Our IMF program under the spotlight: El Hekaya’s Amr Adib voiced (watch, runtime: 1:39 | 1:19) his unhappiness with the IMF’s demands for the fifth and sixth reviews of our USD 8 bn loan program, calling them “costly” and warning that the average Egyptian is the one who bears the brunt of those reforms.

ICYMI- The IMF will send a mission on 1 October to wrap up its fifth and sixth reviews of our USD 8 bn Extended Fund Facility Arrangement. Progress on privatization and phasing out subsidies are expected to top talks between the Fund and local authorities.

ALSO ON THE AIRWAVES- In the lead up to today’s emergency joint Arab-Islamic summit in response to the Israeli strike in Doha, El Hekaya spoke to Al Arabiya correspondent Adel Eidan, who said that the Arab-Islamic summit’s draft resolution seeks to reaffirm the need for Israel to respect international law and avoid acting beyond the “ring countries” — those directly bordering Palestine — by launching strikes as far afield as Doha (watch, runtime: 13:47). “Some want to keep tensions high to block [the chances of reaching a ceasefire agreement],” he said.

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