Egypt Closes Eight Ports Following Bad Weather

 Egypt has closed eight ports owing to bad weather, officials said on Monday.

The ports of Port Tawfiq, El-Zayteyat and Sharm El Sheikh were shut early Monday morning, the Red Sea Ports Authority said.

A statement from the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone said that the ports of Adabiya, Ain Sokhna, Port Said West, Port Said East and Al Arish were also shut later on Monday,

The ports are expected to re-open as soon as weather conditions improve, the statement said.