???? ON THE TUBE TONIGHT-

(all times CLT)

A celebrity escape room featuring Middle Eastern stars: Hosted by Sherif Al Fayed, Mohamed Kais and Nancy Eskander, Al Shifra is an OSN Original show that sees two celebrity duos compete in each episode to break out of an escape room. The rooms are an elaborate affair, recreating settings that include a hospital, a zoo, and a disaster-stricken resort. The six episodes feature 24 stars from across the region, with Egyptian representation in the form of Khaled Mansour of SNL Arabia fame.

⚽ Head to your TV at 9pm tonight: Egypt is competing against Algeria in a heated match that will settle our standing in the Arab Cup’s group stage. With both teams already heading into the quarter-finals, the 9pm game will settle which will top the group and which will come in second. The Pharaohs will face either Morocco or one of Jordan, Saudi Arabia or Palestine, which also play their final games tonight.

Group C standings: Morocco (6 points) – Jordan (3 points) – Saudi Arabia (1 point) – Palestine (1 point).

Group D standings: Algeria (6 points) – Egypt (6 points) – Lebanon (0 points) – Sudan (0 points).

Also in the Arab Cup: Morocco plays Saudi Arabia and Jordan faces Palestine, both at 6pm.

The Champions League is back tonight, with half the teams playing their final matches of the group stage.

Group A: There’s little left to play for in this group, after Manchester City secured its place at the top of the group in the previous game, and PSG have locked down second place. RB Leipzig still have a good chance of entering the Europa League and will need to beat City to seal their spot, while Club Brugge need to beat PSG and hope that Leipzig stumble to enter the competition. Both games kick off at 7:45pm.

Standings: Man City (12 points) – PSG (8 points) – RB Leipzig (4 points) – Club Brugge (4 points).

Group B: No one comes close to Liverpool, who are 10 points clear at the top of group having won all five of their games. The race for second place is still wide open: Milan will need to beat Liverpool, while Porto and Atletico Madrid will face each other in the other high-stakes match, both at 10pm.

Standings: Liverpool (15 points) – Porto (5 points) – Milan (4 points) – Atletico Madrid (4 points).

Group C: Ajax are sitting comfortably at the top of the group, and will play Sporting CP which has secured second place. Third-placed Dortmund will enter the Europa League, and play bottom-placed Besiktas tonight. Both games kick off at 10pm.

Standings: Ajax (15 points) – Sporting (9 points) – Dortmund (6 points) – Besiktas (0 points).

Group D: Leaders Real Madrid haven’t quite won the group, and could be knocked from their first place spot in tonight’s match against Inter Milan, which is just two points behind. Nonetheless, both teams have ensured qualification, with Sheriff in a distant third place. The Moldovan team play Shakhtar Donetsk which is bottom of the group. Both matches start at 10pm.

Standings: Real Madrid (12 points) – Inter (10 points) – Sheriff (6 points) – Shakhtar Donetsk (1 point).

???? EAT THIS TONIGHT-

Healthy eating in its tastiest incarnation: Freshii takes healthy food to new levels, with a menu that will have you salivating regardless of your passion for junk food. The healthy eatery offers options for breakfast, lunch or a light dinner, from smoothies, salads and soups to burritos, tacos and bowls. Their soup options come out on top for creativity: they include the winter essential butternut squash soup, a spicy lemongrass offering, and the very filling superfood soup, which incorporates kale, quinoa, broccoli, and cabbage. But the salads and bowls are the real hero for any office worker looking for a delicious healthy fix: Try the teriyaki twist bowl or the cobb salad. Finally, Freshii’s tacos and burritos are good enough that they might just convince you that healthy eating isn’t as hard as you thought. Freshii can be found in Zamalek, Heliopolis, and Sheikh Zayed’s Arkan Plaza.

???? OUT AND ABOUT-

(all times CLT)

Cairo Jazz Club’s Alt Tuesday will see Odqin & Binary Star hit the stage tonight to play their lo-fi and hip-hop tunes. The night starts at 9pm.

Renowned composer, conductor and pianist Omar Khairat is performing at The Marquee in Cairo Festival City on Friday at 9pm.

I Make This Egypt are holding a Christmas Bazaar at Sheikh Zayed’s AIS School on Saturday from 11am to 8pm, featuring handmade and local products by over 100 sellers.

???? UNDER THE LAMPLIGHT-

Time to recalibrate your office’s WFH culture? In Out of Office, published today, Charlie Warzel and Anne Helen Petersen examine the work-from-home phenomenon beyond pandemic panic. The journalist couple have been working and living together out of a country home in Montana since 2017, and use that experience, alongside interviews with workers and managers, to explore how the covid-era WFH experiment could shape the nature of work going forward. The book also takes a timely look at how to go back to the office effectively, as many workplaces struggle to entice their employees back to their desks. The authors never commit to a one-size-fits-all solution, instead offering ideas for each industry and type of worker. The key takeaway for managers is to be flexible and listen to employees, keeping certain values at the heart of the conversation: trust, fairness, flexibility, inclusive workplaces, equity, and work-life balance.