El Sisi talks Gaza, regional stability in latest speech: The nation's talking heads focused last night on President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s latest remarks (watch, runtime: 2:23:10), made during the Armed Forces' 40th cultural seminar, where he weighed in on Palestinian rights and regional peace. El Sisi emphasized the importance of respecting the rights of Palestinian in accordance with international resolutions, and called for abandoning the “illusions of expansion and hostile policies … to ensure peaceful coexistence among the peoples of the region and spare future generations the scourges of conflict.”

Military prowess for peace: Speaking on El Sa’a El Sadesa, advisor at the Nasser Military Academy’s Center for Strategic Studies Wael Rabie told host Azza Mostafa that El Sisi's speech carried a number of key messages — most notably that strengthening Egypt's military and police capabilities should not be interpreted as a threat but rather as an attempt to maintain peace (watch, runtime: 4:11).

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