It was once again a slow night for talk shows as we come closer to a wrap up of 2022, with coverage focused mostly on President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s participation at the US-Africa summit in Washington, the Public Shops Law, and efforts to boost the country’s exports.

A GERD-focused meeting between El Sisi and several Republican leaders got coverage from Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 3:41). El Sisi’s meetings in Washington also got a mention from Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 2:39), which had on ambassador Mohamed Hegazy, former assistant minister of foreign affairs, who spoke of the summit’s importance amid growing international competition between the US, China and Russia for influence in Africa (watch, runtime: 11:17).

The number of shops impacted by the newly-introduced Public Shops Law: There are 4 mn unlicensed shops in Egypt which will now have to apply for licenses under the Public Shops Law, which came into effect earlier this week, Mohamed Al Fayoumi, an official at the Local Development Ministry, told Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 20:40). Owners of unlicensed shops have one-year to apply to obtain licenses, which will be issued within 90 days. People who have their applications rejected will be able to appeal the decision, Al Fayoumi said. Shop owners will also need to obtain security clearances before being issued licenses, according to a ministerial decree issued this week.

One of our favorite topics got some attention: Masaa DMC’s Ramy Radwan dedicated a segment to covering Egyptian exports of ready-made garments, which rose to USD 1.91 bn during the first nine months of the year, up from USD 1.41 bn last year (watch, runtime: 3:27). Industry leaders see exports rising to USD 2.4 bn by the end of the year, while Marie-Louis Bishara, who heads Apparel Export Council, told him of plans to raise this to USD 8 bn by 2026 (watch, runtime: 6:05).