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Cairo Governor Dr. Ibrahim Saber highlighted that all goods are available at affordable prices across all outlets and exhibitions, including the "Al-Muwatan Awalan” outlets spread throughout the governorate’s districts—especially in the most underserved areas—carried out in line with President Abdel Fattah El‑Sisi’s directives to alleviate the burden on citizens, particularly ahead of Eid al‑Fitr. These initiatives also guarantee that goods are readily accessible, sold at reasonable prices, and of high quality.

Governor Saber instructed the Director of the Supply Directorate to coordinate with the Directors of the Veterinary Medicine and Health Affairs Directorates to conduct intensive, periodic inspections of fresh fish shops and markets, as well as smoked and salted fish shops (which citizens usually buy during Eid al-Fitr), in addition to butcher shops and meat markets. These inspections aim to ensure that all products are safe for consumption, protect public health, and enforce legal measures against violators.

The director of Cairo’s supply directorate, Abdel Basset Abdel Naeem, announced that an operations room has been set up for the Eid holidays, open from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Senior officials and department heads will be present to receive and resolve citizens’ reports. Each district’s sub-supply department will also have an operations room to receive complaints at the following numbers: 27420019, 27420025, 27420037, and 27420038.

Moreover, Abdel Naeem pointed out that bakery operating hours will return to their pre-Ramadan schedule to provide bread throughout the day, with continuous monitoring by all supply agencies. Leaves for commercial and supply control inspectors have been canceled, and the new bread distribution system has been implemented in all bakeries across Cairo. Ongoing inspections will ensure the availability of bread for citizens and compliance with legal standards, as well as guarantee the availability of strategic supply commodities in wholesale stores, "Gam’iyati" project outlets, and consumer complexes. Additionally, the presidential grant of 400 Egyptian pounds, allocated for March and April for one million ration cards in Cairo targeting the most vulnerable groups, would also be disbursed.

Abdel Naeem stated that the Holding Company for Food Industries and its subsidiaries have supplied various goods—including free sugar, flour, natural and artificial ghee, natural butter, fresh and frozen fish, meat, eggs, salted fish, vegetables, and fruits—through complexes to meet citizens' needs during the Eid holiday. Additionally, these goods were distributed via stalls and exhibitions such as "Ahlan Ramadan" (47 outlets), "Al-Muwatan Awalan" (78 outlets), one-day markets, fixed and mobile outlets affiliated with the National Service Projects Organization, and outlets associated with the Ministry of Interior (Aman).

Abdel Naeem further explained that the directorate is coordinating with Butagasco and Petrogas companies to cover all areas of the governorate during the days of Eid al-Fitr, ensuring the supply of domestic butane gas cylinders to meet citizens' needs. A resident inspector will be stationed at the main butane gas depots to supervise the distribution and delivery of quotas to vehicles operated by graduate youth. All centers, offices, and graduate youth vehicles will operate at full capacity on the day before Eid, at 75% capacity on the second day of Eid, and return to full capacity on the third day. He also noted that campaigns will be intensified at car fueling stations throughout the Eid period to ensure the availability of gasoline and diesel, preventing shortages and overcrowding at the stations.

Source: Media Department, Cairo Governorate