The most recent deadlock in the tripartite talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam was the main topic of discussion on last night’s talk shows. We have the full story in this morning’s Speed Round, below.

Irrigation Ministry spokesman Mohamed El Sebai recapped the main points of contention between Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia over the dam, telling Al Kahera Alaan’s Lamees El Hadidi that Ethiopia is trying to reverse years of negotiations to get the upper hand. El Sebai noted that the three countries will meet again tomorrow, but signaled that Addis Ababa has not shown a great degree of flexibility in this round of talks, suggesting that we’re heading towards another standstill (watch, runtime: 15:00). El Sebai had a similar chat with Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary (watch, runtime 11:24 and runtime: 9:10).

We’re going to get more clarity on the government’s plans to resume air travel today, when the civil aviation and tourism ministers will hold a press conference to announce the procedures that will be in place to reopen their industries, Information Minister Osama Heikal told Lamees. Heikal also filled Lamees in on the government’s plans for the next two weeks, including the lockdown measures that will remain in place (which we have in detail in Speed Round, below) (watch, runtime: 19:31).

Tourism is unlikely to spring back to life immediately, but there are positive signs that the industry won’t be battered for long, head of the Arab Guides Union’s eco-tourism committee Tarek Sarhan said on TenTV. According to Sarhan, tourist bookings have mostly been pushed to October, rather than being canceled altogether, suggesting that demand is simply delayed and not lost (watch, runtime 21:13). We’re not holding our breath, but we hope Sarhan is right.

Belgian charter flight coming to the Red Sea this month? A flight carrying Belgian tourists will arrive in the Red Sea on 26 June, governor Amr Hanafi told Al Tase’a Masa’an’s Wael El-Ibrashy. It is entirely unclear how the governorate will allow a charter flight to land ahead of the 1 July date set by the Madbouly Cabinet for the potential resumption of international air travel (watch, runtime: 12:16).