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Pope Francis has met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior leaders in Shia Islam, in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf to deliver a message of peaceful coexistence, urging Muslims to embrace Iraq’s long-beleaguered Christian minority.
The historic meeting on Saturday in al-Sistani’s humble home was months in the making, with every detail painstakingly discussed and negotiated between the ayatollah’s office and the Vatican.
After the meeting, al-Sistani office released a statement that said religious authorities have a role in protecting Iraq’s Christians and that the Shia leader “affirmed his concern that Christian citizens should live like all Iraqis in peace and security, and with their full constitutional rights”.
Qatar has launched a free coronavirus vaccination campaign after the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrived in the country on Tuesday.
The vaccine will be administered in two doses, three weeks apart at seven primary health centres in the country.
The priority will be given to people who are aged 70 and above, people with multiple chronic conditions and key healthcare staff working in close contact with COVID-19 patients.
لقطات من عملية وصول الشحنة الأولى من لقاح كوفيد-١٩ إلى دولة قطر
Footage from the arrival of the first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines to the State of Qatar pic.twitter.com/UbBLQfvig4
The first vaccine was successfully given to 79-year-old Abdullah Al Kubaisi, former Qatar University president, on Wednesday.