The Thanaweya Amma overhaul makes the rounds once more

Last night’s talk shows continued to hone in on the new Thanaweya Amma system that Education Minister Mohamed Abdellatif announced last week.

A survey of public opinion: While most people are in favor of the changes, some have reservations and others — though not many — are completely opposed to them, Ala Mas’ouleety’s Ahmed Moussa claimed, citing families and students surveyed by the show (watch, runtime: 4:39). Families believe the reforms will lighten the academic load, lower costs, and take pressure off third-year students, who will now only be graded on five subjects after having had to endure the “monster” that was senior year, he elaborated. Moussa gave a detailed explanation of the overhaul, which will come into effect at the start of the upcoming academic year on 21 September (watch, runtime: 20:36 | 26:56). El Sa’a El Sadesa’s Azza Mostafa also had coverage (watch, runtime: 19:29).

** We have a rundown of the changes here.

ALSO ON THE AIRWAVES- El Sisi’s meeting with Stéphane Séjourné: French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Stéphane Séjourné met with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi in Cairo yesterday on the last stop of his regional tour to discuss efforts to de-escalate regional hostilities. El Sisi emphasized the importance of concerted efforts toward brokering an agreement between Israel and Hamas that would “prevent further bloodshed and spare the region from the consequences of further escalation,” according to an Ittihadeya statement. The discussion got airtime on Salet El Tahrir (watch, runtime: 7:06).