One story dominated the airwaves last night: The nation’s talking heads were fixated on a single story last night,President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s inauguration of the first phase of the industrial zone and the beginning of the harvest season at the Mostaqbal Misr project (watch, runtime: 41:37).

ICYMI: The first phase of the project — the first part of the EGP 300 bn New Delta reclamation project — lies along the Rod Al Farag-Dabaa highway and reclaims over 1 mn feddans. The project aims to provide over 10k direct jobs and over 350k indirect jobs.

What more? We have everything you need to know about the New Delta reclamation project in a Hardhat published last year.

El Sisi emphasized the importance of the project, saying that — despite the heavy investment costs — Egypt has “no other choice,” and that “we wouldn’t be able to farm” otherwise.

Adib sounds a cautionary note: “The important question is how do we ensure the sustainability of the project? How will it be maintained and expanded?” El Hekaya’s Amr Adib questioned, referencing the downfall of the Toshka project during the late President Hosni Mubarak’s time (watch, runtime: 29:46).

ALSO ON THE AIRWAVES- Egypt hasn’t buried the hatchet over the crisis in Rafah: Egyptian officials yesterday denied media reports claiming that intelligence chief Abbas Kamel held phone discussions with Shin Bet head Ronen Bar about the Rafah crossing, Kelma Akhira’sLamees El Hadidi said (watch, runtime: 0:53 and 1:32), citing a report by Al Qahera News.

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