The launch of the two-day National Youth Conference at the new capital yesterday was in the limelight on last night’s talk shows.

Al Hayah Al Youm’s Khaled Abu Bakr zoned in on President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s speech, in which the president lauded Egyptians for their patience amid the reforms that have been ongoing since he assumed office in 2014 (watch, runtime: 3:29).

Youth model government session: The central focus of the conference’s first day was a “simulation” government session including a prime minister, full-fledged cabinet, and working groups presented to El Sisi’s administration assessments, analyses, policy responses, and strategies. This is the third mock-up government simulation. You can watch yesterday’s full two-hour session here, if you are so inclined.

El Sisi was shown a series of Facebook memes poking fun at the recent fuel price hikes,Yahduth Fi Misr’s Sherif Amer reported (watch, runtime: 2:50). The memes, which the president and Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly apparently found the humor in, were presented during the mock-up government session.