CAIRO- Egypt has closed two ports on the Red Sea due to bad weather, according to a statement by the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone.

The ports of Adabiya and Sokhna were shut on Wednesday and are expected to re-open as soon as weather conditions improve, the statement said.

(Reporting by Amal Abbas; Writing by Sarah El Safty; Editing by Kevin Liffey) ((Sarah.ElSafty@thomsonreuters.com;))