CAIRO - Egypt on Thursday reopened the two Mediterranean ports of Alexandria and Dekheila, which were shut on Wednesday, after weather conditions improved, the Alexandria Port Authority said in a statement.

The ports are among the biggest in Egypt and each can handle a maximum of 1 million 20ft-equivalent units (TEUs).

Four Egyptian Red Sea ports had been shut on Tuesday, also due to weather conditions, but all were re-opened by late on Wednesday.

High winds and a dust storm were blamed for the stranding on Tuesday morning of a 400 meter long container ship that ran aground in Egypt's Suez Canal, blocking vessels from passing through. 

(Reporting by Ahmed Salem; Writing by Mahmoud Mourad) ((mahmoud.mourad@thomsonreuters.com))