Palestinian farmers dancing at the first annual wheat festival at Jalamah village near the West Bank city of Jenin. EPA
Palestinian farmers dancing at the first annual wheat festival at Jalamah village near the West Bank city of Jenin. EPA
West Bank farmers and their families celebrate the first annual wheat festival by cooking traditional food using wheat to mark the end of the harvest. EPA
West Bank farmers and their families celebrate the first annual wheat festival by cooking traditional food using wheat to mark the end of the harvest. EPA
A wheat festival display in Jalamah village near the West Bank city of Jenin. EPA
A wheat festival display in Jalamah village near the West Bank city of Jenin. EPA
Palestinian children play with wheat grains at the festival near the West Bank city of Jenin, which features wheat exhibits, traditional cooking and folk dancing. EPA
Palestinian children play with wheat grains at the festival near the West Bank city of Jenin, which features wheat exhibits, traditional cooking and folk dancing. EPA
A Palestinian farmer at the Jalamah village wheat festival in the West Bank. EPA
A Palestinian farmer at the Jalamah village wheat festival in the West Bank. EPA
Palestinian farmers celebrate the end of the wheat harvest near Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. EPA
Palestinian farmers celebrate the end of the wheat harvest near Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. EPA
Dancers at the wheat festival in Jalamah celebrate the end of the harvest. EPA,
Dancers at the wheat festival in Jalamah celebrate the end of the harvest. EPA,
Palestinians at the annual wheat festival in Jalamah. EPA
Palestinians at the annual wheat festival in Jalamah. EPA
Dancers celebrate the end of the harvest in the West Bank. EPA
Dancers celebrate the end of the harvest in the West Bank. EPA
Palestinian children play among wheat grains at a harvest festival near Jenin. EPA
Palestinian children play among wheat grains at a harvest festival near Jenin. EPA

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Palestinian farmers celebrate end of harvest in wheat festival - in pictures

Festival near Jenin, in the West Bank, features wheat exhibits, traditional cookery and folk dancing

The National

June 18, 2021

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Closing the loophole on sugary drinks

As The National reported last year, non-fizzy sugared drinks were not covered when the original tax was introduced in 2017. Sports drinks sold in supermarkets were found to contain, on average, 20 grams of sugar per 500ml bottle.

The non-fizzy drink AriZona Iced Tea contains 65 grams of sugar – about 16 teaspoons – per 680ml can. The average can costs about Dh6, which would rise to Dh9.

Drinks such as Starbucks Bottled Mocha Frappuccino contain 31g of sugar in 270ml, while Nescafe Mocha in a can contains 15.6g of sugar in a 240ml can.

Flavoured water, long-life fruit juice concentrates, pre-packaged sweetened coffee drinks fall under the ‘sweetened drink’ category
 

Not taxed:

Freshly squeezed fruit juices, ground coffee beans, tea leaves and pre-prepared flavoured milkshakes do not come under the ‘sweetened drink’ band.

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