Leading the conversation on the airwaves last night was the Cairo ICT expo, which President Abdel Fattah El Sisi attended yesterday. CIT Minister Amr Talaat blanketed the airwaves to discuss the expo with the talking heads.

Several government authorities launched digital services during the expo, including an online feature from Egypt Post that allows people to pay off their traffic fines online, Talaat said on Al Hayah Al Youm. Marriage officiants (ma’zoun) are also apparently going to begin registering newlyweds’ data online through a database that will instantly verify the husband and wife’s age, which is meant to curb underage marriages (watch, runtime: 13:10).

About that less-than-stellar internet connection… Egypt’s internet infrastructure is in need of upgrades, Talaat acquiesced on Hona Al Asema, but the work — including replacing cables — will take some time. He maintained, however, that internet prices are “fair” and relatively inexpensive (watch, runtime: 7:51). El Hekaya’s Amr Adib also covered the expo (watch, runtime: 5:47).

Women’s issues also featured prominently on the airwaves last night, with Masaa DMC and Hona Al Asema looking at violence against women in Egypt (watch, runtime: 6:32 and  runtime: 18:22). National Population Council rapporteur Amr Hassan also talked about raising women’s awareness on family planning to help curb population growth on Hona Al Asema (watch, runtime: 15:58).

We still have no idea what’s going on with our alleged exports of stray cats and dogs. That’s the takeaway from a segment Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary dedicated to the issue, during which House Rep. Nadia Henry phoned in to note that she and several other members of parliament have formally requested a clarification from the government (watch, runtime: 16:03). El Hekaya’s Amr Adib joined in on the chorus by calling for an end to the alleged trade and saying that Egypt can very well do without any income from any such exports (watch, runtime: 4:37).

The Local Development Ministry is connecting homes in 12 governorates to public sewer lines, ministry spokesman Khaled Qassem told Al Hayah Al Youm. The ministry has allocated EGP 80 mn for the work, but citizens will apparently be paying for their household’s connection under an eight-year instalment scheme (watch, runtime: 4:05).

Cardiothoracic surgeon Magdi Yacoub talked about plans to set up a heart center in the new administrative capital akin to the Magdi Yacoub Foundation’s center in Aswan (watch, runtime: 2:02) in an appearance with El Hekaya’s Amr Adib.