A report collating data from across the Eastern Mediterranean Region warns of deteriorating health conditions. Mada Masr speaks with one of the report’s authors about public health in Egypt.
On World No Tobacco Day 2015, Mada Masr releases an infograph that breaks down the smoking demographics of the country, and the health and monetary costs of keeping up this…
After workers refused to sell their shares in the Eastern Company for tobacco manufacturing to an undisclosed investor, the partially state-owned company’s…
A newly-established Emirati firm acquired a 30 percent stake from the government in Egypt’s biggest tobacco manufacturer, the Eastern Company, for US$625…
The new tender would allow the winner to manufacture cheaper, more popular cigarettes
Confusion spread among Egyptian smokers as rumors of the government withdrawing its decision to raise taxes on cigarettes surfaced. Late on Tuesday,…
Cigarette prices jumped dramatically on Monday, just a day after the state-owned Egyptian Gazette published a presidential decree announcing a 50 percent…
Following an increase in cigarette taxes announced July 2, Egypt’s government released new official prices for cigarettes on Tuesday. The…
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