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Monday, 19 December 2022

Talking heads celebrate Argentina’s World Cup victory

Viva Argentina, Viva Messi: The nation’s talking heads spent most of the night discussing the dramatic denouement to the 2022 World Cup, which saw Argentina clinch the trophy in a penalty shoot-out following a rollercoaster 120 minutes.

Lots of love for Messi: Star player Lionel Messi got some love for his performance during the cup and the final match from Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 2:23) and Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 6:17).

Party like it’s 1986: Argentines took to the streets to celebrate their first World Cup win in 36 years with song, dance and waving flags. Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 14:31) had coverage.

Egyptians stole the pre-match show: The Egyptian soprano singer Farah El Dibany got some love for her performance of the French national anthem before the game and Egyptian rapper Wegz was the center of attention with his halftime performance of his latest single Ezz Al Arab.

ELSEWHERE ON THE AIRWAVES- Failure to clearly display prices could get your store shut down or worse, Assistant Supply Minister Ibrahim Ashmawy told Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 16:45). Violators could face up to EGP 2 mn in fines and prison sentences if they don’t start clearly displaying the prices of all their goods in keeping with new rules the state introduced to tackle soaring food prices. Retailers have until the end of December before they have to start complying with the rules, and customers can start reporting violations to the Consumer Protection Authority starting January, he added. Ashmawy also joined El Hekaya last night (watch, runtime: 12:37). We have more on that in the Commodities section, above.

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