cigarettes

‘Heat-not-burn’ cigarettes still release cancer-causing chemicals

NEW YORK: A new type of "heat-not-burn" cigarette releases some of the same cancer-causing chemicals found… Read More

Saudi Arabia to implement ‘sin tax’ from June 10

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is set to start taxing cigarettes, energy drinks and carbonated drinks from… Read More

Childhood goes up in smoke for Indonesian tobacco farm workers

JAKARTA: Thirteen-year-old Siti Maryam says she suffers headaches and nausea after harvesting tobacco leaves with… Read More

Plain cigarette packs become law in UK, France

LONDON: The days of branded cigarette packets in Britain and France are numbered as new plain… Read More

EU’s highest court upholds restrictive new law on cigarettes

LONDON: The European Union's highest court has upheld a tough EU law that will standardize… Read More

Tobacco off Saudi shelves amid price rise speculation

RIYADH: Cigarettes had disappeared from the shelves in some Saudi cities on Sunday amid speculation… Read More

Sunny Leone: Smoking is not cool. It is not good for your health

Sunny Leone, Bollywood superstar and former adult actress has an important message for the youth:… Read More

Flavoring, other additives increase cigarettes’ addictiveness: study

Ingredients that help enhance the appeal of “light” and “low-tar” cigarettes may contribute to the… Read More

Health experts defend e-cigarettes despite concerns

Health experts at an anti-tobacco conference in Abu Dhabi defended e-cigarettes on Friday, dismissing widespread… Read More

Shisha more harmful than cigarettes: experts

ABU DHABI: World health experts warned Thursday that smoking water pipes, long popular in the… Read More

Get rid of smoking, for good!

Smoking is injurious to health. How many times have we heard this being repeated in… Read More