Egypt has enforced a package of energy-saving measures for a one-month period amid a global rise in oil prices in the wake of the US-Israeli offensive on Iran, Anadolu reports. The measures include the closure of shops, restaurants, shopping centers, cinemas, theaters, and wedding halls at 9.00 pm local time (1900 GMT), except for Thursdays and Fridays when closing time will be 10.00 pm (2000 GMT), Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly’s office said in a statement. The measures also include reducing street lighting and cutting street advertisement lighting by 50%, as well as reducing fuel allocations for government vehicles by 30%. Authorities also decided to close the government district in the New Administrative Capital at 6.00 pm (1600 GMT) and slowing […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![A general view of a street shows shops in Cairo as Egypt begins implementing government measures aimed at reducing energy consumption amid rising global oil prices linked to ongoing Israeli and U.S. attacks on Iran in Cairo, Egypt, on March 2026. [Mohamed Elshahed - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/AA-20260329-40954919-40954907-EGYPT_SWITCHES_OFF_LIGHTS_EARLY_TO_SAVE_ENERGY-1.jpg)
