It was all COP all night long on the talk shows last night as the talking heads recapped the opening ceremony and the first day of the leaders’ summit.

President El Sisi’s opening address and his plea to end the war in Ukraine received coverage from everyone, including Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 10:59), Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 2:16) and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 0:58) and others. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’s speech in the summit was picked up by Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 2:45) and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 2:45). Check out this morning’s COP Watch, above, for more on the summit.

Ahmed Moussa went full Moussa: Ala Mas’ouleety’s Ahmed Moussa stayed true to character with breathless descriptions of the summit, declaring it a success on Day two because “everyone is here” (except the leaders of China, India and Russia) and talking proudly about Egypt’s notices in the foreign press (though we’re not sure he’s read many of the headlines) (watch, runtime: 10:33). El Hekaya’s Amr Adib was more measured in his coverage (watch, runtime: 23:07), highlighting attendance by top officials to the summit. “Everyone is in positive anticipation, they really want to do something,” he said, stressing the need for implementation.

El Sisi’s meetings with several world leaders got a lot of attention. Moussa was ecstatic with how the meeting with new UK PM Rishi Sunak went down, asking his viewers to check how assertive the Egyptian president’s body language was while they discussed the awkward subject of Alaa Abdel Fattah (watch, runtime: 4:41). Moussa wasn’t particularly sympathetic to Abdel Fattah’s case and called for authorities to hold him accountable. El Sisi’s meeting with Italian PM Giorgia Meloni got a mention from Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 2:17).

Movers and shakers:

• Masaa DMC’s Ramy Radwan and World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala had a chat about how trade and logistics can reduce emissions. “We want to have trade not looked at as part of the problem, but rather a part of the solution,” she said (watch, runtime: 7:21).
• European Council President Charles Michel sat down for an interview with Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 10:09) and spoke about the intensifying energy crisis in Europe.
• World Food Program regional chief Corinne Fleische, was on Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 14:05).
• Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad was on with Moussa (watch, runtime: 5:57).