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Thursday, 27 September 2018

Goings-on in New York remain the topic du jour

The UN General Assembly remained the topic du jour on last night’s talk shows, with most talking heads focusing on President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s various meetings in New York City yesterday.

El Sisi met with several leaders yesterday, including Swiss President Alain Berset, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. The meetings featured talks on bilateral relations, challenges pertaining to illegal migration, and the latest developments in the investigation into the murder of Italian PhD student Giulio Regeni. Al Hayah fi Masr (watch, runtime: 6:36), Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 2:28), and Yahduth fi Masr each had a rundown of the president’s activity for the day (watch, runtime: 1:32).

The president also delivered a speech on the dangers of climate change during the Informal Leaders Dialogue on Climate Change meeting, in which he reiterated Egypt’s commitment to the Paris climate pact, according to Al Shorouk.

Arab League’s Aboul Gheit talks regional issues: Arab League Secretary General Ahmed Aboul Gheit spoke extensively on Masaa DMC about several regional issues, including the situation in Syria and the resulting refugee crisis (watch, runtime: 3:17), the crisis in Yemen (watch, runtime: 2:42) and the situation in Libya (watch, runtime: 4:09). Aboul Gheit also touched on the Palestinian issue and the US’ decision to slash UNRWA funds (watch, runtime: 3:30).

Prime Minister Mostafa Mabdouly visited Sohag and Qena and his trip made Al Hayah fi Masr’s radar (watch, runtime: 7:23).

Bad tomato seeds? The Agriculture Ministry is inspecting several tomato fields after over 400 farmers complained that a specific tomato seed, known as 023, has been yielding infected crops, ministry spokesman Hamed Abdel Dayem said on Masaa DMC. Gaara Seeds — which supplies 023 seeds — had warned farmers months ago that there were copycat 023 seeds being sold on the market, according to the company’s marketing manager (watch, runtime: 23:22).

Celebrating Armenians in Egypt: Emigration and Expat Affairs Minister Nabila Makram Ebeid and Armenia’s Minister of Expats Mukhtar Hayrabtian were interviewed on Masaa DMC, where they discussed a celebration headlined “We are the Armenian Egyptians” (watch, runtime: 3:58).

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