Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly today chaired a meeting of the Central Crisis Management Committee to follow developments in the repercussions of the current crisis. The official spokesperson for the Cabinet stated that the committee approved at its meeting today ending the decision to close public shops, shopping centers and restaurants at 11 pm, and returning to the regular hours previously in force.
The meeting was attended by Dr. Hussein Eissa, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs; Hassan Abdalla, Governor of the Central Bank; Dr. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, Minister of Health and Population; Eng. Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy; Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance; Dr. Sherif Farouk, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade; Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Egyptian Expatriates; Alaa El-Din Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation; Eng. Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources; Diaa Rashwan, Minister of State for Media; Dr. Ahmed Rostom, Minister of Planning and Economic Development; Eng. Khaled Hashem, Minister of Industry; Dr. Bahaa El-Ghannam, Executive Director of the Future of Egypt Agency for Sustainable Development; and officials from a number of relevant bodies.
The official spokesperson for the Cabinet said the meeting reviewed the latest repercussions of the current crisis, the latest developments in the "US-Israeli–Iranian" military operations and their impact on economic conditions regionally, globally and locally.
The Prime Minister addressed the efforts of the various state bodies concerned to deal with the repercussions and developments of this unprecedented crisis, and the different scenarios being continuously prepared according to visions and expectations of the conflict's duration and how far it may widen, noting in this context the coordination and cooperation between various bodies to secure long-term stocks and reserves of goods and petroleum products, in implementation of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's directives, helping to meet various consumption and production needs.
During the meeting, Dr. Mostafa Madbouly followed the status of measures being applied to rationalize the consumption of petroleum products and electricity, as well as rationalizing government spending, stressing the importance of strengthening a culture of rationalized consumption amid the repercussions of a crisis that has cast its shadow on countries across the region and the world, which will help improve performance and the stable operation of various vital facilities, according to the official page of Egypt's Cabinet on Facebook.
It is worth noting that the previously applied hours have been in place since May 2022, as follows:
First: shops and malls (shopping centers)
Opening daily from 7 am and closing at 11 pm.
Hours are extended on Thursdays and Fridays and on official state holidays and feasts, with closing at midnight.
Second: restaurants, cafés and bazaars, including those in malls
Opening daily from 5 am and closing at 1 am.
Takeaway and home delivery services for restaurants and cafés continue around the clock.
Grocery stores, supermarkets and bakeries are exempt from these hours, taking into account the night-time hours of some shops such as fruit and vegetable shops, poultry shops, wholesale markets and pharmacies.
