Cairo goes dark as Egypt struggles to cope with fall out from Iran war

Soaring fuel costs due to US-Israel war on Iran have pushed the Egyptian government to issue a month-long early-closing order. Small businesses are scrambling to adapt.

At a roadside cafe in downtown Cairo, Abu Ali was mid domino throw when the lights snapped off under new early-closing orders enacted to curb Egypt’s soaring energy bill due to the US-Israel war on Iran.

“I used to stay here until 2:00 am,” the 63-year-old told AFP,…