The Ministry of Local Development and Environment, head of the Higher Committee for Public Shop Licenses, has announced the closing times for shops, malls, restaurants and cafes during the holy month of Ramadan and Eid Al-Fitr 1447 AH-2026.
Under the decision, the closing times for shops, malls, restaurants, cafes and bazaars during Ramadan and the Eid Al-Fitr holiday this year, 1447 AH, are as follows:
Daily at 2:00 am.
Takeaway and home delivery services continue around the clock for restaurants and cafes.
Workshops inside residential blocks must close daily at 10:00 pm, except workshops on roads and at petrol stations.
- The decision exempts from these times:
Activities linked to vital services for citizens, such as grocery stores, supermarkets, bakeries and ovens.
Taking into account the night-time activity hours of some shops, such as fruit and vegetable shops, poultry shops, wholesale markets and pharmacies, to ensure essential services for citizens continue.
The ministry directed the executive bodies in the governorates to follow up on the application of the decision on shop and restaurant closing and opening times during the holy month of Ramadan, to coordinate continuously with the relevant authorities, and to instruct the heads of districts, cities and neighborhoods to activate follow-up committees in each district, city and neighborhood to carry out inspection campaigns on all shops, to ensure their owners comply with the times and take legal action against violators, according to the official page of the Egyptian Cabinet on Facebook.
