It was a mixed bag on the airwaves last night, with the nation’s talking heads focusing on the conference of Sudanese political and civil society figures held in Cairo on Saturday to work towards an end to the war, the health minister’s promise to end meds shortages soon, and the sudden passing of footballer Ahmed Refaat.

A conference in Cairo to work towards ending the war in Sudan kicked off yesterday, with participation from various political entities, including the UN, African Union, Arab League, and European Union, among other key stakeholders, according to a Foreign Ministry statement. The year-long crisis in Sudan and its repercussions require an immediate and permanent halt to all military operations in the country, to pave the way to a comprehensive political solution that meets the Sudanese people’s hopes, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said. Abdelatty added that any genuine political solution to the crisis in Sudan must be based on a purely Sudanese vision emerging from the Sudanese themselves, without external impositions or pressures.

“The Sudanese situation is of significant concern to Egyptians and Egypt's national security,” Lamees El Hadidi said on Kelma Akhira (watch, runtime: 2:37). El Hadidi went on to explain that “Egypt is committed to supporting Sudan despite our economic crisis and limited resources” and that “Egypt is rallying international support for Sudan and playing a crucial political role in attempting to bridge the gap and bring together Sudanese political forces.”

The conference received airtime across the channels, with reports from Ala Masouleety (watch, runtime: 8:12), Masa DMC (watch, runtime: 3:07), and Al Hayah Al Youm (watch, runtime: 6:24)

ALSO WORTH NOTING- Supply Minister vows to control prices and improve subsidy distribution: “The first assignment given to me by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is to control prices and ensure that subsidies reach those who need them,” the recently appointed Supply Minister Sherif Farouk told Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 15:15).

AND- Meds shortages to end soon? “The Egyptian Drug Authority and the Egyptian Authority for Unified Procurement have started taking serious steps to address meds shortages and expect to resolve the issue within weeks or at most two months,” Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said in a statement aired on Ala Masouleety’s Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 3:55). “There is a shortage of meds in the local market, and we are facing challenging and difficult circumstances, with impacts on supply chains both locally and globally,” Abdel Gaffar noted.

PLUS- Modern Sport FC’s football player Ahmed Refaat passed away yesterday following a severe deterioration in his health after suffering a heart attack last March. Lamis El Hadidi described the incident as “shocking” and urged the Sports Ministry and all sports federations to conduct regular heart screenings for players (watch, runtime: 1:05). Moussa also covered the tragic incident (watch, runtime: 21:24), as did Osama Kamal (Masa'a DMC | watch, runtime: 3:46).

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