The “St ory of a Homeland ” forum once again dominated last night’s talk shows. El Hekaya’s Amr Adib (watch, runtime: 4:39) and Masaa DMC’s Osama Kamal (watch, runtime: 13:04) gave time to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s directive to the Transport and Housing ministries to complete national projects “with me or someone else.” Pundits also dedicated time to other presentations including from Housing Minister Assem El Gazzar and Transport Minister Kamal El Wazir. Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 17:38) and Masaa DMC (watch, runtime: 1:00) had coverage.
New gateway to Upper Egypt: The new Bashteel railway station in Giza will open this month in time for Armed Forces Day celebrations, El Wazir said during the conference (watch, runtime: 2:36). The station was originally intended to open its doors in March.
Is Amr Adib telegraphing a post-election cabinet shuffle? We need to consider our current members of government, evaluate their efficiency, and the speed at which they have completed government plans and projects, particularly when it comes to housing, infrastructure and transportation, said Adib (watch, runtime: 3:45). Whatever comes next demands competent ministers equipped with the skills to handle global crises with limited resources, he added.
Cr owding, technical issues at notary offices: The National Election Authority has stepped in to reduce crowding and fix technical errors at notary offices providing candidate endorsement forms, reported El Hekaya (watch, runtime: 6:51). Ala Masouleety’s Moussa also covered the issues facing notary offices, and mentioned the NEA’s statement accusing people of spreading rumors about the election (watch, runtime: 3:13).
Historical m ilitary documents could be made public: An armed forces committee is studying the possibility of releasing several documents from the October War, Maj. Gen. Samir Faraj, a member of the committee, said on Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 4:07).