• AUB Tobacco Control Research Group (Lebanon)
• International Consortium for Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Research  
• Syrian Center for Tobacco Studies (Syria)
• Tobacco Free Initiative (WHO EMRO) 
• Tobacco Free OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation - OIC)
• UAE Tobacco Control Consortium 

Conferences and Meetings

• 16th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) 2015, 17-21 March 2015 (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
• 10th Scientific Conference of Sudanese Chest Physicians Society: Stop tobacco to save lives, 2-3 April 2016 (Khartoum, Sudan)
• Second International Conference on Waterpipe Smoking Research: A Collision of Two Epidemics of Waterpipe and Cigarettes, 25-27 October 2014 (Doha, Qatar)
• First International Meeting on Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: Building Evidence for Intervention and Policy (20-23 October 2013, Abu Dhabi, UAE)
• Preconference Training Workshop on Nicotine Dependence and Waterpipe Smoking

Data & Statistics

• Global Health Observatory Data Repository (WHO): Tobacco control, Tobacco Consumption
• Quandl Financial & Economic Data:
• Alcohol & Tobacco: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
• Tobacco Free Initiative - Country Profiles (WHO)
• The Tobacco Atlas: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, West Bank & Gaza Strip (click on "Topics" for different themes)

Laws & Regulations

• Tobacco Labelling Resource Center: Legistlation & Regulation:
• Bahrain: Bahrain Ministerial Decision No. 16 of 2012 Adopting the Standardized Gulf Technical Regulation Regarding Labeling of Tobacco Product Packs as a National Technical Regulation (2012) (Arabic) (English); GCC Standards Organization Labelling of Tobacco Product Packages (2011) (Arabic) (English); GCC Standards Organization Approved Picture Warnings (2011)
• Djibouti: Tobacco Labelling Decree (French) (2008)
• Egypt: Tobacco Control Law (Arabic) (2007); Minister Decree Part A, B (Arabic) (2007)
• Kuwait: GCC Standards Organization Labelling of Tobacco Product Packages (Arabic) (English) (2011); GCC Standards Organization Approved Picture Warnings (2011)
• Oman: Ministerial Decision No. 12/2012 Adopting the Gulf Technical Regulation No. 246/2011 of Labeling of Tobacco Product Packs (Arabic) (English) (2012); GCC Standards Organization Labelling of Tobacco Product Packages (Arabic) (English) (2011); GCC Standards Organization Approved Picture Warnings (2011)
• Qatar: GCC Standards Organization Labelling of Tobacco Product Packages (Arabic) (English) (2011); GCC Standards Organization Approved Picture Warnings (2011)
• Saudi Arabia: GCC Standards Organization Labelling of Tobacco Product Packages (Arabic) (English) (2011); GCC Standards Organization Approved Picture Warnings (2011)
• United Arab Emirates: GCC Standards Organization Labelling of Tobacco Product Packages (Arabic) (English) (2011); GCC Standards Organization Approved Picture Warnings (2011)
• Yemen: GCC Standards Organization Labelling of Tobacco Product Packages (Arabic) (English) (2011); GCC Standards Organization Approved Picture Warnings (2011)

Health promotion

• Tobacco Labelling Resource Centre: Health Warning: Djibouti (Emissions & constituents 2009), Egypt, Jordan
  

Maps

• Global Health Observatory (GHO) Map Gallery (WHO): Tobacco control
  

 Projects, programmes

• National Tobacco Control Program - Ministry of Public Health (Lebanon)