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Saudi Arabia Requires Smoke-Free Public Places

The Saudi Arabian government has significantly stepped up the nation’s fight against tobacco use by requiring public places to be smoke-free. The smoke-free policy will apply to government offices, restaurants, cafes, supermarkets and shopping malls in addition to airports, which have been smoke-free since 2011. It even applies to water-pipes, or shisha.


Wanted: Pakistan Charges Philip Morris Executive with Advertising Violations

A Pakistani judge has issued an arrest warrant for the head of marketing for Philip Morris Pakistan Ltd., for the company’s blatant violation of laws that tightly restrict tobacco advertisements. Despite the advertising limits, Philip Morris purchased — and magazines published — full-page, color ads for Marlboro cigarettes in many of Pakistan’s leading magazines throughout November and December.


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