Sharjah fines dirty restaurants

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Sharjah Municipality issued 27 fines and 106 warnings to unhygienic restaurants in August. Marwan Al Hussan, the director of the solid waste department, said too many fast food customers were disposing of leftovers in car parks or public parks, distorting the emirate's clean image.

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