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An administrative decree ordering that all stores located in residential areas across Kuwait to close at midnight has gone into effect.
The decree states that all stores, especially restaurants and coffee shops in residential areas, including those operating in residential apartments, cooperative societies, public transport stops and commercial blocks, be closed by midnight.
Only central markets affiliated to cooperatives and pharmacies are exempted from the order.
The decree aims to serve the public good, ensuring safety and quietude in residential areas as well as to protect youngsters against potential negative effects, Al Rai newspaper has quoted municipal sources as saying.
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