Yesterday’s decision by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to call off the years-long state of emergency was at the focus of last night’s talk shows. Ala Mas’ouleety’s Ahmed Moussa and El Hekaya’s Amr Adib both applauded the decision, which will see the nationwide state of emergency lifted after having been extended in three-month intervals since 2017 (watch, runtime: 3:35 and runtime: 7:13). Al Hayah Al Youm’s Lobna Assal also had coverage (watch, runtime: 4:02). We recap the full story in Politics, above.

Adib spoke to attorney Mohamed Bahaa El Din Abo Shoka on whether the decision will impact people in pre-trial detention and political prisoners (watch, runtime: 2:40). Abo Shoka noted that it will only have implications on those due to be tried in special courts, but who have not yet been prosecuted. In such cases, the defendants will be referred to regular courts.

Developments in Sudan were also on the radar: Adib spoke to Al Arabiya correspondent Lina Yaacoub, who recapped the continued internet cut-off, riots, and calls for civil disobedience from the country’s main opposition group, the FFC. (watch, runtime: 6:15). We have more on the story in What We’re Tracking Today, above.

Also on the airwaves last night: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s attendance yesterday of a military graduation ceremony received widespread coverage, with Moussa (watch, runtime: 4:07) and Assal (watch, runtime: 6:48) among those taking note.