The Education Ministry has closed down several unlicensed private tutoring centers in recent raids, Education Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Saber told Hona Al Asema. Legal action was also taken again unlicensed tutors, while registered teachers found working at these institutes have been referred to the ministry for investigation. The ministry will be launching its own after-school remedial classes program for students, which should also help increase teachers’ salaries and allow them to stop relying on private classes (watch, runtime: 7:17).

The government is building a new oncology center in Sharqiya. The center has been on the table for some time but construction had stopped due to budget constraints after the EGP float in November 2016, Cabinet spokesperson Nader Saad told Hona Al Asema. Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly ordered the government yesterday to resume work on the facility, which should be complete within 18-24 months (watch, runtime: 7:44). The story was also on Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 7:08).

Meanwhile, cyber security expert Adel Abdel Moneim and Rep. Mohamed Hegazy discussed ways to detect false news with Amr Adib on El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 6:03).