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Wednesday, 26 April 2017

Youth complain too much, says Adib; House may extend debate on judicial code amendments; Changes to Al Azhar might be coming

It was another mixed bag on the airwaves last night, with the Youth Conference in Ismailia being the most talked about topic. (We have more on President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s remarks there in Speed Round, below).

Kol Youm’s Amr Adib (being especially insightful last night) noted how today’s youth have inherited their parents’ sense of entitlement by questioning the president incessantly on how he plans to fix their personal economic problems. He said the government controls only a fraction of the economy, with the lion’s share being in the private sector’s hands (watch, runtime: 15:50).

Adib thinks El Sisi will run for office once again after reading the tea leaves and watching the president’s remarks at the conference (watch, runtime: 1:03).

Yahduth fi Masr’s Sherif Amer spoke to head of Sinai Reconstruction Agency Mohamed El Sakka, who justified a lack of progress on the ground by saying development projects there started only two years ago. These projects are mainly focusing on preparing infrastructure for private-sector investment, he added. El Sakka added that EGP 1 bn development projects are ongoing in Sinai, with 13 cities now ready for private sector projects.

The National Press Authority will be announcing changes to the chairmen and editors in chief of the country’s state-owned newspapers this week, authority member Alaa Thabet told Amer on Monday’s episode, Al Mal reports.

Changes to Al Azhar coming? House Social Solidarity Committee deputy chair Mohamed Abu Hamed told Hona Al Asema’s Lamees Al Hadidi that around 200 MPs have approved amending the law that governs the selection of the upper echelon of Al Azhar, without getting into the nitty gritty of what that might constitute (watch, runtime: 7:24). In keeping with her religion-themed episode, Lamees aired Pope Francis message to Egyptians (watch, runtime: 4:12).

Manpower Minister Mohamed Safaan told Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Assal that Prime Minister Sherif Ismail ordered the Finance Ministry to disburse the 10% social welfare bonus as soon as the law is approved by the House and signed by the president (watch, runtime: 6:24).

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