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Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Last Night’s Talk Shows on 24 February 2021

The conversation on the airwaves was driven by the same topics as the rest of the news cycle: The vaccination program being rolled out to elderly Egyptians and those with chronic illnesses (which we cover in Covid Watch, above) and the capsizing of a boat in Lake Mariut (which is leading coverage of Egypt in the News, below).

Prosecutors are investigating the capsizing of the small boat in Lake Mariut, which has so far left nine people dead and five others under hospital care, Alexandria Governor Mohamed El Sherif told Ala Mas’ouleety’s Ahmed Moussa. The boat was not fit to be used and was likely carrying too many people, El Sherif said (watch, runtime: 5:43). Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi also got the details on the incident from El Sherif (watch, runtime: 4:08).

The talking heads are also still not done covering the Real Estate Registry Act amendments that have been causing a hubbub over the past couple of weeks. Real Estate Registry and Notarization head Gamal Yaqout reiterated that the “signature validation” is still a viable option to register real estate in a phone-in to Masaa DMC’s Ramy Radwan (watch, runtime: 14:14). The amendments set a tiered system for registry fees, based only on the size of the unit, former Real Estate Registry boss Sami Emam told Al Tase’a’s Youssef El Husseiny. Previous regulations also took into account the kind of building (villa, beachfront chalet, apartment building, etc), its location, and several other variables that created a complicated system, Emam said (watch, runtime: 9:15).

Also on the airwaves last night:

  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s call with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry yesterday highlights Egypt’s importance to the US, even if we have diverging opinions sometimes (Lamees El Hadidi on Kelma Akhira | watch, runtime: 2:15). We have the full story in Around the World, below.
  • Canada’s Ryerson University has officially set up its satellite campus in the new administrative capital, as part of Egypt’s international branch campuses program. (Ramy Radwan on Masaa DMC | watch, runtime: 4:49)
  • The Personal Status Act must be put up for community dialogue before being passed by the House of Representatives. (Ahmed Moussa on Ala Mas’ouleety | watch, runtime: 8:06) Youm7 was out with the text of the draft law.

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