Business news took a back seat on the talk shows last night, with the bulk of the coverage being taken by the World Youth Forum, the upcoming presidential election, and the GERD dispute.

Election 2024: The National Party of Egypt and El Ghad Party became the latest political parties to come out in support for President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s expected reelection bid. Al Hayah Al Youm had the details (watch, runtime: 2:11).

The GERD stalemate: Abbas Sharaky, water resources professor at Cairo University, appeared on Ala Mas’ouleety last night (watch, runtime: 10:28) to discuss the resumption of negotiations between Egyptian, Ethiopian and Sudanese officials over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) last week. Sharaky called out the Ethiopian negotiation team’s reluctance to sign “any agreements that might restrict their rights to development”, calling it “a provocative statement.”

UN gives the World Youth Forum some love: The UN General Assembly passed a resolution welcoming the UN simulations run at Egypt’s World Youth Forum, acknowledging their contributions in empowering the youth and enhancing their communications with the UN. Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 8:45) and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 1:12) both had coverage.

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