store closures
Egypt shuts down 200 restaurants, cafes, stores for violating curfew hours in Giza
Egypt
March 26, 2020
Egypt shuts down 200 restaurants, cafes, stores for violating curfew hours in Giza
Giza authorities have closed and imposed fines on around 200 cafes, restaurants, commercial stores and cafeterias for violating rules set…
Coronavirus delivers tough blow to Lebanon’s dying economy
Middle East
March 26, 2020
Coronavirus delivers tough blow to Lebanon’s dying economy
BEIRUT (AP) — Through 15 years of civil war and various bouts of violence since, Lebanon’s Barbar eatery never closed…
Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown
Middle East
March 24, 2020
Saudi reports first coronavirus death, UAE gears up for lockdown
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday reported its first death from the coronavirus, a 51-year-old Afghani resident, while the…
Egypt’s NTRA, mobile phone operators promote online transactions amid virus outbreak
Egypt
March 20, 2020
Egypt’s NTRA, mobile phone operators promote online transactions amid virus outbreak
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority has agreed with mobile phone operators in Egypt to promote the buying and selling of…
Egypt’s Culture Ministry to broadcast concerts, ballets, plays for free online
Culture
March 20, 2020
Egypt’s Culture Ministry to broadcast concerts, ballets, plays for free online
Egypt’s Culture Ministry announced in a statement on Friday that it would broadcast concerts, ballets, plays, and short films from…
Shops close across Turkey, dimming hopes of a boom year
Middle East
March 20, 2020
Shops close across Turkey, dimming hopes of a boom year
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) — Shops closed across Turkey on Thursday to help halt the coronavirus spread, dimming the economy’s prospects and…
Stores, restaurants to close early beginning Thursday, minister says
Egypt
October 30, 2012
Stores, restaurants to close early beginning Thursday, minister says
Local Development Minister Ahmed Zaki Abdeen told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Tuesday that a government order to close stores by 10…