Government infrastructure projects are awesome: That was the main message delivered by the talking heads last night, who couldn’t stop talking about the state’s development plans. The trigger was yesterday’s inauguration of the Fouad Abu Zekry axis in Alexandria, but praise was also heaped on the revamp of the 19th century Al Montazah gardens in Alexandria (watch, runtime: 2:41), the development of Alexandria train station (watch, runtime: 2:11), and a new social housing project in the city (watch, runtime: 4:17). The axis received coverage from all quarters, including Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 9:40), Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 5:26), Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 1:53), Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 1:47) and others.

Traders won’t be allowed to snap up BMWs: A decision by the new BMW agent Global Auto Group to have car seekers pre-order cars online to “prevent speculation” in the market got Kelma Akhira El Hadidi’s attention (watch, runtime: 10:06). The agent acknowledged that many of those standing in long queues seen earlier this week were actually speculators looking to get their hands on most pre-order forms, adding that it would have the right to call off pre-booking requests if they determine that the vehicles being used are not for personal use. Automotive expert Mahmoud Khairy reiterated earlier statements on talk shows this week that most of the line standard were actually traders looking to resell the cars at higher prices.