Egypt’s new human rights committee gets heavy coverage in the foreign press: The Associated Press’ report on the Madbouly Cabinet’s recent approval to set up a permanent Human Rights Committee received widespread coverage in the foreign press. The report says the “new high-powered human rights watchdog agency” will focus on protecting the state, not Egyptians, “from violations.” The committee will focus on responding to allegations of violations and creating a vision and strategy to improve Egypt’s rights record, the piece suggests.

Other news worth noting:

• The family of a South African journalist who died in Egypt is demanding answers following contradicting reports from Egyptian authorities over her death earlier this year, Times Live reports.
• Tourism Minister Rania Al Mashat gave Arab News a rundown of Egypt’s tourism sector in an interview, covering points she recently made to Bloomberg.
• An Egyptian initiative called “The Four Biscuits” has been launched with the aim to tackle prejudice against Down syndrome, according to The National.