Smoking
Viral picture of smoking patient ‘unacceptable’: hospital faculty dean
Egypt
September 13, 2018
Viral picture of smoking patient ‘unacceptable’: hospital faculty dean
Alexandria University Hospital’s officials are investigating widespread photos of a patient who was allowed to smoke a cigarette, while…
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…
Austrian parliament votes to roll back smoking ban in ‘Ashtray of Europe’
World
March 23, 2018
Austrian parliament votes to roll back smoking ban in ‘Ashtray of Europe’
One opposition politician said the government had made “a deliberate decision today in favor of death.” Some 13,000 people die…
Egypt to impose restrictions on cafes serving shisha
Environment
March 16, 2018
Egypt to impose restrictions on cafes serving shisha
Non-smokers in Egypt can soon have cause to celebrate as the government is currently pushing to regulate sisha-smoking in cafes…
AUC plans to become the 1st tobacco free university in Egypt by 2019
Health & Fitness
February 1, 2018
AUC plans to become the 1st tobacco free university in Egypt by 2019
On Tuesday, the American University in Cairo said it is implementing a new initiative this semester that will work on…
Egyptian Fatwa House says working in cigarettes companies haram in Islam
Society
October 12, 2017
Egyptian Fatwa House says working in cigarettes companies haram in Islam
Working in cigarette factories is prohibited in Islam according to a recent Fatwa issued by Dar Al-Ifta Al-Misriya (the Egyptian…
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…
Deadly cancers may be easily avoided simply by eating right
Health & Fitness
February 11, 2017
Deadly cancers may be easily avoided simply by eating right
Excluding genetic and behavioural factors, such as smoking and alcohol consumption, what can be done to help prevent cancer? On the…
Kids who live with e-cigarette users may think smoking is okay
Health & Fitness
February 11, 2017
Kids who live with e-cigarette users may think smoking is okay
Kids who don’t smoke but are around adults who use electronic cigarettes may start to think regular smoking is okay,…