Shisha only to be served at 4- and 5-star hotels in Dubai

 

(Khaleej Times) Dubai hotels with one to three stars ratings have been banned from serving shisha from January 1.
The Dubai Municipality’s Public Health and Safety Department has announced that only four and five star hotels will be allowed to offer shishas from next year onwards, that too in open spaces.
Fines starting from Dh10, 000 will be imposed on hotels violating the rules once the grace period given to them to implement the Federal Law No. 15 of 2009 on Tobacco Control and its Executive Order No. 24 of 2013 ends by December 31, the Director of the Department, Marwan Al Mohammed told Khaleej Times. Continued