Suez Canal resumes activities after stability of weather

CAIRO – 29 March 2018: Suez Canal ports reopened and maritime activities were resumed on Thursday after the weather conditions improved.

Hesham Abo sena, chairman of the Red Sea Ports Authority ordered the heads of ports to follow up with the Meteorological Authority in order to maintain the regularity and safety of maritime navigation.

Villages and towns of Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, particularly those overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, witnessed severe winds on Thursday, which lead to the closure of El Brols port.

During the three days of voting that took place from March 26-28, hot summer weather prevailed across Egyptian governorates.

President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi attained a landslide victory, according to early estimates after polling stations closed Wednesday March 28. President Sisi competed against Al-Ghad Party head, Moussa Moustafa Moussa.

Initial figures showed that 21,088,295 voted for Sisi in polling stations across Egypt, excluding several stations in Cairo and Giza; Moussa on the other hand gathered 682,797 votes.