Arab Finance: Egypt has set the closing time of shops, restaurants, malls, cafes, and bazaars at 2 am during the holy month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr, according to a cabinet statement on March 14th.

Restaurants will be allowed to run delivery and takeout services around the clock.

Supermarkets, groceries, bakeries, and pharmacies are excluded from this decision.

The new closing time will be effective as of Wednesday, March 22^nd, until the end of Eid Al-Fitr holiday.

Workshops inside residential areas must close their doors by 10pm during this period, with an exception for those on highways and fuel stations.

Commercial shops are usually allowed to operate nationwide from 7 am to 11 pm in the summer and from 7 am till 10 pm in the winter.

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