THE FUSE

Naguib Sawiris, Egypt's most outspoken billionaire, has turned his attention to one of the country's most persistent public health problems: its stray dog population. On Friday, June 6, Sawiris posted a response on X to a video showing dogs sheltering in the entrance of a residential building, calling on the government to launch a national programme to collect the animals, provide veterinary treatment and then export them to countries where demand for pet dogs exists, rather than continuing what he described as a reliance on random culling.