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Topping last night’s talk shows was the IFC’s new advisory role to the government on privatization efforts. Time was also dedicated to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s meeting with a high-ranking Sudanese government official and the latest developments in the tragedy of the migrant boat that sank off the Greek coast last week.
The IFC’s new advisory role will build confidence among international investors on the state’s privatization program, said Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 6:20). Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 4:45) and Ala Mas’ouleety also covered the agreement (watch, runtime: 3:17).
More than just an advisor: As a potential investor as well as an advisor in the privatization program, the IFC will continue to play a crucial role after offerings have closed to mobilize further investment and boost the role of the private sector, former EGX head Sameh El Turgoman told El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 6:27).
El Sisi x Sudanese Sovereignty Council: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met with the deputy chair of Sudan’s ruling Transitional Sovereignty Council, Malik Agar, in Cairo yesterday, a statement said. El Sisi stressed the need for both sides in the conflict to enforce a permanent ceasefire and initiate a dialogue for a secure and stable future in Sudan. The meeting got coverage on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 4:27), Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 9:35), and Masa’a DMC (watch, runtime: 1:17). Agar laid out the council’s preconditions for considering peace initiatives on Hadith Al Qahera (watch, runtime: 1:23 | 1:04 | 0:56).
Migrant boat shipwreck: Athens authorities will today begin an investigation into the migrant boat that sank off the Greek coast, causing the deaths of hundreds of people including an unknown number Egyptians, Emigration Minister Soha Gendy said on Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 3:47 | 4:10). Nine of the survivors on board the boat are under arrest for their potential involvement, Gendy said.
AND- Wafd party leader Abdel Sanad Yamama became the first person to officially announce their candidacy in next year’s presidential election after receiving the backing of 90% of the party’s high committee. Yamama made the announcement on Mostafa Bakry’s Facts and Secrets show on Sada El Balad (watch, runtime: 47:21).
