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121% growth in tobacco tax revenue over last five years

Cigarette companies demand expansion of tax segments, but government ignores it

Ahmed Farahat Ahmed Farahat

Switzerland to announce important development projects, helping implement Egypt’s reform agenda

Particular focus for coming period on Upper Egypt, says ambassador

Hagar Omran Hagar Omran

Facebook stuck in moral, privacy dilemmas

Website has been criticised for ruling out topics from “hate speech” category

Reem Hosam El-din Reem Hosam El-din

Al-Sisi marks education, health as Egypt’s challenges in 2019

President Al-Sisi called on Egyptians to support him in implementing new health

Sarah El-Sheikh Sarah El-Sheikh

‘Deal of the century’: troubled or dead?

Earlier plan seems to no longer stand, push for Palestinian reconciliation, Israel

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki

State of emergency in Turkey has ended, but violations still cited

Human rights organisations say that ending state of emergency is first step

Daily News Egypt Daily News Egypt

Women in danger: spy cameras spreading, women demand action

Thousands of Korean women have recently gathered in Seoul to protest against

Reem Hosam El-din Reem Hosam El-din

‘Deal of the century’: troubled or dead?

Palestinians continue to face Israeli violations, humanitarian deterioration despite deal’s caring rhetoric

Amira El-Fekki Amira El-Fekki