Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, March 1, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair Cabinet meeting at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to address reception to be hosted by Afghanistan's Foreign Minister Hanif Atmar in Kabul via video link.

ANKARA - Cavusoglu also to attend sapling planting activity at Turkish Foreign Ministry to celebrate 100th anniversary of Turkish-Afghan relations.

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

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to participate in virtual meeting with Mexican counterpart Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador.

WASHINGTON - Biden administration expected to make further announcements against Saudi Arabia in wake of release of intelligence report on Khashoggi murder.

NEW YORK - US to assume presidency of UN Security Council for March.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI – Efforts to convene Libyan Parliament to vote on government formation.

SYRIA

DAMASCUS - Following latest developments after Israeli warplanes attacked Damascus.

YEMEN

SANAA - Confrontations between the government forces and Houthis continue on several fronts, mainly in eastern Marib.

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM – Palestinian factions to hold discussions over electoral lists for parliamentary elections slated for May.

SPECIAL REPORT

Africa: Ebola outbreaks demand mass vaccine rollout

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - It is time to formulate vaccination plans that go beyond priority groups to effectively extend protection against the deadly Ebola virus with current outbreaks in Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), experts said.

SPECIAL REPORT

India, China rivalry shifts to vaccine diplomacy

By Iftikhar Gilani

ANKARA (AA) – India and China may have disengaged frontline troops from their borders, putting an end to tensions in the region, but now they have shifted their rivalries to a different field – seeking political influence through vaccine diplomacy.

SPECIAL REPORT

ANALYSIS - Why is Ethiopia downplaying border conflict with Sudan?

By Sadik Kedir Abdu

ANKARA (AA) - In the wake of the Adwa victory celebration of its 125th anniversary, the colonial crisis has been creating a long-lasting scar in Africa in general, Ethiopia in particular, despite the fact that the country has succeeded in a battle against colonial power Italy.