Qatar still the biggest story on the airwaves
The aftermath of Qatar’s freezeout by neighboring Arab states continued to keep Kol Youm’s Amr Adib busy.
The boisterous one echoed his wife’s warnings from Monday night, saying that he expects more terror attacks against Egypt as a result of the tension with Qatar and advising Coptic citizens to remain vigilant (watch, runtime 5: 09).
Adib spoke to Immigration Minister Nabila Makram about what’s being done for Egyptians who had booked tickets back to Cairo before the flight ban. She explained that people will be given two options: Either switch to a different airline — such as the Kuwaiti, Lebanese, Jordanian, or Turkish airlines — or cancel their flights and get a voucher from EgyptAir to be used at a later time, once the conflict is resolved.
The minister also reassured Adib that the Greek embassy in Doha is catering to the 300k Egyptian nationals residing in Qatar (watch, runtime 4:07).
Kuwaiti writer Fouad Al Hashim spoke to Adib about Kuwait’s position in all this. Emir Sabah Al Ahmed Al Sabah, who maintains normal relations with the Statelet, had been scheduled to meet with its Emir before being persuaded not to by Saudi. Al Hashim finds it unlikely that Qatar will agree to Saudi’s conditions for resolution (watch, runtime 7: 21).