Jump to full article: Gulf Daily News (bh), 2009-10-04
Author: MOHAMMED AL A'ALI
Intro: SHEESHA coffee shops on Manama's Al Fateh Corniche are to be closed, to make way for a BD8 million leisure development.
Rules restricting the sale of sheesha at coffee shops elsewhere in the Capital Governorate are also to be soon revised to make them more realistic, say councillors.
Sheesha was banned in certain coffee shops across the country in July last year, but this was suspended a few days later, after a U-turn by municipal officials.
They instigated the ban under regulations dating back to a ministerial decision in November 2006, which also outlaws sheesha smoking in public parks, gardens, on coasts, beaches and corniches.
Coffee shops within 200 metres of homes, hospitals, embassies, educational institutions, government establishments and places of worship are banned from serving sheesha, under the law.
Other regulations insist that coffee shops should instal proper ventilation and meet safety and hygiene standards, before being allowed to serve sheesha.
The 200-metre rule is unrealistic and will be revised
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