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Egyptian cigarette prices rise
Egypt
October 9, 2018
Egyptian cigarette prices rise
Philip Morris Misr tobacco company has announced a new increase in the price of cigarettes. Merit is priced at…
22.8% of Egyptians are smokers: National Health Survey
Life & Style
July 23, 2018
22.8% of Egyptians are smokers: National Health Survey
According to a National Health Survey monitoring risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Egypt, around 22.8 percent of Egyptians…
Cigarette prices to rise in Egypt starting Thursday
Egypt
July 12, 2018
Cigarette prices to rise in Egypt starting Thursday
Chairman of the Eastern Tobacco Company Mohamed Osman Haroun announced that as of Thursday, prices for all types of…
Domestic cigarette price hike starts Thursday: Eastern Tobacco Company
Egypt
November 23, 2017
Domestic cigarette price hike starts Thursday: Eastern Tobacco Company
Egypt’s largest cigarette manufacturer, the Eastern Tobacco Company, said on Thursday that a price hike on cigarettes produced by Egyptian-owned…
House of Representatives approves higher cigarette tax
Egypt
November 22, 2017
House of Representatives approves higher cigarette tax
The House of Representatives voted for an increase on taxes for cigarettes and honey on Tuesday following a 30-minute meeting…
34% of Egyptian women have breast cancer: Baheya director
Life & Style
November 2, 2017
34% of Egyptian women have breast cancer: Baheya director
34 percent of Egyptian women suffer from breast cancer, the most common type of cancer in Egypt for women, Mohamed…
Cabinet denies increased cigarette prices
Egypt
October 6, 2017
Cabinet denies increased cigarette prices
The Information and Decision Support Center of the Cabinet denied reports of an increase in the prices of cigarettes and…
UAE begins collecting ‘sin’ taxes on tobacco, energy drinks
Middle East
October 1, 2017
UAE begins collecting ‘sin’ taxes on tobacco, energy drinks
The United Arab Emirates has begun collecting new “sin” taxes on tobacco products, energy drinks and soft drinks. Beginning Sunday,…
Eastern Tobacco Co. increases prices of cigarettes
Egypt
July 13, 2017
Eastern Tobacco Co. increases prices of cigarettes
Eastern Tobacco Company increased the prices of 3 categories of cigarettes from an added 50 piasters up to LE2.25, as…
20.2% of Egyptians are smokers: CAPMAS
Egypt
May 30, 2017
20.2% of Egyptians are smokers: CAPMAS
According to population estimates for 2016, 20.2 percent of over 15s in Egypt are smokers, which is equal to 12.6 million, the…