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Business hours extended for Ramadan

Ministry of Economic Development has announced that retailers can operate till 2300 hours until the end of Ramadan.

Restaurants, cafés and canteens can be kept open till 0300 hours, according to Economic Ministry.

Following the new regulation, in efforts to ease the traffic congestion in capital, business hours of patrol sheds and cafe', restaurants were also changed. The new regulation states, petrol sheds will close and midnight.

Preparations are fast underway, to allow retailers to operate for 24 hours, revealed Economic Ministry.