Yet another quiet Ramadan night on the airwaves: The two stories worth noting were President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s speech honoring Egyptian army officers and Al Ahly’s victory against Sudan’s Al Hilal in the CAF Champions League.

A message of reassurance on the economy from El Sisi: “Yes, there is a major global economic crisis that has dire consequences for us … but despite that we are still holding on and we will overcome it,” El Sisi said (watch, runtime: 2:31) during his speech at an event celebrating the 6th of October victory, which fell on the tenth day of Ramadan in 1973.

A salute to the Egyptian army: El Sisi also voiced his appreciation for Armed Forces personnel combating terrorism in Sinai (watch, runtime: 15:16 | 2:10 | 2:23).

The pundits celebrated Al Ahly’s progression to the CAF Champions League quarter-finals: Al Ahly beat Sudan’s Al Hilal 3-0 yesterday, sending them through to the tournament’s quarter-finals. Al Ahly fans took to the streets to celebrate the Red Devils’ win. El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 2:06) and Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 3:52) both had coverage.

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