President Abdel Fattah Sisi on Sunday stressed the importance of media openness to different viewpoints, reinforcing the principle of "opinions and counter-opinions" within the Egyptian media system. He also highlighted the need to rely on qualified young professionals in the media sector and called for organising educational and training programmes for media workers, with a focus on national security concepts. Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English Subediting: M. S. Salama