Blackouts could start to consume less time on the airwaves after the government yesterday published the full schedule for daily power cuts across all of the country (well, almost all of the country). All of the talking heads dedicated segments to praising the announcement last night and elaborating on some of what we can expect over the coming weeks. Kelma Akhira ( watch, runtime: 4:40), Masa’a DMC ( watch, runtime: 4:25), Al Hayah Al Youm ( watch, runtime: 3:28), and Ala Mas’ouleety ( watch, runtime: 7:05) all had coverage.

Find your dark hour: Visit the Cabinet’s page here to learn about when to expect the lights to go out in your street starting from today at noon. If you find it hard to navigate the hundreds of pages published yesterday, Kelma Akhira’s Lamees El Hadidi had the patience to make the task a little easier ( watch, runtime: 11:00).

Three governorates have been spared: The Cabinet’s crisis committee has decided to exempt the Matrouh, South Sinai, and Red Sea governorates from the blackouts due to their importance for the tourism sector.

Football after sunset: The committee decided that football matches have to be run during daylight after directing pitches to avoid turning on the lights after sunset.

A torch could come in handy: You can expect to see (or not to see, as the case may be) street lights turned off, along with the outer vicinities of government buildings.

Keeping the wildlings and white walkers out: The committee is requiring the Interior Ministry to increase the presence of the night’s watch in the streets to enforce higher measures of safety and security after sunset.

THANAWEYA AMMA RESULTS ARE OUT-

The highest exam-passing rate since 2020-2021: Some 78.8% of students passed their Thanawya Amma exams this year according to the results published by the Education Ministry yesterday.

Appeals: Those who want to appeal their exam results can do so on the ministry’s online portal starting from 3 August through 17 August , ministry spokesperson Sahady Zalata said on Ala Mas’ouleety ( watch, runtime: 9:15). Masa’a DMC ( watch, runtime: 2:01) and Al Hayah Al Youm ( watch, runtime: 3:01) also had coverage.

El SISI x ABBAS-

Egyptian, Palestinian leaders meet following reconciliation talks: President Abdel Fattah El Sisi discussed Palestinian unity with PA president Mahmoud Abbas yesterday, a day after reconciliation talks between rival Palestinian factions in Egypt. We have more in this morning’s diplomacy section, below. Ala Mas’ouleety ( watch, runtime: 9:53) and Hayah Al Youm ( watch, runtime: 8:34) gave the meeting airtime.

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