Cairo: As per local reports stated, the Kuwaiti government has given orders to the restaurants and coffee shops that they are allowed to observe closure during the fasting hours in the Muslim sacred month of Ramadan begins next week.

According to reports, the closures were imposed by an administrative decree issued by Kuwait Municipality head Ahmed Al Manfuhi.

According to the new law, such sites are ordered to shut down, especially during fasting hours in Ramadan, and only allowed to open for two hours before the daily fast-breaking time to prepare for their services. The reports quoted instructing municipalities across Kuwait to monitor restaurants and cafes and take legal action against violators.

The order takes effect as of the first day of Ramadan, expected this year to start on April 2.

Muslims have to refrain from eating, drinking, and smoking from dawn to sunset in Ramadan.

According to Kuwaiti law, during Ramadan breaking fast in public is considered offensive punishable by a maximum of one month in prison or a fine of 100 dinars.

Kuwait, a country of around 4.6 million, is home to a large community of foreign workers.

Last week, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs had banned all the live broadcasts of prayers from mosques during Ramadan.

The ministry also banned the use of cameras at mosques so that they could avoid making films of Imams and worshippers during their time of prayers and banned the live streaming too of prayers, not with only cameras but also with all kinds of media.

This move is a part of a series of guidelines issued by the ministry on the occasion of the holy month of fasting ‘Umrah‘. Their organization is planning to hold iftar projects, and they must submit applications for approval and obtain permits from the ministry.

Ministry also highlighted that some non-governmental organizations would distribute iftar meals to all the worshippers at mosques during the time of Ramadan and also coordinate with imams of the respective mosques.