The economy is once again in the spotlight in the foreign press: The Wall Street Journal is questioning whether the government will be able to meet its commitments to the IMF to roll back state and military involvement in the economy, while the BBC looks at how ordinary people are coping amid soaring inflation.

Also making headlines:

  • Bayt Yakan in the spotlight: The restoration of the historic Darb Al Ahmar villa into a cultural center by architectural conservationist couple Alaa El Habashi and Ola Said gets a glossy write-up in the New York Times. (NYT)
  • Turning plastic into tiles: Egyptian recycling startup TileGreen aims to recycle 5 bn plastic bags by 2025 by turning them into a cement-like material for use in paving. (Reuters)
  • Local table tennis champs going for gold: Teenager Hana Goda is Africa’s top table tennis player and one of four Egyptian women in the world top 60 rankings, boosting the sport’s popularity at home. (The Straits Times)
  • Human rights: Deutsche Welle reports that the sister of imprisoned activist Alaa AbdelFattah has restarted her campaign to secure her brother's release, while the New York Times of a 27-year-old MFA student, now in the US, who was imprisoned for participating in the 2013 protests.
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