Flooding in Libya continued to dominated the airwaves last night: Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 3:18 | 5:54 | 4:49), Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 3:04), and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 2:29) all gave airtime to the flooding in Libya, which has led to thousands of people losing their lives since Storm Daniel hit the country on Sunday. The pundits also covered President El Sisi’s directive to the Armed forces to provide humanitarian aid to the country.

The opening day of the Climate and Environment Investment Forum earned airtime on Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 2:44) and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 3:04). The forum aims to boost private-sector partnerships and attract green investments.

Also on the airwaves last night:

  • Niqab school ban: Ala Masouleety’s Ahmed Moussa voiced frustration that he faced backlash on social media for praising the Education Ministry’s decision to ban the niqab in schools, arguing that wearing the niqab is not an Islamic duty (watch, runtime: 3:14).
  • GERD: “Ethiopia’s GERD is a real catastrophe, and a real ruin for Egypt”, political commentator Mostafa El Feky told Yahduth Fi Masr (watch, runtime: 3:18). Ethiopia announced this week it had finished the final phase of filling the reservoir of the USD 4 bn hydroelectric dam.
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