SPECIFIC opening hours for businesses across Bahrain could be introduced.
Southern Municipal Council chairman Bader Al Tamimi put forth a proposal in this regard which was unanimously approved at the council’s weekly meeting yesterday.
According to him, traditional suqs could be open from 7am to 9pm, malls from 10am to 10pm, cold stores from 6am to midnight, and phone and electronic repair shops from 9am to 10pm.
Essential services such as pharmacies and petrol stations along with cafés with inside seating would continue operating 24/7.
However, exact timings for each category of business or service would be determined once the proposal, which will now be reviewed by Industry, Commerce and Tourism Minister Zayed Alzayani, is ratified.
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