It was an uneventful night on the airwaves, with the new traffic law and an upcoming presidential pardon coming out as the only somewhat noteworthy topics in the mix.

Amendments to the traffic act approved yesterday by Cabinet are not right for Egypt, House Transport Committee member Saeed Taema told Masaa DMC’s Osama Kamal (we have more in the Speed Round, below). The new law is styled after Dubai’s regulations, which control streets that are vastly different from our own, he said, adding that the fines are too high and will push drivers to circumvent the system (watch, runtime 19:56). The proposed amendments are heading to the House for discussion ahead of a vote.

Another presidential prisoner pardon is coming up, pardon committee chair Mohamed Abdelaziz told Yahduth fi Misr’s Sherif Amer. The batch is likely to include members of ultras football fan clubs.

Other topics featured on this rather bland night included cooperation with Portugal on administrative reform and squash champion Ramy Ashour’s refusal to compete in a tournament held in Qatar. Lamees Al Hadidi also spent the entirety of her episode paying tribute to renowned Egyptian belly dancer Tahiya Karioka, while Amr Adib was off.