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Does doubling of UAE cigarette prices only hit low-income smokers?
Cigarettes and tobacco products have suddenly shot up in prices but is this enough ...
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Smoking to be stubbed out on Thai beaches
Smokers who flout a smoking ban on 20 of Thailand’s most famous tourist ...
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Can low-nicotine cigarettes stop people from smoking?
When cigarettes contain less nicotine, smokers see them as safer, because they ...
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Saudi Arabia introduces new tax on tobacco, raise prices by 100 percent
Saudi Arabia has announced the increase of the prices of tobacco and its ...
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President aims for tobacco-free Turkmenistan by 2025
Turkmenistan’s president has signed a program aimed at pushing forward his ...
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Saudi Arabia to impose 100 percent value added tax on tobacco
Saudi Arabia has one of the world’s highest rates of smokers as 14 percent of its ...
Gulf
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Find out which Saudi city has the most smokers
It was revealed that the smokers’ average age at 15 years at about 32 percent of ...
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Smoking ban in eight Saudi public areas takes effect
Anti-smoking laws that took effect last week prohibit smoking in eight public ...
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Pipe down! Why you shouldn’t call for the shisha this Ramadan
The WHO says the smoke inhaled in a typical one-hour shisha session can equal 100 ...
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Smoking ban in public areas takes effect in Saudi Arabia
Smoking is also prohibited in the workplace, companies, government offices, ...
Variety
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Kim Jong Un-acceptable? North Korean leader seen flouting anti-smoking push
Campaign ads warning of the dangers of smoking had encouraged many citizens to ...
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UAE body mulls smoking ban in public spaces
Smokers in many public places are confined to the car park, pavement or outdoor ...
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Smokers and polluters in New Zealand hit with higher taxes
The government plans to hike tobacco taxes by 46 percent over the next four years ...
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French schools cite terrorism as reason to lift smoking ban
French high schools say students could become terrorist targets when they gather ...
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Are video games still trying to make smoking look cool?
Like advertising, video games can deliver visual cues to try products even when ...
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Should some Arab countries rethink e-cigarette ban?
‘Vaping’ is prohibited in countries like Saudi Arabia and the UAE – but some claim ...
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End of the road? Kuwait plans to ban smoking in vehicles
The decision comes as part of the ministry’s strategy to curb road accidents
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Can smoking drive you mad? Study suggests it might
Research published in The Lancet Psychiatry suggested daily tobacco use may be ...
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Smoking behind half of major cancer deaths
Smoking is responsible for nearly half of deaths due to certain types of cancers ...
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Amended China law curbs tobacco ads in land of smokers
Ammendments to Chinese laws have been made in attempts to curb the smoking habits ...
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Did tobacco firms try to promote smoking in Muslim countries?
Industry specialists were apparently concerned that the World Health Organization ...
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Cash spent on smoking in Jordan could build eight hospitals
Tobacco use in the Middle East continues to be of particular concern and Jordan ...
Analysis
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4D ultrasound study shows effects of smoking while pregnant
Previous research has found that smoking pregnant mothers risk damaging their ...
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When it comes to e-cigs, Big Tobacco is concerned for your health
The health warning on a MarkTen electronic cigarette package is 116 words long.
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Global conference declares all tobacco products harmful
Organizers warned that tobacco causes one in six of all NCD deaths
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WHO chief wants tobacco firms pushed ‘out of business’
Margaret Chan urges countries that produce tobacco leaves to ‘move faster’ to ...
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Will Syrian cigars be able to take on Cuba?
The Syrian cigars will have a logo including an eagle’s head and tobacco leaves, ...
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Smoking more deadly than first thought, scientists say
The increase could have serious implications for the Middle East where smoking has ...
Health
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Roy Hodgson says shisha ‘nonsense’ after Arsenal midfielder controversy
‘As an ex-cigar smoker, when I tried it [shisha] I thought it was a complete ...
Sports