The Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant topped the agenda on the airwaves last night, with pundits and hosts alike giving their two cents on what the construction of the fourth — and last — reactor means for the country.

“Construction work on the plant is ahead of schedule, despite the international and regional abnormal circumstances that coincided with the project,” Ittihadiya spokesperson Ahmed Fahmy told Ala Masoleety’s Ahmed Moussa in a phone call (watch, runtime 26:26). Praising the project, Fahmy added that “today is a decisive landmark for progressing and building Egypt.” The concrete pouring ceremony for the fourth reactor that was virtually attended by President El Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin also got coverage on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 7:02), Masa DMC (watch, runtime: 14:10), and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 8:27).

The nation’s talking heads also found time to comment on the five agreements the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) inked today with private companies for a raft of projects, spanning sectors including plastic recycling, ready-made garments, textiles, woodworks, and pharma. “The [SCZone] succeeded in attracting investments estimated of about USD 4.6 bn within 18 months between July 2022 through the end of 2023, SCZone head Walid Gamal El Din told Kelma Akhira’s host Lamees El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 7:07). Gamal also called in to speak with Masa DMC’s Osama Kamal (watch, runtime: 5:40) about the new framework agreements. Al Hayah Al Youm also had the story (watch, runtime: 1:18).

** We’ve got a rundown of all these agreements and more in the news well, above.

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