumi's report.
01:27Moroccan foreign transfers place Morocco 14th in the world
01:33among countries with medium and low incomes, and third in Africa.
01:39This is what the International Bank noted in its annual report,
01:43which estimated that Moroccan foreign transfers amounted to 12 billion dollars,
01:50or about 120 billion dirhams, in 2024.
01:55The report also pointed out that the total number of foreign transfers in countries with low and medium incomes
02:01may reach 685 billion dollars in 2024,
02:08with a rate of 5.8% compared to 2023, which recorded a rate of 1.2% only.
02:19The International Bank said that the actual number of transfers,
02:23including those that are made through unofficial channels,
02:26may be higher than the announced estimates.
02:30According to the report, Egypt occupied the first African ranking,
02:34followed by Nigeria and then Morocco.
02:37These transfers are considered important financial sources,
02:41far superior to other foreign financial inflows,
02:45such as direct foreign investment, which fell by 41% during the last term,
02:52compared to a rate of 57% increase in transfers.
02:58Merchants Darb Omar contacted the largest markets in the Kingdom
03:03about the initiative of voluntary tax evasion in the context of the operation,
03:07which was known by the people of the Kingdom until the end of last year,
03:10in order to fully confirm their involvement in the operation.
03:14Details in the report by Younes Mazih and Younes Maysouri.
03:18Here in Darb Omar, the largest markets in Morocco,
03:21where hundreds of merchants are involved in voluntary tax evasion,
03:26who have confirmed the importance of the operation in the country's economy.
03:30We were trying to find answers to the questions,
03:33but we were running out of time, and this is only the first day.
03:36Thank God, people started to understand,
03:39there was a little bit of fear,
03:41but people gathered together,
03:43everyone who still had doubts,
03:46did their job, and most of them, as I mentioned,
03:49are people of Darb Omar, they have their own companies,
03:52they run their own business, they have their own business,
03:54and they are all advanced.
03:55The operation is good, people like it,
03:58and those who don't know how to do it,
04:01and those who know how to do it,
04:05they should start doing it,
04:08so that they can be involved in this operation.
04:11There is a group of people,
04:13who form a group of merchants,
04:16especially in Darb Omar,
04:20and they are the intermediaries.
04:22The importance of this initiative,
04:24was confirmed by the citizens,
04:26who considered this voluntary compensation,
04:29as a contribution to strengthen the financial liquidity in the banks,
04:32and a legal compensation for the money.
04:34For those who have money,
04:36they have to pay taxes,
04:38because they have 20 billion,
04:4020 billion,
04:41they have to pay taxes,
04:42they have to pay four times a year,
04:44five times,
04:45because they have money,
04:46they don't want to show it to anyone,
04:47they want to give it to anyone,
04:48but they don't show it,
04:49they give them 20 billion,
04:51they give them 100 million taxes,
04:52but they don't show it,
04:53and they don't want to give it to charity.
04:55This is a very beautiful initiative,
04:57and I don't think anyone would oppose this idea.
05:00We are proud of our country,
05:02and we wish it all the best.
05:05It is an opportunity for individuals,
05:07to balance their financial situation,
05:09without being subject to penalties,
05:11or revisions in the future.
05:13This is what Rashid Sari,
05:15the economic analyst for Al-Hasila,
05:17said that taxation,
05:19in order to limit the spread of liquidity,
05:21and make its money beneficial to the national economy.
05:24Today, we are facing a very big problem in Morocco,
05:27which is cash.
05:29Today, in Morocco,
05:31it has reached 430 billion AED,
05:34which is 28% or 29% of the total income.
05:39Today, there should be a roadmap,
05:42in order to attract more people,
05:44in order to make this money,
05:46as I said,
05:47beneficial to the national economy,
05:49because today,
05:50liquidity is one of the reasons
05:52that leads to inflation.
05:54Liquidity is one of the reasons
05:56that leads to the explosion of the unemployed sector.
