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Thursday, 19 January 2017

No IMF talk; Adib calls on private sector to raise wages; more on Aboutrika

There was conspicuously very little talk on the IMF agreement among the talking heads in one of the dullest nights for talk shows ever.
Kol Youm’s Amr Adib championed workers’ rights by calling on the private sector to raise staff salaries by 10-20%, because anything less could push the market over the edge and into a downward spiral. He spoke to Federation of Egyptian Industries member Ahmed Gaber, who took the opportunity to pat his own back and declare that he raised his staff salaries by 25% (watch, runtime 1:39).

Adib loudly urged his viewers to go out and support the Military Production Ministry by buying its newest creation: the Helwan 360 refrigerators (watch, runtime 7:22). Military Production Minister Mohamed El Assar phoned in to tell Adib that Egypt isn’t the only country in the world where military-owned factories make products for civilians (watch, runtime 6:44).

Al Hayah El Youm’s Tamer Amin focused on footballer Mohamed Aboutrika’s inclusion in a list of 1,500 alleged terrorists with connections to the Ikhwan. Amin, an ardent fan, wondered why it’s taking authorities more than two years to determine whether one of Egypt’s most important football players is guilty or innocent of the charges against him.Amin also praised the footballer’s quiet disposition and commended him for not publicly reacting to the news (watch, runtime 5:49).

Meanwhile, Yahduth Fi Masr’s Sherif Amer once again spent the entirety of last night’s episode listening to political commentator Mostafa El Fekki ramble on about education and national projects.

Lamees El Hadidy was off the air last night.

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