The smoking ban law enters into force today in accordance with Law 174 and Shisha cafe owners in Antelias seem determined to be exempted from the law as they organized a sit-in today calling for amendments. [Link]

As I stated in my previous post, Arguile is the main problem in Lebanon not the cigarette and the government should have dealt with this matter more carefully. Antelias has more than 15 Shisha cafes in one street with few of them having outdoor areas.