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[Mid-east, Oman] Sultanate ranked 19th in global report on cigarette package health warnings
Oman, which adopted pictorial warnings on all tobacco products from August 9 this year, has been ranked 19th along with other countries in GCC in the ‘Cigarette Package Health Warnings: International Status Report 2012’.
Nov 27, 2012
Muscat Daily (om)
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Nov 27, 2012 06:50
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[Mid-east] Stennis supports the Smokeout
Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) participated in the Great American Smokeout Nov. 15 in support of Tobacco Prevention and Cessation month.
Nov 18, 2012
Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System (DVIDS)
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Nov 18, 2012 19:53
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[Lebanon, Mid-east, Syria] Tobacco control in the Middle East : The Lancet Oncology ($$)
A visit from WHO in the winter of 2010 confirmed that the Syrian ban was indeed being implemented, but the events of the past 18 months or so make it unlikely that this is still the case. Neighbouring Lebanon is in a better position to ...
Oct 12, 2012
The Lancet (uk)
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Oct 14, 2012 16:16
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[Mid-east, Uae] GCC considers raising tax on cigarettes
finance ministers from all six states in the Gulf Cooperation Council convene tomorrow in Riyadh. Among the many topics to be discussed is the possibility of increasing a region-wide tobacco tax in response to calls by the healthcare professionals in the
Oct 4, 2012
The National Newspaper (ae)
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Oct 4, 2012 15:45
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[Mid-east, Saudi Arabia] AL-MAEENA: The evils of big tobacco companies
Governments must slap heavy taxes on cigarettes to pay for the ever-increasing cost of healthcare for smoke-related diseases. The taxes should also fund countrywide anti-smoking educational campaigns
Sep 20, 2012
Saudi Gazette Online (sa)
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Sep 20, 2012 13:33
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[Mid-east, Saudi Arabia] GCC to enforce legislation on cigarette labeling
Saudi Arabia and all other member states of the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are on course to become the latest to require the use of graphic warning labels on every cigarette packet brought into their territories.
Sep 1, 2012
MENAFN.com
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Sep 1, 2012 14:14
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[Mid-east, Uae] GCC to go ahead with cigarette warnings
Official denies claims that the plan to be put off or cancelled under lobby pressure
Aug 27, 2012
Gulf News (ae)
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Aug 27, 2012 14:06
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[Mid-east] Tobacco dependence curricula in Middle Eastern and North African medical education
Findings from two European medical schools indicated that teaching of smoking cessation methods is not a top priority in most medical curricula, and overall knowledge of long-term effectiveness of smoking cessation methods among students was poor.8 In th
Aug 25, 2012
Tobacco Control
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Aug 26, 2012 06:01
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[Mid-east] Grisly warnings on cigarette packs in UAE
Imported cigarettes and other tobacco products must carry a graphic health warning on packs from today.
Aug 8, 2012
The National Newspaper (ae)
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Aug 9, 2012 12:57
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[Mid-east] Gulf countries to add new logos to cigarettes in effort to curtail smoking
Tobacco retailers in the Gulf region will now be forced to begin importing cigarettes with graphic warnings about the dangers of smoking, after its approval by the 6 Gulf countries in a bid to start pushing customers to quit smoking.
Aug 7, 2012
Bikya Masr (eg)
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Aug 7, 2012 13:39