05:59On the other hand,
06:00Idris Al-Alawi,
06:01the economic analyst for Al-Hasila,
06:03said that citizens,
06:05who will not voluntarily
06:07use their money through taxation,
06:09will be subject to a sector
06:11that will reach 38%.
06:14People who will not do this taxation,
06:16this voluntary taxation,
06:18this voluntary taxation,
06:20will be subject to a sector
06:22that will reach 38%.
06:24Today, the role of the media
06:26and our role as specialists,
06:28is to fix some issues
06:30that may have opposite results,
06:33because we do not hear
06:35many people saying
06:37that it will reach 38%.
06:39Where did this 38% come from?
06:41Because it is the citizen sector.
06:43We are talking about people.
06:45The reason for the decrease
06:47is that the main goal
06:50was to fight tax evasion
06:52and encourage the unemployed sector
06:54to enter the economic fabric
06:56and contribute effectively
06:58to the national economy.
07:00Therefore, this was a step
07:02from the Moroccan government
07:04and not the first time.
07:06In 2020, it was the same procedure,
07:08and there was approximately
07:10four billion dirhams
07:12that the Tax Administration
07:14used through this voluntary taxation
07:17for people who are in debt.
07:19This means that people
07:21who have one of the income
07:23that they do not have,
07:25the origin of these amounts
07:27cannot be explained
07:29in other words.
07:31I have one amount of money
07:33at home or in the bank,
07:35and I have the income
07:37that is known legally
07:39until the tax is paid
07:41on the income.
07:43The other amounts
07:46must be justified
07:48by all the income.
07:52The world celebrated
07:54the New Year
07:56and New Zealand is the first
07:58country in the world
08:00to welcome the year 2025.
08:02This was characterized by
08:04celebrations in Australia,
08:06China and Malaysia
08:08organizing large offers
08:10for the fireworks
08:12that thousands of people
08:15gathered in the main square
08:17to welcome the new year
08:19and to celebrate
08:21this year.
08:23The New Year
08:25is officially
08:27New Zealand's first
08:29country in the world
08:31to welcome
08:33the year 2025
08:35and to say goodbye
08:37to last year.
08:39In the most important cities
08:41of the country,
08:43New Zealand celebrates
08:45these special moments
08:47in their lives.
08:49Here in Sydney,
08:51the New Year celebrations
08:53are underway.
08:55The fireworks
08:57lit up the sky of Sydney
08:59and hundreds of thousands
09:01of people followed
09:03these entertainment offers
09:05that mark the New Year
09:07in Australia.
09:09On this occasion,
09:11the most famous artists
09:13in the country
09:15participated.
09:21In the Asian continent,
09:23the New Year clock
09:25rang in Hong Kong.
09:27The festive atmosphere
09:29was characterized
09:31by organizing
09:33amazing offers
09:35for the fireworks
09:37that thousands of people
09:39participated in.
09:43The special offers
09:45for the fireworks
09:47marked the New Year
09:49celebrations in China.
09:51The diverse offers
09:53organized in the most important
09:55cities of China
09:57were characterized
09:59by innovation and creativity
10:01and the introduction
10:03of Chinese culture
10:05to history.
10:07Sydney celebrates
10:09a new year full of joy
10:11and success.
10:13In turn,
10:15Malaysia welcomes
10:17the New Year
10:19by organizing
10:21large offers
10:23for fireworks
10:25that lit up
10:27the sky of the capital
10:29Kuala Lumpur.
10:31Malaysians,
10:33like other people
10:36welcomed hundreds of
10:38Syrians in Damascus
10:40in 2025
10:42with the release of the
10:44revolutionary songs.
10:46It is the first year
10:48since Assad's rule
10:50that we have seen them
10:52for the first time.
10:54Syrians gathered
10:56in the streets
10:58of Damascus
11:01to celebrate
11:03the anniversary
11:05of the liberation
11:07of Gaza.
