Leading the airwaves yesterday: A two-day visit by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Oman led the conversation among the talking heads yesterday. El Sisi will land in Bahrain today, Ittihadiya Spokesperson Bassam Rady told Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 4:25).

Investment from Muscat? Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq told President Abdel Fattah El Sisi that he wants to increase the country’s investments in Egypt during their meeting in Muscat yesterday, according to an Ittihadiya readout.

Yesterday’s meeting was the first between the duo since bin Tareq assumed power in 2020, Rady said, describing the meetings between the two leaders as “productive.” Al Hayah Al Youm also covered the story (watch, runtime: 1:13).

Kelma Akhira’s Lamis El Hadidi highlighted the USD 586.2 mn worth of trade between Egypt and Oman last year, up 7.2% y-o-y, according to figures from statistics agency Capmas (watch, runtime: 1:50).

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