The Nubian protests dominated the airwaves last night, with Lamees El Hadidy dedicating nearly half of last night’s episode of Hona El Assema on CBC on the topic. Nubians are protesting the inclusion of their ancestral lands in the 1.5 mn feddan land reclamation project, prompting Prime Minister Sherif Ismail to order that land in Khor Gundi will be considered Nubian land, and that Nubians will be prioritized when that land is parcelled out, said MP Amr Aboul Yazid in call-in on the show (watch: running time: 3:04). Al Masry Al Youm had quoted Moustafa Bakry as saying that Ismail had agreed to grant Nubians priority in land distribution in all the disputed territories. The House of Representatives has also reportedly formed a committee to meet with protesters. You can view the full segment on the issue here (runtime: 1:01:34).

Amr Adib defended the government in his coverage, saying the Ismail government is serious about addressing Nubian grievances. He then began speculating why former defence minister Field Marshal Hussein Tantawy, who is of Nubian origins, visited protesters (watch; runtime: 9:39).

A good portion of Adib’s Kol Youm revolved around subsidies, with Adib posing the question of who exactly deserves commodity subsidies (watch; runtime: 15:39). He discussed CAPMAS data on poverty and income, and later hosted a panel discussion with a number of journalist to try and answer the question (watch; runtime: 1:09).

Adib is still seeking alms for Abu El Rish Children’s Hospital (watch: runtime: 11:54) and carried a report on Japanese tourists in Luxor (watch: running time: 1:33).

Elsewhere: Some USD 3 bn has flowed into the banking sector since the float of the Egyptian pound, said National Bank of Egypt vice-president Yehia Aboul Fotouh, who was back on the air last night with a call to Al Hayah Al Youm (watch; runtime: 5:36).

The Health Ministry was on the defensive last night after a number of hospital directors went on the air the night before and declared that they are 2-4 months away of running out of medical supplies. Ministry spokesperson Khaled Mogahed denied there was a shortage in IV solutions. In fact, he says, there’s a surplus. Cue the standard recitation of nonsense facts. You can catch more, if you like, on Al Assema TV’s Hasryan Ma’a Momtaz (watch: running time: 2:45).