The airwaves were lit up red and green last night, with the talking heads dedicating much of the evening’s runtimes to covering Morocco’s famous win against Portugal in the World Cup quarter-final yesterday. Wearing a red blazer and a green scarf in a probable nod to the Moroccan flag, Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi focused almost entirely on the game, declaring that “Morocco makes history again…dreams can come true through efforts, determination and [proper] planning. Impossible is nothing in football” (watch, runtime: 8:31). The historic victory also got applause from Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 4:56) and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 2:25).

Supply Minister Ali El Moselhy didn’t rule out raising prices for subsidy card holders: In an interview with Masaa DMC’s Iman El Hosary, EL Moselhy said that the government is trying not to hike prices of commodities sold for subsidy card holders in a bid to protect the most vulnerable (watch, runtime: 4:47). “Subsidy card holders represent 65% of the population…that’s why we’re trying not to raise prices for them,” he said. El Moselhy highlighted the hefty expenses incurred by the government for its long standing bread subsidy program, revealing that the cost has risen from EGP 51 bn to EGP 76 bn. Loaves at below market prices under the system now cover 71 mn people, he said.

REMEMBER- The government wants to alleviate pressure caused by the program on the state budget, with the supply minister attempting in October to revive the possibility of reforming the massive program by calling on MPs to look into possible changes. Developments regarding the minister’s proposal remain unknown.

Also getting attention last night:

• Superstar Angham phoned in to Masaa DMC and Kelma Akhira to assure fans of her health after complications suffered following surgery last month. (watch, runtime: 7:42 | watch, runtime: 3:13).
• Don’t try this at home: The viral Throw your Friend TikTok challenge received coverage on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 3:53) and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 2:22) after a 15-year old student suffered severe injuries.