Last night on the airwaves: The latest from the Brics summit in South Africa, more covid-19 coverage, and updates on the upcoming presidential election.

The latest from Brics: The nation’s talking heads were once again focused on the Brics summit in South Africa, where the five nations yesterday came to an agreement on how to expand the bloc of emerging economies (more on this in this morning’s What We’re Tracking Today, above). Economist Moustafa Badra was on Al Hayah Al Youm to discuss the key themes dominating the gathering: de-dollarization, trade and multilateral finance (watch, runtime: 7:58). Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 11:28) and Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 9:49) also had coverage.

Election 2024: The National Election Authority announced that it welcomes the presence of international and local election observers to monitor the upcoming presidential election, said Sherdy (watch, runtime: 1:23). Meanwhile, pro-government party Mostaqbal Watan said yesterday it would endorse President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s expected bid to secure a third term in office. Ala Mas’olueety (watch, runtime: 12:47) and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 7:49) also gave the election airtime.

Covid-19: Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 5:12) and Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 6:46) continued the covid chatter, a day after the Health Ministry confirmed that the Eris subvariant had been detected in the country for the first time.

The recruitment drive for Ebda schools has started: The National Initiative for Developing Egyptian Industry (Ebda) has opened the application for teacher roles at its government schools in Badr and Damietta, Bassan Hussein, member of the initiative, told Sherdy (watch, runtime: 6:21). Ebda schools are focused on technical sciences and are launched through a partnership between the initiative and the Education Ministry. Accepted teachers will undergo training on new curriculum and new teaching methodologies before they start teaching, Hussein added.

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