Egypt shuts eight ports over 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.
The ports of Adabiya, Ain Sokhna, Port Said West, Port Said East and Al Arish were also shut later on Monday, a statement from the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone said.
The ports are expected to reopen as soon as weather conditions imporve, the statement said.