It was another quiet night on the airwaves last night: The talk show summer slowdown continued last night, with most of the regular talking heads continuing their vacations. The National Dialogue was the big talking point last night as participants continue to work to agree recommendations to submit to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in the coming weeks.

The president has choices to make: While El Sisi previously said he would agree to all of the proposals handed to him, the board of trustees will in some cases submit conflicting recommendations for him to choose from, Emad El Din Hussein, senator and member of the dialogues’ board of trustees, told Masaa DMC’s Ramy Radwan (watch, runtime: 9:19). One such topic will be the rules for the 2025 parliamentary elections, where the board will present three options proposed by opposing voices from the dialogue, he said.

Some problems require money that we don’t have, says Hussein: The chronic problems faced by our educational and health systems are caused primarily by a shortage of financial resources. This will mean that some of the dialogue’s recommendations will only serve as starters, said Hussein. Al Hayah Al Youm also had coverage (watch, runtime: 11:31 | 3:34).

ALSO- It’ll be easier to get into some university faculties this year: The Council for Private and National Universities decided yesterday to lower the admission requirements to some faculties at public and private universities to 53% from 55%. Prospective students are able to apply to universities online until 19 August. (Masaa DMC | watch, runtime: 3:56)

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