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Tuesday, 26 January 2021

The 10th anniversary of the 25 January revolution dominates the talk shows

The 10-year anniversary dominated the airwaves last night: Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary interviewed journalist Emad El Din Adib, who said that the revolution revealed the bright side of the Egyptian people fighting for their rights, but suggested that the Ikhwan later undermined what they achieved (watch, runtime: 16:55), while Assal interviewed two MPs who said that the revolution empowered the youth to hold leadership positions (watch, runtime: 30: 09). On the flipside, Ala Mas’ouleety’s Ahmed Moussa phoned former head of the national security Hassan Abd El Rahman, who called it a “bad memory in the history of Egypt” (watch, runtime: 34:52), while El Hekaya’s Amr Adib repeated charges that the uprising had been backed by the US to install the brotherhood into power (watch, runtime: 25:49).

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s speech to mark the day was picked up by all of the talking heads: Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 3:28), Al Hayah Al Youm's Lobna Assal (watch, runtime: 4:39), Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hosary (watch, runtime: 5:32) and Mas’ouleety’s Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 6:58.

It was Manpower Minister Mohamed Safaan’s turn to face MPs yesterday: Assal spoke to MP Alaa Essam, who gave Safaan’s record in the ministry a glowing review. The minister spoke about the EGP 1.5 bn in stipends handed to day laborers in response to the covid-19 crisis, some of the problems the ministry encountered in its attempts to boost youth employment and its role lso some inquiries, related to the Iron and Steel Company workers' and the ministry's role in digital transformation and protecting workers rights (watch, runtime: 8:51).

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