It’s a mixed bag for mentions of Egypt in the foreign press this morning.

There’s still plenty of interest in our economy: Soaring book prices on the back of higher materials costs has led the Egyptian Publishers Association to offer customers payment plans of up to nine months with 1.5% interest to purchase books, the BBC reports. Meanwhile, the Economist is the latest to comment on the government’s commitments to reduce the military’s economic footprint under the recent IMF agreement, while Al Monitor looks at how price hikes continue to squeeze budgets for Egyptian households.

AND- More attention for Egyptian creatives: The New York Times is the latest to review Egyptian-Swedish filmmaker Tarik Saleh’s Cairo Conspiracy, while Deena Mohamed’s graphic novel Shubeik Lubeik is getting more ink in the Guardian.

Also making headlines:

• The war on trans fat: Egypt will place new limits on trans fat in foods this year in response to World Health Organization guidelines aiming to eliminate them globally by 2023. (The National)
• An unusual burial: The discovery of the remains of a child and 142 dogs in an ancient Egyptian necropolis in Fayoum has archaeologists puzzled. (The Daily Beast)