It was another evening of the airwaves being dominated by coverage of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s inauguration of new projects in Upper Egypt. The president also touched yesterday on the overhaul of the country’s railways. Among those taking note: Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 1:46) and Ala Mas’ouleety’s Ahmed Moussa (watch, runtime: 1:06:08), Al Hayah Al Youm’s Mohamed Sherdy (watch, runtime: 3:03), and Yahduth fi Misr’s Sherif Amer (watch, runtime: 3:16).

Also getting attention on the airwaves last night: New third-class trains on the Cairo-Aswan railway lines will become operational as of next week, with ticket prices rising to EGP 125, Egyptian National Railways head Mostafa Aboul Makarem told Moussa. A one-way ticket on the older third-class trains cost EGP 55, according to Aboul Makarem (watch, runtime: 3:24).

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