Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s arrival in Egypt was, by a wide margin, the most popular topic of discussion on the airwaves last night. There was, however, no mention of the havoc MbS’ visit wreaked on Cairo traffic yesterday.

MbS choosing to visit Egypt directly after the UAE sends a message that these are the region’s leading countries, Saudi-Egyptian Business Council Chairman Abdullah bin Mahfooz told Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and the crown prince are expected to discuss economic and political cooperation between Cairo and Riyadh, as well as the developments in Iraq, Libya, and Yemen (watch, runtime: 3:41).

Color and “analysis”: Journalist Emad El Din Adib rang up El Hekaya host (and his brother) Amr Adib to offer commentary on the trip and the aftermath of the Jamal Khashoggi murder (watch, runtime: 10:35). Political analyst Moataz Abdel Fattah did the same on Hona Al Asema (watch, runtime: 3:52). Al Hayah Al Youm, meanwhile, couldn’t ignore the Saudi embassy in Cairo’s decision to create a hashtag about bin Salman’s visit (watch, runtime: 1:21).

The government’s plans to offer several of its services online as of next year was the main talking point for Deputy CIT Minister Khaled El Attar, who told Al Hayah Al Youm that the digital transition will help cut down on bribery by eliminating the need to rely on bureaucrats for these services (watch, runtime: 2:09).

The Education Ministry has decided to do a trial run of end-of-term examinations for secondary students to give students a feel for how exams will be formatted and administered under the new education system, Minister Tarek Shawki said on Hona Al Asema. Shawki noted that the decision is meant to ease concerns from parents that students are not equipped to acclimate to the new system (watch, runtime: 8:04).

Expanding Egypt’s public transport and mass transit networks are the key to resolving the country’s traffic congestion woes, roads and transport professor Osama Akeil said on Masaa DMC. According to Akeil, commuters in Cairo collectively make 25 mn trips within the city on a daily basis (watch, runtime: 6:18).

Another perfunctory attempt from the Agriculture Ministry to end the controversy over reported exports of stray dogs and cats did not fly with Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary, animal rights activist Mona Khalil, or House Rep Mohamed Abu Hamed. The ministry issued a statement yesterday saying that 726 of these domesticated animals exited the country this year with their owners. El Hosary, Khalil, and Abu Hamed each stressed that the statement addresses a statistic that is irrelevant to the issue of whether stray animals are being sold or traded (watch, runtime: 13:43).