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          Smoking

          Governments around the world have wrestled with the dilemma of balancing health objectives against revenue from smoking / AFP

          A minimum cigarette cost is just one step to a healthier society

          EditorialMarch 17, 2018
          "The rulers of the UAE have kept the the ordinary citizens and residents of this country at the forefront of their concerns and decisions" Saeed Al Neyadi / Crown Prince Court - Abu Dhabi

          Other nations could learn from the UAE's model of growth and tolerance

          FeedbackJanuary 06, 2018
          The sale and import of e-cigarettes is banned in the UAE. Tolga Akmen / AFP

          Dubai cracks-down on e-cigarette use in malls

          HealthOctober 17, 2017
          Tourists walk along Patong beach on the island of Phuket in southern Thailand on November 30, 2014. Yongyot Pruksarak / EPA

          Thailand stubs out smoking on famous tourist beaches

          The NationalOctober 17, 2017
          Various brands of cigarettes sit on display, all featuring a graphic image meant to deter smokers, in a small corner store in Abu Dhabi. Silvia Razgova/The National

          High prices and low stocks hit UAE's ardent smokers

          UAEOctober 01, 2017
          The sale and import of e-cigarettes is banned in the UAE. Tolga Akmen / AFP

          The benefits of vaping are not so clear cut

          OpinionAugust 19, 2017
          Syrian Bilal Haji needs help paying for an eye operation to save his sight, after suffering a stroke last year. Satish Kumar / The National

          UAE Helping Hands: Lorry driver appeals for help to save eyesight

          UAEJuly 21, 2017
          Young schoolchildren wear anti-smoking masks during a ‘No Tobacco’ rally in Kolkata in 2012. World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31 and is one of the important World Health Awareness days organized by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP photo

          The long read: smoking kills so why is Big Tobacco’s toxic business thriving in the Middle East?

          July 21, 2017
          More young people are taking up medwakh pipes, sellers and health officials say. Delores Johnson / The National

          It’s all too easy for teens to buy dokha

          UAEJuly 21, 2017
          Smoking shisha is a matter of personal choice. Marwan Naamani / AFO

          Why do some think it’s shameful for a woman to smoke shisha?

          OpinionJune 27, 2017
          The survey says: UAE opinions on sugar and tobacco tax

          The survey says: UAE opinions on sugar and tobacco tax

          OpinionJune 16, 2017
          The survey says: sugar and tobacco tax

          The survey says: sugar and tobacco tax

          OpinionJune 07, 2017
          Researchers at the American University of Sharjah are using a machine to assess the risks of using shisha. Hookah sickess can include light-headedness and headaches. Antonie Robertson / The National

          Shisha’s hookah sickness risk

          HealthJune 06, 2017

          Emiratis sign up to quit smoking during Ramadan

          UAEJune 05, 2017
          An estimated 316 million people smoke in China and health officials say a nationwide public smoking ban is needed. A decade-long study has found that most smokers in China have no intention of kicking the habit and remain unaware of some of its most damaging health effects. Andy Wong/AP Photo

          China struggles to kick smoking habit

          WorldMay 31, 2017
          Ramadan is an ideal time to give up smoking, with many of us abstaining from a variety of activities from dawn to sunset, including drinking, eating and smoking. Reem Mohammed / The National

          Indoor smog

          OpinionMay 31, 2017
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