As Travel.ru notes, smoking was previously banned in hotels, restaurants, cafes, and shopping malls. Violators will be fined.
According to the portal "Russian Emirates", officials want to protect visitors to parks, which include playgrounds, pools, and even beaches, from the negative effects of tobacco.
The smoking ban in the emirate's shopping malls has already led to smokers gathering at the entrances of malls, forcing regular shoppers to pass through a haze of tobacco smoke. Dubai authorities suggest that shopping mall owners equip special smoking rooms inside buildings to move smokers away from the entrances.