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Cairo (Egypt), Sep 1 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Mohamed Hossam / Pablo Pérez Álvarez) Egypt is boosting its vaccine production after becoming the first country in Africa to produce immunizations against Covid-19, from the Chinese company Sinovac, to supply the rest of the continent and the Middle East, said Health Minister Hala Zayed on Wednesday.FOOTAGE OF A VACCINE FACTORY OF THE VACSERA PUBLIC COMPANY IN CAIRO.
Illegal migration to Lithuania has increased hugely in 2021, with Lithuania blaming Belarusian strongman President Alexander Lukashenko's regime for encouraging the migrants to cross as retaliation against EU sanctions, calling it "hybrid aggression". Lukashenko has denied the allegations, insisting instead that Lithuania triggered the migrant influx itself after Vilnius announced in July it would cut the asylum request process to 10 days.
Cairo, Apr 27 (EFE/EPA).- The World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday of an "alarming" increase in Covid-19 cases in the Middle East and North Africa region in the last week, which is in line with a general global spike in infections. ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF VACCINATION CAMPAIGN IN WEST BANK, GAZA AND PALESTINE.
In the United Arab Emirates, the possession and trafficking of wild animals have been officially banned since 2017. Yet every day on social media, Emirati citizens, particularly royals, post videos where they pose with lions, tigers or cheetahs. In a disaster for biodiversity, these big cats have been turned into status symbols, even more effective in clocking up Instagram likes than luxury cars or selfies with celebrities. Our reporters traced the source of this lucrative illegal trafficking industry to Somaliland, in the Horn of Africa, where authorities and NGOs are trying to end it.
For many children in the Middle East and North Africa, who have grown up almost exclusively watching international animations, finding relatable cartoons can be a challenge.