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Illegal sheesha cafés clamp urged in BahrainUnlicensed sheesha cafés continue to operate across Bahrain because government ministries lack the power to close them permanently, according to a top anti-smoking official. As many as 74 of the unlicensed cafés are known to be i More… |
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8 new cafés in Bahrain are licensed to sell sheeshaEight new coffee shops have been licensed to sell sheesha at a popular leisure destination, despite a ban imposed by the Muharraq Municipal Council. They are located at The Lagoon at Amwaj Islands, where the council, on April 13, More… |
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Warning over smoking sheesha inside Ramadan tentsSmoking sheesha inside Ramadan tents can be up to 200 times more harmful than smoking a cigarette outside, an expert has warned. A one-hour sheesha session can be equal to smoking 100 to 200 cigarettes - with the effect compounded More… |
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Bahraini smokers rap new sheesha cafe timingsSmokers have spoken out against a new decision to regulate timings of sheesha cafes across Bahrain. The Bahrainis told the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication, the move would ruin a "cultural pastime", More… |
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New sheesa cafe timings in Bahrain backedA decision to close sheesha cafes in Bahrain at midnight has sparked uproar among business owners and councillors. However, the move taken last week by the Works, Municipalities and Urban Planning Affairs Ministry and Interior Min More… |
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New clamp on sheesha licences in BahrainNo new sheesha licences will be issued in Muharraq, Bahrain, including Amwaj Islands. The Muharraq Municipal Council approved the decision yesterday (April 12), said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publi More… |
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Bahrain issues new clamp on sheesha cafésAll new sheesha cafés wanting to open in Manama, Bahrain will now be subject to an inspection by the Capital Trustees Board. Even if all technical, legal and financial requirements have been fulfilled by the cafe owner, the More… |
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New sheesha strip plan in Bahrain is approvedA sheesha strip planned for the far south of Sitra island, Bahrain featuring more than 40 cafes in a new-look complex has won approval from the government. Plans for the complex were initially put forward more than two years ago b More… |
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Bahrain puts relaxed sheesha rules on holdPlans to allow all of Bahrain's hotels to legally serve sheesha year-round have been shelved pending feedback from the Health Ministry. The country's five municipal More… |
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Women smokers on the rise in BahrainOne in every 14 women in Bahrain is now a smoker, according to the latest figures from the kingdom's health ministry. The statistic - which officials from the Anti-Smoking Committee described as "disappointing" - act More… |
