Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, May 28, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Monitoring latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey and worldwide.

ANKARA - Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey and Russia.

US

WASHINGTON - White House spokeswoman to hold press briefing.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.

UK

LONDON - British health authorities to start new test and tracing service to help identify, contain, and control COVID-19.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - World Health Organization regional departments for Europe and Africa to hold weekly press conferences on coronavirus pandemic.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following clashes between Libyan army and militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to announce economic confidence index for May.

ANKARA - Industry and Technology Ministry to release International Direct Investment Information Bulletin for March.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to release economic sentiment and business climate indicators for May.

SPORTS

SPECIAL REPORT

Football pundit slams resumption of Turkish leagues

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish football is set to return next month even though the coronavirus pandemic is still being felt, but the move frightens some football workers, a columnist said.

SPECIAL REPORT

UNSC won’t lift sanctions on Taliban: Russian envoy

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) - On May 29, the UN Security Council is expected to vote on lifting sanctions from the Taliban under an agreement signed between the movement and the US in Doha on Feb. 29.

SPECIAL REPORT

Amid COVID-19, locust attack risks famine in Pakistan, India

By Aamir Latif and Cheena Kapoor

KARACHI, Pakistan / NEW DELHI, India (AA) – Reeling under the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, another severe crisis is staring at Pakistan and India, one with the potential to impact their food security.

SPECIAL REPORT

OPINION/ANALYSIS - Death of Oslo Accords dooms hopes for peace in Mideast

By Iftikhar Gilani

ANKARA (AA) – Shortly before 12 midnight one day in August 1993, the phone rang at the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) headquarters in Boldj Cedria, an hour’s drive from Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Azerbaijan wouldn't exist without Caucasian Islamic Army'

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - If the Caucasian Islamic Army had not come to the aid of the Azerbaijani people in 1918, their republic would not have been able to survive for a precarious two years until 1920, when it fell into Soviet hands, according to an Azerbaijani historian.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ways Africa could lessen economic impact of coronavirus

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - African governments should adopt policies that minimize coronavirus’ fallout on micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), according to experts.