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Cigarettes linked to half of deaths from 12 common cancers
Health & Fitness

Cigarettes linked to half of deaths from 12 common cancers

Roughly half of deaths from 12 smoking-related cancers may be linked directly to cigarette use, a US study estimates. While the…
Smoking deaths in Egypt 4 times higher than hepatitis
Health & Fitness

Smoking deaths in Egypt 4 times higher than hepatitis

Smoking-related deaths in Egypt, determined by the World Health Organization and the Egyptian Health Ministry to be approximately 170,000 annually,…
Activists: Tobacco company could win lawsuit against Uruguay
World

Activists: Tobacco company could win lawsuit against Uruguay

Activists leading a campaign in support of Uruguay's anti-smoking drive have warned that tobacco giant Philip Morris International could end…
Taxes on cigarettes to net LE31 billion this year
Business

Taxes on cigarettes to net LE31 billion this year

The Cigarette Trade Association in Cairo and Giza has said that the state treasury will get LE31 billion instead of…
Cigarettes association: 95% decline in exports due to tax
Business

Cigarettes association: 95% decline in exports due to tax

The Association of Cigarette Merchants in Cairo and Giza cite a 95 percent decrease in cigarette exports, compared to the…
Cigarette traders set tariff over government price confusion
Egypt

Cigarette traders set tariff over government price confusion

A state of confusion is currently dominating the cigarette market after the Finance Ministry had, reportedly, gone back on the…
As cigarette prices increase, smokers resort to hand-rolled ones
Egypt

As cigarette prices increase, smokers resort to hand-rolled ones

Many Egyptians used to smoke hand-rolled cigarettes at the beginning of the previous century, before switching to factory-made packages.
Finance Ministry defends increase on cigarette prices
Business

Finance Ministry defends increase on cigarette prices

The Finance Ministry has defended a recent decision by Egypt’s Presidency to increase taxes on local and imported cigarettes as a…
Official prices of local cigarettes
Egypt

Official prices of local cigarettes

Eastern Tobacco Company announced the official prices of local cigarettes after the tax increase that was approved by President Abdel…
Sisi cancels tax imposed by Morsy, retains tax on cigarettes alcohols
Egypt

Sisi cancels tax imposed by Morsy, retains tax on cigarettes alcohols

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi canceled on Sunday a former decision by toppled President Mohamed Morsy that imposed a tax on…
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