Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money-saving tip from a state body has been the last straw. As families have struggled to purchase household staples, an Egyptian government agency praised an alternative, cheap protein source – “chicken feet, good for the body and the …

Egypt is planning to apply to host the 2036 Olympic Games, Sports Minister Ashraf Sobhi said on Saturday during a reception for International Olympic Committee President, Thomas Bach in Cairo. Since the inaugural edition in 1896 in Athens, Greece, no African or Arab nation has hosted the major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. “President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi has …