Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair meeting of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s Central Decision and Executive Board at party headquarters.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

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

UNITED STATES

NEW YORK - UN General Assembly's 75th session to begin; world leaders, including President Donald Trump, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to address via video link.

WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on National Security to hold hearing on President Donald Trump administration's strategy in Afghanistan. US envoy for Afghan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad to appear.

LIBYA

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

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Consumer Confidence Index for September.

ANKARA - Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to join Turkey-Korea Business and Investment Meeting.

ISTANBUL - 38th American-Turkish Conference, organized by Turkey's Foreign Economic Relations Board, to continue. Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to join the event.

SPECIAL REPORT

Top Afghan negotiator seeks ‘middle ground’ in peace parley

By Shadi Khan Saif and Syed Khudaberdi Sadaat

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - The top Afghan peace negotiator in talks with the Taliban has called for finding a “middle ground” to achieve sustainable peace in the war-ravaged country.

SPECIAL REPORT

Yemen's plight has worsened since Saudi-led offensive

YEMEN (AA) - With around 2,000 days passing since an Arab coalition led by Saudi Arabia launched a military offensive in Yemen to support its legitimate government against the Iranian-backed Houthi militia, little has changed as political infighting and a humanitarian crisis drag on in one of the Arab world’s poorest countries.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh: Ability of disabled to excel in life

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – As the world observes the International Day of Sign Languages on Wednesday, Bangladeshi citizen Shafiqul Islam, 40, has shown that the disability cannot come in the way of talent, with a little handholding.