Mohamed Tawfiq Okasha, son of former popular TV host Tawfiq Okasha, said his father will make a video statement via YouTube on Wednesday regarding what has recently been raised about his potential return to television on the show Kalam Gedid (New Talk) on the Faraeen channel. Okasha’s son told Al-Masry Al-Youm that his father has been suffering from a health crisis during the past period due to a stroke. Social media users circulated a post attributed to the Faraeen channel’s social media page announcing the return of Okasha on the Kalam Gedid program on March 14 after an over two-year absence. Sources told Al-Masry Al-Youm after the channel’s closure announcement that Faraeen was indebted to the Media Production City, and that was the reason for the shutdown. Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

Source: Egypt Independent March 12, 2018 10:41 UTC