Amr Adib and Lamees Al Hadidy were both back on the airwaves last night to cover the fallout from Egypt and other Arab countries’ decision to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar.

Lamees, who was live on CBC’s Extra News, was concerned that Qatar might retaliate by backing new terror attacks, stressing that the decision will have many economic repercussions for the statelet (watch, runtime 5: 52). She also noted that Egypt must prepare itself for the possibility that many of its nationals might want to leave Doha in light of the escalating tension and suggested that our GCC pals might be generous enough to “support the Egyptian economy” by taking on the 200k+ Egyptian workers currently employed in Qatar.

Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan quickly reassured Lamees though that the government was ready for any scenario and is closely following the status of its nationals in Doha (watch, runtime 2: 54). Immigration Minister Nabila Makram also said that the ministries of manpower, housing, social solidarity, and education are readying themselves for the possibility that Qatar might choose to expel its Egyptian expat workforce (watch, runtime 3: 58).

We’re still letting Qatari ships through the Suez Canal, Suez Canal chief Mohab Mamish told Lamees, as mandated by international laws governing its waters. Mamish explained that passage can only be denied in three instances: In case the ship belongs to a country that’s currently at war with Egypt or in cases of drug or human trafficking (watch, runtime 2:16).

Amr Adib urged Egypt to not respond to reported Kuwaiti efforts to mediate the crisis (watch, runtime 1:54). Cairo University political science professor Moataz Abdel Fattah told Adib that a reconciliation would mean Qatar admitting its role in funding and harboring terrorists (watch, runtime 5:12).

Adib then proceeded to air footage of empty shelves in Doha’s supermarkets, which cleared out after the breakoff of ties was announced. Qatar imports almost all of its food (watch, runtime 2:56).