A traditional type of tobacco smoking locally known as midwakh is causing severe health problems and nicotine dependency among users in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), scientists from the University ...

UAE ministry plans to ban smoking shisha and midwakh in public Dubai: The Ministry of Health plans to implement a complete ban on shisha and midwakh once the UAE introduces the federal anti-tobacco ...

Youngsters in the UAE are rapidly shifting to cruder and more dangerous forms tobacco that can be chewed and inhaled. According to the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHP), school students are ...

Abu Dhabi Because of increased tobacco use among youth in the UAE, there is an urgent need to introduce standards on the sale of products like sheesha tobacco and loose tobacco for the midwakh (pipe), ...

Abu Dhabi: More than 3,520 tobacco accessories and alternative tobacco products have recently been found on sale across groceries in the suburbs of the capital, in direct violation of the countrywide ...

Teenage smokers in the UAE resort to Arabic pipe for a high Add as a preferred source on Google Dubai: Teenage smokers in the UAE are shunning cigarettes and going back to their roots to get a ...

“Midwakh smoking is deeply ingrained in UAE tradition but poses significant adverse health outcomes and nicotine dependency,” the scientists write. Compared to shisha pipe smoking, another Middle ...