The ports of Adabiya, Port Fouad, Zaytiat, Sokhna have been closed due to bad weather, Red Sea Ports Authority Spokesman Abdel Reheem Mustafa said on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, Nuwaiba port was closed over the same reason.

Meanwhile, head of Suez Security Directorate Tarek el Gazzar said that Suez-Cairo highway was temporarily sealed off due to sand storms.