{
  "id": 1257672,
  "title": "Kuwait bans online tobacco sales and sets minimum age at 21",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/kuwait-bans-online-tobacco-sales-and-sets-minimum-age-at-21",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-16T10:45:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/gulf/kuwait/kuwait-bans-online-tobacco-sales-and-sets-minimum-age-at-21-1.500642680"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Dubai: Kuwait has introduced sweeping new rules governing tobacco and nicotine products, banning online sales and deliveries, setting the minimum purchase age at 21 and extending smoking restrictions to electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products. Health Minister Dr Ahmed Al Awadhi issued Ministerial Resolution No. 237 of 2026, establishing a broad regulatory framework covering the import,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}