Changes to the Real Estate Registry Act dominated coverage last night: Amendments to the bill greenlit by the House yesterday led coverage on the airwaves last night, with Justice Minister Omar Marwan phoning into Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 16:50) and Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 13:27) to offer his insights. The changes place a 37-day time ceiling on the home registry process, Marwan said, while adding that a requirement to provide documentation of provenance was scrapped.

The entire process will be digitized, save for the owner’s signature, which will be required in person before receiving final approval, Real Estate Registry head Gamal Yacout said during a phone-in with Al Kahera Wal Nas (watch, runtime: 8:38). The bill will come into effect two months after it is published in the Official Gazette, allowing homeowners time to prepare documentation and familiarize themselves with the process, Marwan noted. Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 8:33) also took note of the bill.

Ditto the changes to the Education Act: Changes to the education act that would have seen parents slapped with fines for students’ poor attendance were struck down by the House in principle, garnering airtime from Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 10:29), Al Kahera Wal Nas (watch, runtime: 21:06), Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 2:06), and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 7:15). The proposal sparked a dialogue among the talking heads on how to address issues within the education system that prompt students to miss classes, rather than imposing fines as a sticking plaster. We have more on both bills in our Legislation Watch section, above.

Eight global companies have placed bids to establish green hydrogen plants in Egypt, Suez Canal Economic Zone head Yehia Zaki told Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 15:22) during a phone-in. MoUs are expected to be signed soon with the chosen companies in a bid to get the plants up and running by 2024, he added.