The list of countries where Apple's (AAPL.O: Quote, Profile, Research) iPhone will be sold grew further on Friday with Orange announcing a deal for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Orange, France Telecom's (FTE.PA: Quote, Profile, Research) main brand, will sell the iPhone in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland and its African markets later this year, it said.

Orange gave no further information in its one-sentence statement. The deal follows a string of announcements from carriers such as Vodafone (VOD.L: Quote, Profile, Research), Bharti Airtel (BRTI.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) and Telecom Italia (TLIT.MI: Quote, Profile, Research).