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Ramadan in UAE: Shops, businesses allowed to operate 24 hours in this emirate, authority announces
The initiative is part of the authority's efforts to make the emirate a top business destination
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All businesses and commercial establishments in Ras Al Khaimah are now allowed to operate 24 hours for the holy month of Ramadan, it was announced on Friday.
Ras Al Khaimah's Department of Economic Development said in an advisory that permits are no longer required for shops' and businesses' extended operations this Ramadan.
The initiative is part of the authority's efforts to make the emirate a top business destination.
In Sharjah, restaurants, bakeries and cafeterias are allowed to extend working hours beyond midnight, while others are required to obtain special permits to be able to do so.
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