Smoking
Smoking in Egypt
Health & Fitness
October 6, 2013
Smoking in Egypt
Sayyed Awad, 50, was admitted to the intensive care in Mansoura, 130 kilometers away from Cairo, as he was close…
CAPMAS: Nine million smokers in Egypt in 2011
Egypt
May 29, 2013
CAPMAS: Nine million smokers in Egypt in 2011
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that there were 9.4 million smokers in Egypt in 2011,…
Saudi Arabia bans smoking in most public places
World
July 30, 2012
Saudi Arabia bans smoking in most public places
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has banned smoking in government offices and most public places, including restaurants, coffee shops, supermarkets and…
Kuwait severely tightens restrictions on smoking, including shisha
World
February 13, 2012
Kuwait severely tightens restrictions on smoking, including shisha
Kuwait is the first Arab country to ban all forms of smoking in non-secluded public places, including cafes, restaurants, airports,…
Roughly 9% of population are drug addicts, says minister
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Roughly 9% of population are drug addicts, says minister
The total number of drug addicts in Egypt is estimated at 9 percent of the total population, said Minister of…
Health reality check: The 5 habits you’ll be paying for later
Health & Fitness
June 7, 2011
Health reality check: The 5 habits you’ll be paying for later
At any given time in a day, you may stop to ask yourself if what you’re doing, in that very…
Minister: Smoking to be banned in Egyptian public spaces by 2015
Environment
January 10, 2011
Minister: Smoking to be banned in Egyptian public spaces by 2015
Smoking will be officially banned in all public places in Egypt by 2015, Health Minister Hatem al-Gabli announced this week.Violators,…
Court rules to remove impotency photos from cigarette boxes
Egypt
January 2, 2011
Court rules to remove impotency photos from cigarette boxes
Describing cautionary photos recently put on cigarette packets as "offensive," Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court on Saturday mandated health minister Hatem…
Tobacco images inappropriate, gruesome…and a bit of a joke
Health & Fitness
September 27, 2010
Tobacco images inappropriate, gruesome…and a bit of a joke
The numbers speak for themselves: With approximately 40 percent of the male population smoking an average of 19 billion cigarettes…
Roll-out of smoking ban under test
Egypt
September 14, 2010
Roll-out of smoking ban under test
In the first test of how legislation prohibiting smoking in all public places will play out with Egyptians, Al-Masry Al-Youm…