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House Rep. Amal Rizk-Allah is calling on the Trade Ministry to ban imports of e-cigarettes in Egypt<\/b> on the grounds that they are a health hazard, according to Al Masry Al Youm<\/a>. Rizk-Allah noted the World Health Organization has said e-cigarettes are no less harmful than normal cigarettes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

House Rep. Amal Rizk-Allah is calling on the Trade Ministry to ban imports of e-cigarettes in Egypt on the grounds that they are a health hazard, according to Al Masry Al Youm. 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