tobacco
Prices of 10 types of cigarettes raised in Egypt
Economy
April 6, 2023
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
February 25, 2020
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
January 3, 2020
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
July 27, 2019
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
July 7, 2019
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
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…
Egyptian artist creates portraits out of burnt tobacco
Egypt
August 14, 2017
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
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…
‘Third-hand’ smoke may harm infants: study
Health & Fitness
February 4, 2017
‘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
November 3, 2016
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…