It was a slightly busier night on the airwaves as the nation’s talking heads brought us coverage of the latest from the Transport Ministry and the so-called Madinaty murder trial.

There will be no further public transport fare hikes, Transport Minister Kamal El Wazir told Ala Mas’ouleety (watch, runtime: 3:31), without elaborating on how long this freeze on fares will last Public transport fares — including taxis, microbuses and buses — increased around 10% in May following an EGP 1.00 increase in the price of diesel.

Defending the Transport Ministry’s EGP 2 tn spend on projects over the past decade: “No investors will come into the country and we won’t be able to set up any factories without the necessary transportation set up,” El Wazir said (watch, runtime: 3:16), adding that “basic structure is worth investing in and the EGP 2 tn figure isn’t that major.”

Military wraps up investigation into Madinaty murderer: The military prosecution has finished its investigation into the military doctor being charged with murder and attempted murder after he ran over and killed a pharmacist and injured her husband and children following an altercation in the Madinaty compound. The defendant will soon be referred to the Military Criminal Court, Armed Forces Spokesman Gharib Abdel Hafez said in a statement. The news received coverage from Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 6:08), Masa’a DMC (watch, runtime: 2:55), and El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 6:11).

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