11:09In Gaza,
11:11heavy rain
11:13flooded the tents
11:15of displaced families
11:17after a week of heavy
11:19rain and strong winds.
11:21Many tents
11:23were flooded
11:25over the past two days
11:27by Palestinians
11:29in desperate camps
11:31consisting of
11:33large tents
11:35where hundreds of
11:37Syrians flocked
11:39to the streets
11:41and it is difficult
11:43to get food and water.
11:45A United Nations report
11:47concluded that the
11:49ongoing Israeli strikes
11:51since October 2023
11:53on Gaza's hospitals
11:55led to a complete collapse.
11:57The UN Human Rights
11:59Committee said
12:01in a report
12:03that the Israeli
12:05attacks on Gaza's hospitals
12:07and its surroundings
12:09and related operations
12:11have adversely affected
12:13the Palestinians' ability
12:15to get medical care.
12:17The report pointed out
12:19that the Israeli claims
12:21about the presence
12:23of Palestinians
12:25in the Gaza Strip
12:27are false.
12:29Ukraine and Russia
12:31have announced
12:33that they have destroyed
12:3551 missiles and
12:37Russian cars.
12:39Moscow said
12:41that it has destroyed
12:4358 Ukrainian cars.
12:45The Ukrainian air force
12:47said that the Russian
12:49strikes targeted the
12:51capital of Kiev
12:53and used
12:55six ballistic missiles,
12:57six guided missiles,
12:59eight cruise missiles
13:01and a single-shot missile.
13:03The country was also attacked
13:05by 40 attack cars.
13:07The air force said
13:09that the Ukrainian air force
13:11dropped the single-shot missile,
13:13five guided missiles
13:15and 16 cars.
13:17On the other hand,
13:19Kiev and Moscow
13:21confirmed in two separate statements
13:23that Russian gas supplies
13:25to Europe through Ukraine
13:27stopped completely
13:29this morning
13:31after a five-year contract
13:33was terminated
13:35at the end of 2019.
13:37The Ukrainian Minister of Energy
13:39said in two statements
13:41that Russian gas flows
13:43have been stopped,
13:45and that it will cause
13:47financial losses.
13:49On the other hand,
13:51the Russian giant Gazprom
13:53said in two statements
13:55that Russian gas was not
13:57delivered through Ukraine.
13:59Gazprom pointed out
14:01that because of the repeated
14:03and explicit refusal
14:05of the Ukrainian side
14:07to extend this agreement,
14:09Gazprom was deprived
14:11of the technical and legal
14:13On the other hand,
14:15the Ukrainian minister
14:17clarified that Ukraine
14:19has notified its international partners
14:21to close the agreement
14:23planned for months.
14:25To comment on this topic,
14:27we have Mr. Rami Al-Qalioubi
14:29from Moscow,
14:31an academic and political analyst
14:33specializing in Russian affairs.
14:35Mr. Rami,
14:37first of all,
14:39what are the reasons
14:41for stopping Russian gas
14:43supplies through Ukraine
14:45to Europe?
14:47To answer this question,
14:49let's go back
14:51to the end of 2019,
14:53when the Russian-Ukrainian relations
14:55saw an improvement
14:57following Zelensky's election
14:59and his first meeting
15:01with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
15:03At that time,
15:05a five-year Russian gas transit
15:07agreement was signed,
15:09and, of course,
15:11many changes
15:13emerged during these years,
15:15and in fact,
15:17Russia and Ukraine
15:19moved to an open war
15:21that has been going on for three years.
15:23Zelensky clearly announced
15:25his refusal to extend this agreement,
15:27while Putin
15:29reiterated at the end
15:31of last year
15:33that the remaining period
15:35is not enough to extend it.
