It was a diplomacy-heavy night on the airwaves, with the nation’s talking heads focusing on Syria’s re-admission to the Arab League and the latest on the situation in Sudan.

Syria’s back: The Arab League’s decision yesterday to allow Damascus to rejoin the organization — 12 years after it was kicked out for its crackdown on pro-democracy protests — dominated the talk show coverage last night, with the talking heads bringing on several diplomats and analysts to discuss what it’ll mean for the regional political order. The Arab League is hoping that the vote will be met with “positive interaction” from the Syrian side and encourage it to take steps to bring its civil war to an end, Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki told Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 13:14).

It was only a matter of time: “Syria is a major country, one of the founders of the Arab League … Now Arab nations have decided they want to play their part in resolving the situation in Syria. They realized that keeping Syria away from the rest of the Arab nations is not useful,” Gamal Roshdy, a spokesperson for the Arab League's secretary-general, told Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 11:45). Syria not being part of the league resulted in the lack of Arab action in response to the situation there and the repercussions of the Syrian situation are too dangerous for it to be left unresolved, he added.

There was an emotional turning point following the earthquake that hit Syria in February, veteran journalist Abdel Moneim Saeed told Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 11:53). “Syrians have a special place in the hearts of Arabs,” he added.

More coverage: Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 5:52) and Masa’a DMC (watch, runtime:5:26) also had the news.

MEANWHILE IN SUDAN- Fewer people are crossing the border:The number of people crossing the Egyptian-Sudanese border is slowing, one correspondent told El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 6:32). He said that Egyptian authorities are working to provide the Sudanese crossing the border with aid.

How can Egyptian students studying in Sudan get back on track? The Higher Education Ministry will soon launch an online platform to help Egyptian students who were studying in Sudanese universities navigate their studies in Egypt, ministry spokesperson Adel Abdel Ghaffar told Masa’a DMC (watch, runtime: 3:59). There were around 5k Egyptians studying in Sudanese universities when the conflict broke out, he said.

AND- Madbouly congratulates King Charles on his coronation: Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly passed on his congratulations to King Charles on his coronation during a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in London, cabinet said in a statement. The meeting touched on British-Egyptian relations, the situation in Sudan, and British investments in Egypt.

ALSO- Checking in on the Supply Ministry’s customs-free gold scheme: You’ll be able to bring between 100-150 grams of gold into the country without paying customs fees, Nagy Farag, an advisor to the Supply Ministry on gold told El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 2:22). Supply Minister Ali El Moselhy last week announced a plan to allow Egyptians living abroad to import gold to Egypt without paying customs duties in a bid to help stabilize the gold market. “This also solves the USD crisis; gold equals USD,” Farag told show host Amr Adib last night.

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