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Should nations follow New Zealand in banning cigarettes for next generation?

As New Zealand unveils plans to ban the new generation from buying cigarettes, Maha El Akoum asks if this approach should be rolled out worldwide. New Zealand has plans to…

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Qatar opens new clinic to help smokers quit

Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Tobacco Control Centre inaugurates a new smoking cessation Clinic. HMC’s Tobacco Control Centre opened a new dedicated smoking cessation clinic at Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital (HMGH)…

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Qatar marks World No Tobacco Day

In honor of World No Tobacco Day, the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) is raising awareness about the dangers of smoking with displays at several shopping malls. Carrefour and other supermarkets appear to…

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GCC to roll out new graphic warnings on tobacco products

In an effort to discourage smoking across the region, a GCC-wide ban on tobacco products that don’t contain new graphic warnings will take effect on Thursday, media reports state. Qatar…

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Gulf countries reportedly considering new tax on cigarettes & soda

GCC health ministers meeting in Saudi Arabia earlier this week have apparently been discussing a plan to raise the price of cigarettes and select sodas by 50 percent. Emirati newspaper…

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Expert: More than a third of Qatar’s residents are smokers

Expert: More than a third of Qatar’s residents are smokers Puffing on sheesha is actually worse than smoking a cigarette, a doctor at Hamad Medical Corp. has said. “Shisha is…

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Marlboro cigarettes now cost a riyal more!

Marlboro cigarettes now cost a riyal more! The price of Marlboro and other Philip Morris brand cigarettes (L&M, Merit) rose by one riyal yesterday after a notice from the distributor,…

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Qatar considers cracking down on smoking – but what about sheesha?

In a bid to reduce the prevalence of smoking in Qatar, the country’s Cabinet is considering measures to increase taxes on cigarettes and raise penalties for those who flout public…

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