CAIRO: The Kuwaiti government is looking into a possible ban on water-pipes, or shisha, across the country in an effort to crackdown on public smoking. The country's official news agency reported Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Fadhil Safar said that the proposed ban would end shisha in all public places, including restaurants and cafes. The minister told KUNA while attending the 12th meeting of the Higher Committee for planning in Kuwait Municipality that smoking and shisha “constitute negative aspects of civilization and [is] harmful to public health.” The head of the follow-up office of the Minister of State for Municipal Affairs Abdul Karim Al-Zaid said that the committee has commissioned the Technical Office of the Minister of State for Municipal Affairs to study the possibility of banning shisha immediately. He said the commission had reviewed and discussed the report and recommended a joint coordination between the Technical Office and the Legal Department for taking necessary action and to stiffen sanctions on such phenomenon, KUNA reported. It was not clear when the ban would take place if passed. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/cjN44 Tags: Ban, Public Places, Shisha Section: Health, Kuwait, Latest News
