Muscat Municipality cracks down on unlicensed stores in the capital

Muscat: Muscat Municipality has closed down a number of shops in the capital region for not renewing their municipal licence, or for operating without one.

The Municipality announced in a statement: "A number of closures of various shops and workshops in Al Khoudh, Rusayl, and Al Jafnain area were carried out by the Urban Inspection Department at the General Directorate of Muscat Municipality in Seeb, for non-renewal of licences and some for carrying out commercial activity without obtaining the municipal licence."