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Sunday, 9 September 2018

Lamees is staying on at CBC — with some scheduling and content changes

We’re taking a break from our daily rundown of last night’s talk shows and will be back in full swing on Sunday, 16 September. That being said, we couldn’t ignore the latest episode of the “Where’s Lamees?” saga.

**#5 Lamees is still MIA: Lamees Al Hadidi is still not back hosting Hona Al Asema, marking the beginning of week two since the host was due to resume her post. Unidentified sources told Al Mal early yesterday that Lamees had not been axed from CBC’s roster and will resume hosting Hona Al Asema every week from Saturday-Tuesday. The source attributed a change in schedule as having been behind the host’s disappearance. The new schedule reduces the show’s airtime by one day and will reportedly nudge her away from politics. Rumors circulating widely in the business community hold that the Egyptian Media Group (EMG), the new owner of CBC, is not keen on Lamees’ “focus” on politics. The high-profile host — the only talking head who knows squat about business and the economy — is said to have turned down an offer to jump ship to another broadcaster.

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