15:37At that time,
15:39all European attempts
15:41and even the visit of
15:43Slovakian Prime Minister
15:45Robert Fitso to Moscow
15:47to find a way out
15:49of this crisis failed,
15:51but at the end of the day,
15:53the Ukrainian side
15:55held its position
15:57and it was not possible
15:59to withdraw.
16:01This is one of the
16:03balances between Ukraine
16:05and Russia,
16:07as well as the European countries,
16:09or at least some of them,
16:11still need
16:13Ukrainian transit
16:15for Russian gas,
16:17especially countries like Slovakia
16:19and Moldova.
16:21Perhaps the best way
16:23is to compensate
16:25for the loss of Ukrainian transit
16:27through the Turkish
16:29pipelines,
16:31but all in all,
16:33Russia and Europe
16:35and Ukraine
16:37will have the upper hand.
16:39How will the Russian gas exports
16:41affect the energy markets
16:43in Europe?
16:47Of course,
16:49this will affect the prices
16:51of energy.
16:53In November,
16:55the price of gas in the European market
16:57was 500 dollars
16:59per thousand cubic meters.
17:01Now,
17:03it is 450 dollars.
17:05It is impossible to find
17:07an alternative
17:09or a medium solution
17:11such as importing
17:13Azerbaijani or Kazakh gas
17:15through Ukrainian pipelines.
17:17It is also possible
17:19to buy Russian gas
17:21from European countries
17:23as soon as it enters
17:25the Ukrainian territory
17:27and does not leave
17:29the European market.
17:31At the end of the day,
17:33all these attempts failed,
17:35which means that the prices
17:37will rise again,
17:39and Russia will benefit
17:41from this,
17:43because the prices
17:45will partially recover
17:47from the loss
17:49of the European market
17:51that existed
17:53through Ukrainian transit.
17:55Mr. Ramin,
17:57will this affect
17:59the European economy in general?
18:01Of course,
18:03and this effect
18:05is not a momentary effect.
18:07For example, Germany
18:09is the main industrial country
18:11in Europe,
18:13but its industrial sector
18:15has faced tough times
18:17since 2022,
18:19when Germany became
18:21the main partner of Russia
18:23in the European Union
18:25and when Germany
18:27completely stopped
18:29buying Russian gas,
18:31there were even
18:33North Sea pipelines
18:35in the Baltic Sea.
18:37Therefore, of course,
18:39this has a negative effect
18:41on European countries,
18:43especially the industrial sector.
18:45Mr. Ramin, the Ukrainian Minister of Energy
18:47said that this closure
18:49had been planned for months.
18:51How will these developments
18:53affect the energy relations
18:55between Russia and Europe
18:57in the near future?
18:59I don't think
19:01there will be a major effect,
19:03because the countries
19:05that have abandoned Russian gas
19:07have entered the phase of
19:09closure with Russia,
19:11although this does not prevent them
19:13from buying Russian gas from the Middle East
19:15or Russian natural gas.
19:17As for the countries
19:19that have long relations
19:21with energy partners
19:23such as Hungary and Slovakia,
19:25on the contrary,
19:27they will become more and more
19:29aggressive towards Ukraine
19:31and will seek to stop
19:33the support provided to it.
19:35I don't think this stop
19:37will change the situation significantly.
19:39Mr. Ramin,
19:41Russia will certainly be affected.
19:43How will Russia deal with this crisis
19:45in light of the possible
19:47decrease in its willpower?
19:49Firstly,
19:51part of the losses will be compensated
19:53by increasing the price of gas.
19:55The other part will be compensated
19:57by increasing subsidies to China.
19:59For example,
20:01at the end of last year,
20:03the Siberian gas pipeline
20:05between Russia and China
20:07reached its design capacity
20:09of 38 billion cubic meters
20:11annually.
20:13All of this
20:15partially compensates Russia
20:17for the losses,
20:19but not all of them.
20:21As for China,
20:23Russia's ally,
20:25can you compensate
20:27these losses by increasing
20:29its exports to China?
