SUEZ- Egypt on Wednesday shut two ports on the Red Sea due to bad weather, including strong winds and three- to four-metre high waves, the Red Sea Ports Authority said.

The ports of Suez and Zeitiyat in the governorate of Suez were closed at 2:00 p.m. local time.

(Reporting by Amal Abbas; writing by Yousef Saba; editing by Jason Neely) ((Yousef.Saba@thomsonreuters.com; +201222184730))