Egypt closes Alexandria airport after staff protest on runway

Egypt closed Alexandria's airport, the second biggest in the country, on Sunday after police officers staged a protest on the runway to demand better pay, state media said.

The officers, who do passport control and security work, held a sit-in on the runway at El-Borj airport on the Mediterranean coast to demand that authorities share with them airport fees slapped on passengers, state news agency MENA said. (Reuters)