Unlicensed 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 in operation, despite inspectors’ best efforts to shut them down, Health Ministry public health directorate anti-smoking committee vice-president Mariam Janahi told the Southern Municipal Council at its latest weekly meeting, reported the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

 

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