US EditionCairo's Night Buzz Returns as War-Driven Energy Controls Loosen
Cafes and restaurants can now stay open until 1 am after energy-saving curbs cut revenues and emptied Cairo streets for about a month.
- Egypt eased energy-saving restrictions on Tuesday, allowing Cairo's famed nocturnal rhythm to return as shops and restaurants reopened until later hours, ending month-long closures that had compressed the city's social life.
- Soaring energy prices driven by the US-Israel conflict with Iran prompted the government to implement electricity curbs; Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly noted the monthly energy import bill more than doubled early this year to $2.5 billion.
- Restrictions severely impacted local businesses, with Ahmed reporting revenues slashed by 80 percent; police patrols enforced closures, threatening fines of up to 50,000 Egyptian pounds for repeat violations.
- Residents expressed relief as Heliopolis streets filled with families and shoppers; Ahmed Megahed, an 82-year-old retiree, said, "Now people can go out, breathe fresh air and feel normal again."
- Economic pressures persist as the pound has shed about 15 percent of its value and inflation rose above 13 percent in March; Madbouly urged incentives to accelerate solar power adoption.
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Cairo’s night buzz returns as war-driven energy controls loosen
CAIRO: Cairo’s famed nocturnal rhythm flickered back to life on Tuesday after Egypt eased energy-saving measures spurred by the Middle East war that had forced shops, cafes and restaurants to close early, dimming a city long defined by its late-night buzz. Soaring energy prices, driven by the US-Israel conflict with Iran, had prompted month-long restrictions to curb
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Late-night buzz returns to Cairo as war-fuelled energy curbs ease
Cairo's famed nocturnal rhythm flickered back to life on Tuesday after Egypt eased energy-saving measures spurred by the Middle East war that had forced shops, cafes and restaurants to close early, dimming a city long defined by its late-night buzz.Soaring energy prices, driven by the US-Israel conflict with Iran, had prompted month-long restrictions to curb electricity use, compressing social and commercial life in the Middle East's largest cit…
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