UAE sends more medical aid to Tunisia to fight virus

The Emirati shipment followed the Tunisian president dismissing parliament and the prime minister last month in what critics have called a coup.
Tunisians wait to be vaccinated
Tunisians wait for their turn to be vaccinated at El-Menzah Stadium, which was turned into a vaccination center in the capital, Tunis, on Aug. 3, 2021. Tunisia has been hard hit by the virus. - FETHI BELAID/AFP via Getty Images
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The United Arab Emirates sent more medical aid to Tunisia on Wednesday to help the North African country fight its COVID-19 outbreak. 

The UAE sent two cargo planes carrying respirators, oxygen tanks and other related equipment to Tunisia, the official Emirates News Agency reported. 

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