CAIRO: Egypt has agreed to purchase 20 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by China's Sinopharm and expects to receive a batch of 500,000 shots this month, its health ministry said on Tuesday.
The agreement boosts vaccination efforts in Egypt, which has a population of 100 million and has so far received a total of just over 1.5 million doses of Sinopharm and of the AstraZeneca shot.
Earlier this month, Egypt announced it was preparing to produce up to 80 million doses of the vaccine produced by China's Sinovac.
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Egypt to purchase 20 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine
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Egypt to purchase 20 million doses of Sinopharm vaccine
Iranian FM calls Qatari counterpart ahead of nuclear talks
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani reiterated Qatar’s support for all efforts to reduce tensions
- Regional powers have pushed for talks scheduled for Friday in Oman between Iran, US
LONDON: Qatari Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani received a telephone call from his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, on Wednesday.
The call focused on deescalation efforts in the region, according to Qatar News Agency.
Sheikh Mohammed reiterated Qatar’s support for all efforts to reduce tensions and pursue peaceful solutions that enhance regional security and stability, QNA reported.
He highlighted the importance of collective action to protect the region’s people from the consequences of escalation and to pursue diplomatic solutions.
Regional powers have pushed for talks, scheduled for Friday in Oman, between Iran and the US to reach an agreement regarding Tehran’s nuclear program and prevent another escalation in the region.
Qatar and Iran share a maritime border in the Arab Gulf and the world’s largest natural gas field, the South Pars/North Dome Field.
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