Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of Goztepe City Hospital and receive country’s U19 women’s volleyball team at Vahdettin Palace.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following developments after UN-recognized government announced nationwide cease-fire.

MALI

BAMAKO - Following developments after military coup ousted country’s elected president.

SPECIAL REPORT

Who is Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina?

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - The arrest last week of Rwandan dissident Paul Rusesabagina on charges of terrorism, arson, kidnapping, and murder was long overdue, according to analysts.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish baby needs support to beat rare disease

By Idris Sulun

ISTANBUL (AA) - A 12-month-old baby is fighting a rare disease, a malady seen in only one in every 6,000 children in Turkey.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Charity important for goodness to prevail'

By Jeyhun Aliyev and Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - Every human being should make their best effort to help goodness prevail on earth, according to a charity run by Turkey’s top religious authority.

SPECIAL REPORT

'People's material, moral assets should serve humanity'

By Faruk Zorlu and Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - Social benefits can only be achieved by putting people's material or moral assets at the service of humanity, a top authority from a Turkish charity group told Anadolu Agency, marking International Charity Day.

SPECIAL REPORT

What’s at stake in 2020: The Republican platform

By Barry Ellsworth

TRENTON, Canada (AA) - Perhaps a long-range forecast by the Democrat and Republican parties shows best what is at stake in the Nov. 3 American presidential election.

SPECIAL REPORT

What’s at stake in 2020: The Democratic platform

By Barry Elsworth

OTTAWA, CANADA (AA) - Unlike the Republicans, who ceded their re-election platform to US President Donald Trump, the Democratic Party and nominee Joe Biden have adopted a more traditional approach utilizing multiple perspectives.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tourism sector to take off in 2021: Expert

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Comparing the current pandemic crisis to similar cases, world tourism this year may expand 1.5% versus pre-pandemic 2019, with high hopes for the year to come, according to the head of the World Tourism Forum Institute (WTFI).