It was a shouty night on the airwaves yesterday, as an unusually rowdy House earlier in the day aimed their sights on Supply Minister Ali El Moselhi to vent their frustration over commodity shortages and price hikes.

Supply minister under fire: “This is not a House that pats [on the back]. This is a House whips,” Ahmed Moussa told his viewers last night as he commented on the sharp criticism levelled at Supply Minister Ali Moselhi from MPs over repeated hikes to basic commodities prices and supply shortages (watch, runtime: 15:04). Mirroring his fellow MPs’ frustration, House Budget Committee Secretariat Abdelmoneim Emam told Yahduth Fi Masr that the ministry’s performance has plummeted to an “unjustifiable, indefensible extent,” while they blame the situation on global conditions (watch, runtime: 5:09). The story also got airtime on Masa DMC (watch, runtime: 9:46) and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 8:13).

News of the arrival of Palestinian journalist Wael Al Dahdouh into Egypt from the Rafah border crossing before flying off to Qatar to get medical treatment was warmly welcomed by the nation’s talking heads, who praised his heroic role in the war on Gaza. (Kelma Akhira | watch, runtime: 4:44) (Ala Masouleety | watch, runtime: 2:33) (Masa DMC | watch, runtime: 00:35) (Al Hayah Al Youm | watch, runtime: 00:46)

Securitizing Suez Canal proceeds is “just media talk,” Suez Canal Authority (SCA) head Osama Rabie told El Hadidi in a phone interview (watch, runtime: 18:02), dismissing rumors about securitizing the canal revenues as mere media speculation.

Rabie spoke about developments in the Red Sea and their impacts on the canal, estimating that the current 30% drop in traffic will last until the end of the month. (Salet El Tahrir | watch, runtime: 3:28) (Yahduth Fi Misr | watch, runtime: 11:06) (Masa DMC | watch, runtime: 13:53)

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