Tehran malls close early to save energy: media

The fuel crisis has already led to frequent power cuts in Tehran in recent weeks and nationwide closures of schools and businesses. The Tehran Chamber of Trade Unions and Guilds has decided that malls and shopping centres would close at 8:00 pm (1630 GMT), instead of their usual time of 10:00 pm, according to a statement carried by news agency ISNA. State TV quoted the head of the organisation, Hamidreza Rastegar, as saying that "if malls fail to abide by the new decision, their gas and electricity...