Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend symposium held on Democracy and Freedom Island against coups.

ANTALYA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Maltese counterpart Evarist Bartolo to hold joint news conference.

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.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey remembers bloody 1980 coup, 40 years ago

By Ali Murat Alhas

ANKARA (AA) - Even after four decades, the Sept. 12, 1980 bloody coup still stands as a black stain in Turkish political history.

SPECIAL REPORT

Afghanistan: Media freedom in ‘downward spiral’

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - As Afghanistan strives to return to normalcy, the nascent media in the war-torn country is increasingly facing hardships with frequent censorship and intimidation.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zimbabwean students switch to social media for lessons

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Reacting to the coronavirus spread March 30, the Zimbabwean government closed the entire country, shutting down schools indefinitely. But, for many like 13-year-old Adrean Machingura, a grade seven primary school student in Harare, learning did not stop.

SPECIAL REPORT

IT expert issues warning on computer brain chips

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) - With implantable brain chips, there is a risk that the devices could be hacked for malicious intentions and hackers could involuntarily turn users into “killing machines,” according to a Turkish IT specialist.