On an otherwise bland evening, the talking heads busied themselves with a tally of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s meetings during his visit to Vienna, which wrapped yesterday. We also have more details in Diplomacy + Foreign Trade, below.

The president’s sit-down with Austrian businessmen is “one of the main accomplishments” of his trip, Egypt’s ambassador in Vienna, Omar Amer, told Al Hayah Al Youm. The Austrians are expected to follow up with a trade-focused visit of their own within the next few months, while the two countries’ parliaments are looking to forge a friendship, Amer said (watch, runtime: 11:24). Egyptian-Austrian Business Council Chairman Eyad Taymour also recapped El Sisi’s meeting, which focused on plugging investments in Egypt (watch, runtime: 04:39). Yahduth fi Masr’s Sherif Amer stressed the importance of holding these talks (watch, runtime: 01:51).

Ticket prices for Cairo Metro lines 1 and 2 will not increase due to the poor quality of these lines’ services, Transport Minister Hisham Arafat announced yesterday, according to Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Assal. Arafat also said that the development of Phase 1 of Cairo Metro Line 4 is around 89% complete (watch, runtime: 03:22).

The European Investment Bank’s EUR 350 mn in financing for the development of Cairo Metro Line 1 (which we cover in further detail in Diplomacy + Foreign Trade below) also earned some airtime on the show (watch, runtime: 03:21).

The House Tourism Committee is set to discuss next week a draft law to promote medical tourism in Egypt, Rep. Amr Sedky told Masaa DMC’s Osama Kamal. According to Sedky, the Health Ministry has identified north of 1,300 sites around the country that would fit the bill for medical tourism (watch, runtime: 09:37).

Cabinet Spokesman Nader Saad gave a status report on the construction of New Alamein City in a phone-in to Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 07:00).