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Jump to full article: Agence France Presse (AFP) (fr), 2001-11-25
Intro: Oman has moved to reinforce a ban on smoking the Arab water pipe in public. The pipe is very popular in the evening during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which has begun on November 16.
Newspapers on Sunday published a statement from the municipalities and the environmental and water resources ministry urging all local authorities "to tighten the ban on shishas in cafes, restaurants, hotels and public places."
The ban was first imposed in April to deter what was described as a "public nuisance".
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