Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend provincial congresses of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Kirsehir, Kirikkale, Yozgat, and Sivas via video link.

ANKARA - Erdogan also to attend 2019 Media Oscar Awards ceremony of Radio, Television Journalists Association at Presidential Complex.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

US

WASHINGTON - House of Representatives to vote on articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump over deadly Capitol riot.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to be received by Pakistani President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan and to meet with Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Turkish, Pakistani, and Azerbaijani foreign ministers to hold news conference after trilateral meeting.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo and Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi to receive Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

JAKARTA - Search teams continue work at site of Sriwijaya Air flight that went down at sea last Saturday.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release retail trade, turnover, and industrial production indices for November 2020.

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical office to release industrial production data for November 2020.

PARIS - OECD to release unemployment data for November 2020.

SPECIAL REPORT

Combat infodemic over COVID-19 vaccine, says expert

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) – As vaccines against COVID-19 begin rolling out, countries worldwide are fighting not just the deadly virus, but a rising tide of disinformation.

SPECIAL REPORT

How the US bribed Arab states to normalize ties with Israel

By Mohammed al-Ragawi, Mohamed Amin, and Mohanad Abujehesha

ISTANBUL / KHARTOUM, Sudan / RABAT, Morocco (AA) – In 2020, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco announced controversial normalization agreements with Israel, following moves decades ago by Egypt and Jordan, which signed deals with Israel in 1979 and 1994, respectively.