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Prices of 10 types of cigarettes raised in Egypt
Economy

Prices of 10 types of cigarettes raised in Egypt

The Tobacco Division of the Chamber of Commerce announced an increase in ten types of cigarettes, starting Thursday, the famous…
Egypt raises VAT on tobacco products
Egypt

Egypt raises VAT on tobacco products

A bill increasing the value-added tax imposed on tobacco products, including cigarettes and syrupy tobacco mix “shisha maassel”, has been approved…
US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes
Life & Style

US unveils partial ban on flavored e-cigarettes

The US government announced Thursday it was banning most flavored e-cigarettes in a bid to curb the rising tide of…
WHO says e-cigarettes ‘undoubtedly harmful’
Health & Fitness

WHO says e-cigarettes ‘undoubtedly harmful’

Electronic cigarettes are “undoubtedly harmful” and should be regulated, the WHO said Friday as it warned against the use of…
Tax alcohol, tobacco, to tackle cancer: African Union first ladies
World

Tax alcohol, tobacco, to tackle cancer: African Union first ladies

First ladies attending the African Union summit in Niger on Saturday called for a rise in taxes for cancer-causing products…
Domestic cigarette price hike starts Thursday: Eastern Tobacco Company
Egypt

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…
Egyptian artist creates portraits out of burnt tobacco
Egypt

Egyptian artist creates portraits out of burnt tobacco

In a small studio littered with empty cigarette packets in Egypt’s second city, Alexandria, Abdelrahman al-Habrouk sits hunched over a…
Eastern Tobacco Co. increases prices of cigarettes
Egypt

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…
‘Third-hand’ smoke may harm infants: study
Health & Fitness

‘Third-hand’ smoke may harm infants: study

The first solid evidence that smoking causes cancer came in the 1950s, followed decades later by revelations that "second-hand" smoke…
Exclusive: Global tobacco treaty leaders propose ejecting delegates with ties to industry
World

Exclusive: Global tobacco treaty leaders propose ejecting delegates with ties to industry

The leadership of a World Health Organization (WHO) treaty aimed at controlling tobacco could be about to get tougher with…
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