The release of child rights activist Aya Hijazy and President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s visit to Saudi Arabia were the two topics consequence on the airwaves last night.

Hijazy’s release stirred wide discussion of the fate of others wrongfully detained in Egyptian prisons, whether on the airwaves or in the local press (see On Deadline). The case prompted Hona Al Asema’s Lamees Al Hadidi to issue a rare non-economic rebuke to the government, saying, “There are dozens of people like Aya Hegazi in Egyptian prisons who are innocent” (watch, runtime: 1:33). Her lesser half also discussed the topic, noting the fanfare with which Hijazy was welcomed back home. Amr Adib called her release one of Trump’s biggest successes in his first 100 days (watch, runtime: 2:37).

On El Sisi’s visit to Saudi Arabia, Saudi political analyst Ali El Tawaty told Lamees the two governments will discuss the economic potential of Tiran and Sanafir, the handover of which to KSA is still in dispute in Egyptian courts and a divisive subject here at home (watch, runtime: 7:59).

Apart from his comments on Hijazy, Adib used the French presidential elections to angrily protest the fact that no candidate has yet announced plans to run for the presidency in Egypt (watch, runtime: 2:48).

We would like to present our First Occasional Award in the Field of Parliamentary [Redacted] (“The Magoos”) to MP Abdel Moneim Eliwa, who wants the burden that is state bureaucrats to continue on a multi-generational basis. He tells Mehwar TV’s 90 Minutes that he proposed a draft law that would allow early retirees to pass on their jobs to first-degree relatives (watch, runtime: 54:14). Truly an inspiration to nepotistic legislators worldwide.