From MoFA refuting allegations of systemic torture in Egypt to talk of improving women’s access to divorce, the talk show scene finally showed signs it may begin to return to life last night.

Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid attacked Human Rights Watch’s report alleging gross human rights violations by Egypt (we have more in Egypt in the News), which told Masaa DMC is politicized and factually incorrect. Abu Zeid said it is a conspiracy, suggesting the rights group has it out for Egypt and illegally receives funding from unspecified foreign governments. He also suggested that the anonymous sources cited in the report could have instead taken their statements to the “relevant authorities” here in Egypt (watch, runtime 11:53).

Meanwhile on Al Nahar TV, Gaber El Karmouty had a chat with MP Abdel Moneim El Elaimy about a draft law that would amend the Personal Status Law to allow women to seek an uncontested, automatic divorce in the event their husbands marries a second wife without approval from his first wife (watch, runtime 26:05).

More pacts with China: Head of the Egyptian Holding Company for Land and Maritime Transport, Mohamed Youssef, phoned in to Extra News to talk about the three MoUs the company is preparing to sign with Chinese companies. Youssef says the agreements will be geared towards increasing the local component quota to eventually begin manufacturing the vehicles in Egypt. We have further coverage of the MoUs in Diplomacy + Foreign Trade, below (watch, runtime 5:56).