On a relatively uneventful evening on the airwaves, the nation’s talking heads were most preoccupied with the World Youth Forum that kicks off in Sharm El Sheikh today.

Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary, who was reporting live from Sharm, talked to South Sinai governor Khaled Fouda about the month-long preparations ahead of the conference (watch, runtime 4:15).

The forum was also in the spotlight on Hona Al Asema, where a reporter told host Lamees Al Hadidi that 49 official delegations from different countries, including 19 youth ministers, had arrived at Sharm El Sheikh as of last night to participate in the forum (watch, runtime 8:46).

Lamees also took the time to mention that Mubarak-era Trade and Industry Minister Rachid Mohamed Rachid has officially resumed his post at the helm of his company, Rachid Mashreq Group, for the first time since he resigned in 2004 to join cabinet. Lamees thanked Rachid, former Investment Minister Mahmoud Mohieldin, and former Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali for helping Egypt achieve unprecedented growth and putting the country on the global investment map during their time in cabinet (watch, runtime 3:09). We second that.

Over on Kol Youm, Amr Adib could hardly contain his excitement over human rights lawyer Khaled Ali’s expected announcement that he will run for the presidency in next year’s elections. Having spent the past several months virtually begging anyone to announce their candidacy, Adib cautioned against attacking Ali for throwing his name in the hat, reminding everyone that we are 100 days away from the start of election proceedings and still have no official candidates (watch, runtime 5:07).

Adib took on the role of regional political commentator, saying that Lebanese Prime Minister Saad El Hariri’s resignation will have repercussions for Egypt and the region as a whole. The host suggested that El Hariri likely stepped down because he found himself unable to rule effectively (watch, runtime 7:11).