The House of Representatives’ general assembly is in recess until 9 December, House Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said yesterday, according to Youm7. You can expect committee work to continue during the break.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s tour of Cairo is over this morning as the MbS leaves to continue his regional tour in Tunisia before heading to Argentina for Friday’s G20 summit. His visit to Egypt continues to get plenty of ink here and abroad. Surprising, though, is the dearth of news about new investments in Egypt by Saudi businesses, announcements of which had become the mainstay of high-profile visits such as this. Business talk in the press is limited to progress reports on already announced projects. MbS’ departure augurs well for anyone trying to get into or out of Garden City today after the traffic snarl caused by his takeover of the Four Seasons.

Tunisia won’t be as MbS-friendly as we were: The international press is having a field day with reports that MbS will be greeted with protests when he gets there, especially when compared to the warm greeting he received here.

Meanwhile, it’s the final day of the Cairo ICT expo,featuring a final panel discussion headlined “Controlling Social Media: A Step Forward or Backward?” There are no words. The conference agenda is here (pdf).

The Arab International Mineral Resourcesconference will also wrap up this afternoon. Here’s the agenda.

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is heading to Sudan today to discuss Libya with the ministers of its neighboring countries, according to a ministry statement.