well for starters genesis..the qatari government can ENFORCE the law rather than coyly pass new legislation and publish it in local press and then pretty much leave it at that. what you said of the governments actions is great..but it sounds more like gentle persuasion than law enforcement.

I stand by what everyone else is saying. NO the qatari government is not doing enough to stop public smoking. You can whine and ridicule other countries all you want (nice going by the way)..it still won't change the truth. Instead of hanging "no smoking" signs and other nicely-put-together anti-smoking posters they could actually start slamming heavy fines on whoever has the audacity to break the law (be it citizens, ex-pats, cafes, etc..). They could follow Doha municipality's example and regularly run inspections on local businesses (especially restaurants, and cafes) to ensure that business owners are strictly adhering to the law, and punish those who violate it with no leniency.
And last time I checked smoker's clinics were being built to encourage smokers to quit smoking..it runs side-by-side with public smoking bans and anti-smoking programs, definitely not the most successful method to ENFORCE the ban.

stop letting emotions interfere with your view of reality.