20:31No, I don't think so.
20:33As I mentioned,
20:35the Siberian gas pipeline
20:37is working at full capacity.
20:39As for the project of the Siberian pipeline 2,
20:41China is working on it.
20:43Perhaps,
20:45this project will help
20:47preserve trade relations
20:49between Russia and the West.
20:51Perhaps,
20:53this project will help
20:55preserve trade relations
20:57between Russia and the West.
20:59We don't know what will happen
21:01behind the scenes.
21:03As I mentioned,
21:05China can only compensate
21:07part of the losses.
21:09From Moscow,
21:11I am Rami Al-Qalioubi,
21:13thank you.
21:15In another topic,
21:17the US government announced
21:19the fall of 10 killed
21:21and 30 injured
21:23after a car crashed
21:25with the New Year celebrations.
21:27The media reported
21:29that several people
21:31were killed after a car
21:33crashed on Bourbon Street
21:35in the French neighborhood
21:37in New Orleans,
21:39USA today.
21:41It was also reported that
21:43a truck hit the crowd
21:45at high speed,
21:47then the driver started firing.
21:49The police also fired.
21:51ABC reported
21:53that the crash
21:55was on purpose.
22:01Britain and Senegal
22:03announced yesterday
22:05the production of gas
22:07in the shared field
22:09and according to the joint report
22:11of the energy sectors
22:13in Mauritania, Senegal,
22:15Petrosen, and the British
22:17company for combustion,
22:19the official opening
22:21of the first well
22:23was successful.
22:25The gas field is located
22:27between the two countries
22:29at a depth of 2,850 meters.
22:31This indicates that
22:33the experts expect
22:35that the size of the gas
22:37in the shared field
22:39between Mauritania and Senegal
22:41with 25 trillion cubic feet
22:43will reach
22:45about 2.5 million tons
22:47annually.
22:49It will be used
22:51for local consumption
22:53in both countries.
22:57Back to Morocco,
22:59where the city of Oyun
23:01hosted the first round
23:03of the Sahara Film Festival
23:05for the first time.
23:07The festival,
23:09which was held
23:11in a unique Sahara space,
23:13exhibited the latest
23:15Sahara film productions
23:17in the Moroccan Sahara culture
23:19and provided a platform
23:21for communication
23:23between filmmakers
23:25to exchange experiences
23:27and highlight the stories
23:29and styles of the people
23:31of the Sahara.
23:33The first edition
23:35of the Sahara Film Festival
23:37was held in Oyun.
23:39The festival highlights
23:41the culture of the Sahara
23:43and the Sahara space
23:45as a source of inspiration
23:47for cinematic works.
23:49The festival also
23:51discussed the Sahara
23:53in the Moroccan cinema
23:55with a group of researchers
23:57and filmmakers
23:59as well as a number
24:01of international filmmakers
24:03from all over the world.
24:05The first edition
24:07of the Sahara Film Festival
24:09was held
24:11in Oyun
24:13with a group
24:15of international filmmakers
24:17from all over the world.
24:19The second edition
24:21of the Sahara Film Festival
24:23was held in Oyun
24:25with a group
24:27of international filmmakers
24:29and filmmakers
24:31from all over the world.
24:33The first edition
24:35of the Sahara Film Festival
24:37was held
24:39in Oyun
24:41with a group
24:43of international filmmakers
24:45from all over the world.
24:47The second edition
24:49of the Sahara Film Festival
24:51was held
24:53in Oyun
24:55with a group
24:57of international filmmakers
24:59from all over the world.
25:27The Sahara Film Festival
25:29aims to become
25:31an annual station
25:33that strengthens
25:35the cultural identity
25:37of Hassaniyya
25:39and establishes
25:41the southern province
25:43of the Kingdom of Morocco
25:45as an international
25:47cinematic destination
25:49and a platform
25:51for the development
25:53of cultures.
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