Rising electricity prices and bumps in pension payouts were in the limelight on CBC Extra with Lamees Al Hadidi last night.

Lamees first spoke to Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Wali, who explained that the increase in the minimum monthly pension payment to EGP 150 from EGP 130 came at the request of the House majority bloc, the pro-government Support Egypt Coalition (watch, runtime 5:49).

Lamees then suggested that rising electricity prices should come as no surprise, as the Electricity Ministry is the only government body to have adopted and communicated a clear and progressive pricing scheme since 2014. The host said consumers should also brace themselves for a hike in fuel prices, which will come “sooner or later” (watch, runtime 1:56).

Over on Kol Youm, Lamees’ lesser half focused on the attack on the Finsbury Park mosque in London, which left one person dead. Adib is once again badgering the UK for being “soft” on terror groups and expects members of the Ikhwan in London to pop up soon and position themselves as a moderate Islamic group (watch, runtime: 4:42).