It was a mixed bag on the talkshows last night, with yesterday’s EGX malfunction and the City of the Dead redevelopment both getting wide coverage.

Yesterday’s glitch in the EGX system got coverage from plenty of the talking heads last night, with EGX boss Rami El Dokany appearing on several programs to explain what went down. We have the rundown in What We’re Tracking Today, above.

Cemetery of the Immortals to replace City of the Dead? Some of the country’s most iconic late figures could find their final resting place in the Cemetery of the Immortals, a new site where tombs and mausoleums from Cairo’s City of the Dead will be rehoused, according to an Ittihadiya statement. The proposal for the new cemetery comes after public outcry over the pllanned demolition of parts of the historic City of the Dead and its surrounding area to make way for a flyover, putting the tombs at risk. Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 7:04) and Masa’a DMC (watch, runtime: 4:45) had coverage.

Could some tombs stay put? A prime ministerial committee will reassess the situation and make a decision by 1 July regarding the transfer of tombs in the area of ​​Sayeda Nafisa and Imam Al-Shafi'i, the Ittihadiya statement reads. Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi said “development should not be at the expense of history” watch, runtime: 4:27 | 5:13). Hadidi and Masa’a DMC’s Ramy Radwan previously issued pleasto the authorities to reconsider options to carry out their development plans.

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