Smoking in Saudi Arabia

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'''Smoking in Saudi Arabia''' is banned in airports<ref name=":0"></ref>, a majority of workplaces and commercial businesses, universities, research centers, hospitals,^{[''[[wikipedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]'']}government buildings, the indoor facilities of public establishments, places involved with tourism, and in and around all places in association with religion, education, places for events, sporting establishments, charity associations, all forms of public transportation and their associated facilities, plants for manufacturing or processing items, and a large portion of public places.^{[''[[wikipedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]'']}

== History ==
Saudi Arabia's smoking policies did not have any sort of bans or specific area restrictions until 2010.<ref name=":0" />

In 2010, restrictions on smoking were imposed in airports, workplaces, and [[King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals]].^{[''[[wikipedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]'']}

In 2011, [[Umm al-Qura University]] also began to ban smoking.^{[''[[wikipedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]'']}

In 2012, smoking was banned in and around all of the facilities of [[King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre]]; it was the first hospital in the country to declare any sort of boundary in this category.Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)

Also in 2012, smoking was banned in government buildings (both public and private) and in a large portion of public places (only inside of buildings, not around them) by Prince [[Ahmed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]]. The same law also banned all persons under the age of eighteen from purchasing any tobacco products.

Later in the same year, all forms of smoking were banned in and around centers of tourism (hotels, travel agencies, etc.) by the [[Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage|Saudi Arabian General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities]].<ref></ref>

In 2016, smoking near any places of religion ([[Mosque|Mosques]]), places of education, facilities pertaining to health or sports, processing/manufacturing plants, all forms of public transport, and charity institutions was banned. The new ban also clarified that smoking is not allowed in private or public governmental facilities. The decree from the Kingdom also urges bodies of government at all levels to make as great an effort as possible to prevent as much smoking as possible, including banning the farming and processing all tobacco. It also limits the options for tobacco to be sold; cigarettes must only be sold in packages and their sale is prohibited in facilities for public transport and all vending machines.<ref></ref>

== Policies and Bans ==
There were very little restrictions on smoking in Saudi Arabia before 2010. In 2010, the General Authority of Civil Aviation decided under support of the Council of Ministers to ban smoking in all airports and and associated buildings in the Kingdom except for designated areas as well as forcing fines of at least 200 SAR (~$53 USD) on any violators.<ref name=":0" />

Also in 2010, smoking was banned in a portion of the public including workplaces.

[[King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals]] began making efforts to ban smoking around the campus.^{[''[[wikipedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]'']}

The next year, [[Umm al-Qura University]] also started trying to ban smoking on their campus.

The next year, [[King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre]] began banning all smoking not only in their facilities, but also around them.^{[''[[wikipedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]'']}

Also in 2012,

In 2016, smoking in and/or around places or worship and other institutions having to do with sports, culture, education, health, social interaction, or charity establishments was banned. Violators of the ban that are caught receive a fine of at least 200SAR ($53USD) up to 5000SAR ($1300USD). The same decree also applies to all forms of public transport (including facilities such as bus stations), manufacturing/processing plants

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