The nation’s talking heads didn’t have much to keep them occupied last night beyond the World Bank’s recent approval of a USD 500 mn financing package for Egypt’s social safety net and yesterday’s disruption of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram.

Funding for social safety: Al Hayah Al Youm’s Khaled Abu Bakr highlighted the World Bank’s recent approval of a USD 500 mn facility to extend for three years a program to support Egypt’s social safety net (watch, runtime: 5:58).

Social media glitches: Facebook issued a statement yesterday after many users around the world reported experiencing issues using the group’s social media platforms, including WhatsApp and Instagram, Masaa DMC’s Osama Kamal highlighted (watch, runtime: 2:17).

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