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Egypt: Alexandria to ban public smoking
Image by Motor-Head via Flickr Alexandria is to be Egypt’s first no smoking city, beginning with a ban on lighting up in government buildings. Within two years, the ban will be extended to include cafes. Egyptians, the biggest Arab consumers of cigarettes, smoke some 19 billion cigarettes each year, prompting concerns for public health. And Egypt is... »
Egypt attempts crackdown on shisha
In a country where smoking is cheap and often described as a “national habit”, an Egyptian government enforcement of a two-year-old law banning smoking on public places is facing stiff resistance. Egyptian authorities have issued an ultimatum to the owners of cafes in several cities across the country to stop offering shisha, the popular flavoured... »
