Fire + power got top billing on the talkshows last night after a blaze broke out in a government building in Downtown Cairo yesterday, and the pundits brought us more on the ongoing rolling blackouts. Amr Adib and Sherif Amer are off on summer vacation, and Lamees El Hadidi is still off as well.

The fire that broke out at the Religious Endowments Ministry building in Downtown Cairo yesterday was thanks to a short circuit, ministry official Ayman Abu Omar told Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 7:21). Abu Omar added that no files were damaged. Salet El Tahrir also had coverage (watch, runtime: 3:40)

Alexandria wants out: Residents of Alexandria are calling on the government to exempt the governorate from the nationwide rolling power cuts because Alex is hosting scores of tourists on their summer vacation, said Moussa yesterday (watch, runtime: 7:59) Moussa also asked why power cuts have reportedly been lasting for up to 90 minutes, contrary to the one-hour long schedules announced last week by the cabinet.

REMEMBER-The government has spared the Matrouh, Red Sea and South Sinai governorates from blackouts on the basis that they’re important to the country’s tourism sector.

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