MbS made the remarks at an annual speech to the advisory Shura Council, which he gave on behalf of his father, King Salman
mena8 hours ago
According to a senior official, 174 passengers were implicated in the seizures.
“The seized paan and niswar are normally sold against Dh5 per piece, yet the price rises to Dh10 because of the strict prohibition,” Ali Al Mugahwi, Director of Airport Operations Department at the Dubai Customs, told Khaleej Times on Wednesday. “Some 94 seizures, weighing 5kg, were done in 2010 against 80 in 2011, weighing 8.9kg,” he added.
Niswar is outlawed as per the Dubai Municipality circular No 23/2003 while paan is banned as per the local directive No 11/2003- Article 66 because of their harmful impact on public health.
“Chewers of these substances also leave ugly marks on the ground and walls distorting the image of the city.”
MbS made the remarks at an annual speech to the advisory Shura Council, which he gave on behalf of his father, King Salman
mena8 hours ago
His visit to Cairo aimed to salvage stalled negotiations mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States to end the conflict
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The group accused Israel, which has so far refused to comment, as US denies involvement
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Hundreds of pagers belonging to the armed group exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday, killed 12 people, including two children, and wounded up to 2,800 others
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Israel has not yet commented on the explosions
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