Nights as bland as last night make us yearn for the days when Lamees Al Hadidi ruled the airwaves. There is no other way of putting it.

Ration card holders with incorrect or incomplete personal information on file will be purged from welfare rolls this month, Social Solidarity Minister Ali El Moselhy warned on Hona Al Asema (watch, runtime: 5:53). The minister also said that those who have traveled abroad without notifying the ministry to suspend their subsidy allocations will be fined upon their return to Egypt (watch, runtime: 3:38). El Moselhy explained the broad strokes of the country’s subsidy system to host Reham Ibrahim, and stressed that efficient distribution is the key to its success (watch, runtime: 3:36).

Canceled concert raises questions about “mahraganat” and “maintaining public decorum”: A dispute between mahraganat (electroshaabi) singers Hammo Bika and Magdy Shatta that began on social media made its way to Masaa DMC after Bika’s planned Friday concert in Alexandria was reportedly canceled by authorities for “distorting the public’s taste.” Musicians Syndicate head Hany Shaker said the singer is not allowed to host concerts because he is not a syndicate member — and also took a moment to lambast mahraganat music. Film critic Tarek El Shennawy got in on the action, saying that public taste cannot and should not be regulated (watch, runtime: 13:45).

Al Ahly FC’s loss to Tunisia’s Esperance had El Hekaya’s Amr Adib channeling his inner Abla Kamel. The host said Al Ahly’s loss was deserved, since the Egyptian team’s performance was not up to par (watch, runtime: 3:11). Masaa DMC’s Eman El Hossary also hosted a roundtable discussion on the match with the former national team coach Diaa El Sayed and sports critic Ihab El Khatib (watch, runtime: 4:40).

An Egyptian woman living in Kuwait was allegedly assaulted by Kuwaiti nationals, leading to her hospitalization. Kuwaiti authorities are currently investigating the case, Masaa DMC reports (watch, runtime: 8:25).

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