It was a busy night on the airwaves, with the nation’s talking heads focusing on the Masdar-led consortium’s 10-GW wind farm (more on that in the news well, above), the opening day of Africa Health Excon, school fee hikes, and the Red Sea fishing ban.

What parents can do if schools hike fees beyond the cap: With the likelihood of private and international schools increasing tuition fees this year, Education Ministry spokesperson Shadi Zalta presented procedures that parents can take if they are notified of a tuition fee increase above the 7% cap during appearances on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 9:17) and Masa’a DMC (watch, runtime: 9:28). The ministry has received a raft of complaints after some schools raised fees by as much as 35%, prompting the ministry to issue a circular this week warning schools not to breach the cap.

A black market for electrical appliances? The rising prices of electrical appliances has pushed the market into a phase of stagnation amid declining demand, Ala Masouleety’s Ahmed Moussa said. An electrical appliance “black market” has appeared, monopolized by sellers as producers' stock levels dwindle, he said (watch, runtime: 3:34).

Red Sea fishing ban: The decision to ban fishing in the Red Sea and Suez governorates aims to preserve stocks of young fish, General Authority for Fish Resources and Development head Salah El Din said in an interview with Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 6:55). The government will pay compensation to fishermen who are being deprived of income, he said.

Also on the airwaves last night:

  • Saudi industry minister on the airwaves: Saudi Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Bandar Alkhorayef joined AlQahera News to discuss the agreements with Egypt this week and deepening the two countries’ economic relationship (watch, runtime: 6:52 | 3:56 | 6:49 | 6:04).
  • Africa Health Excon: Several of the nation’s talk shows covered the health conference which was opened by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi yesterday: Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 3:38), Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 17:06) and Masa’a DMC (watch, runtime: 2:26).
  • Egypt’s first gold fund sees strong demand: The CEO of Evolve Holding Sameh El Torgoman appeared on Al Hayah Al Youm to discuss the closing of the fund’s first tranche (watch, runtime: 8:11). We have more on this in this morning’s Also on our Radar, below.
  • The rise in FX reserves got coverage from Masa’a DMC (watch, runtime: 14:38) and Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 21:23).
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