The Japan Times
As global energy prices surge amid the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran, Egypt instituted a monthlong order that shutters shops at 9 p.m. on weekdays and 10 p.m. on weekends — a jarring shift for nocturnal Cairenes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/06/world/cairo-energy-shock-iran-war/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #cairo #egypt #energy #middleeast #iran
‘Not the Cairo we know’: Energy shock from Iran war dims Egypt nights

Officials in Egypt say the decision to order shops to close early for a month was unavoidable, given the country's heavy reliance on imported fuel.

The Japan Times
Apr 6 at 7:09amBuffer