Egypt’s El-Sisi receives coronavirus vaccine

Egypt’s El-Sisi receives coronavirus vaccine

CAIRO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has received a coronavirus vaccination under a nationwide vaccination drive, his office said on Sunday. The statement from the presidency did not give details on the type of vaccine El-Sisi received. Egypt has started administering doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine under the global COVAX agreement to provide vaccines for lower-income countries, as well as jabs produced by China's Sinopharm. Awad Tag el-Din, El-Sisi's adviser for health affairs, told a local news channel on Friday that around half a million people in Egypt had been vaccinated so far. The number of coronavirus cases has been steadily rising in recent weeks and the health ministry reported 912 new cases and 39 more deaths as of Saturday. LONDON: Yemen's information minister on Sunday denied a news report stating that the Houthi militia had taken control of an area during fighting near Marib. "We deny news published by Agence France Press (AFP) on the Iranian-backed Houthi militia's control over Kassara area, north-west of Marib," Moammar Al-Eryani tweeted. He added that the Yemeni government expresses its deep regret that a global news agency has been subject to misinformation and has promoted "unfounded news". The minister confirmed that the Yemeni