Sherif Amer could b leaving MBC now that Amr Adib has joined the network
We have some airwaves-related gossip for you this morning: Sherif Amer could be leaving MBC now that Amr Adib has come into the fold. Sources tell Al Dostor that Amer has been frustrated since news of Adib coming over made it to the public sphere, adding that there is a an inclination within the network’s management team to either drop Amer’s contract once it expires or move him to a different channel, giving Adib the main talk show slot.
Meanwhile, the talking heads had a busy night, chewing over a rumor of Mo Salah retiring from international football (not club competition), recently-enacted income tax amendments, and a new wind farm.
Mo Salah is not quitting the national team or retiring from international football, as the latest swirl of rumors suggested, hinting that the star striker was in hot water for being fawned over by Chechnya’s President Ramzan Kadyrov. Salah trained with the rest of the team yesterday ahead of their game against Saudi today, football federation member Ahmed Megahed told Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary(watch, runtime: 12:22). Sports critic Ihab al-Khatib said the rumors are meant to strain Salah before the match and expects the footballer to face more headwinds as he grows (watch here, runtime: 7:36 and here, runtime: 3:59)
Amendments to the tax code were the order of the day on Hona Al Asema, where Riham Ibrahim is filling in for Lamees Al Hadidi, who’s on vacation until September. Former deputy finance minister Amr El Monayer explained that the amendments, which President Abdel Fattah El Sisi signed off on this past Saturday, are part of a social protection package meant to help mitigate inflationary pressure by giving a bit of tax relief to low income earners (watch, runtime: 9:23).
The Electricity Ministry plans to inaugurate an EGP 12 bn, 580 MW wind farm on 30 June, according to Al Hayah fi Misr’s Kamel Madi, who chatted with ministry spokesperson Ayman Hamza to discuss the transition to renewable energy sources and the surplus power currently being produced as more energy projects come online (watch, runtime: 8:31).
Consumer Protection Authority boss Rady Abdel Moty explained how citizens can report violations on Al Hayah fi Masr and seemed particularly keen on bringing an end to minimum charges for seating in restaurants (watch full interview, runtime: 26:38).