The state needs to acknowledge mistakes in handling the situation at Raba’a, hold those who made mistakes responsible, and compensate victims in a complete investigation, according to Al Masry Al Youm columnist Amr El Shobaki, who is believed to be a confidante of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The process is essential for national healing and reconciliation, he says, stressing that social reconciliation does not necessarily imply admitting the Ikhwan back to political life.

El Watan’s Mahmoud Khalil blames the government’s mishandling of the economy as the reason it is now seeking IMF assistance. Meanwhile, Ali Al Salma railed against the government’s lack of transparency. In an op-ed for El Watan, Al Salma chastises the government for not being upfront with the average citizen on the true costs the population has to bear for economic reforms.

Al Ahram columnist Farouk Goweda points to the state’s inability to monitor and regulate commodity prices. “We have to admit that the cost of USD is only part of the problem, there are products that are 100% produced domestically and are still witnessing price hikes,” he says.

Al Masry Al Youm and Al Kahera Wel Nas’ Osama Kamal warns that income from the Suez Canal is in jeopardy. There are multiple routes being considered that could shorten the distance between Europe and Asia. He specifically points to the touted North-South Transport Corridor between Russia, Iran, and Azerbaijan, as well as the Israeli Ashdod port. The solution, he says, is to accelerate the development of the Suez Canal area into a complete investment zone to make it an unrivaled hub regionally.

Salah Montasser writes in Al Ahram asking why information surrounding investigation into the crash of EgyptAir flight MS804 hasn’t been made public.