Saturday’s harrowing Zagazig train crash — which injured 49 and killed 3 — dominated the talk shows over the past two days. Ahmed Moussa commented on the incident, stating that “the whole world witnesses train accidents, and a technical committee has been formed to investigate the incident… No facts will be hidden.” (watch, runtime: 6:23)

An investigation is underway: Public Prosecutor Mohamed Shawky opened an investigation shortly after the incident and the Transport minister formed a committee of railway experts to figure out what caused the collision between the two trains.

The accident got lots of ink in the foreign press: Reuters | CNN | The Guardian | AssociatedPress

AND- Our military agreement with Somalia gets some coverage on the talk show circuit: Speaking on Ahmed Moussa’s Ala Mas’ouleety, military expert Samir Farag confirmed that Egypt has not sent any military forces to Somalia, explaining that the country has instead dispatched a military mission to train and rearm the Somali army in response to conflicts with terrorist groups and the Somali army’s efforts to expel separatist forces in the Somaliland region. Farag’s statements came in response to statements by Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Fiqi’s claim that Somalia had received military aid and ammunition from Egypt and that further agreements would be made with Cairo in the future (watch, runtime: 3:04). Farag explained that, starting in January, based on a request from the Somali government and approval from the African Union, Egyptian peacekeeping forces will be deployed in Somalia to replace the Ethiopian forces, whose mandate ends in December.

PLUS- Egyptian FM and intelligence chief’s trip to Eritrea, explained: Farag also noted that he believes that Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel and Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty’s trip to Eritrea to meet President Isaias Afwerki is a means of securing Egypt’s national security regarding the entrance to the Suez Canal. Eritrea is viewed as a region controlling the entrance to the Bab El Mandab strait, alongside Somalia and Djibouti (watch, runtime: 3:38).

ALSO- The relief ship Abu Simbel-2 arrives in Sudan: The Abu Simbel-2 arrived in Sudan yesterday carrying 200 tons of medical supplies, medicines, and food, after President Abdel Fattah El Sisi ordered its dispatch (watch, runtime: 2:00).

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