Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Following gradual normalization process with declining COVID-19 cases in Turkey, as well as pandemic situation worldwide.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU foreign ministers to hold urgent online meeting to discuss ongoing flare-up caused by Israel’s attacks on Palestinians.

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - Following reactions, developments after Israeli police attacked worshippers inside Haram al-Sharif area of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, using stun grenades, gas bombs.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks at Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Michigan.

WASHINGTON - Special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad to speak at House committee hearing.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss Israel, Palestine for 4th time behind closed doors.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to speak at Russia-Africa online conference. Lavrov also due to visit Tajikistan to attend meeting of foreign ministers of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).

MYANMAR

YANGON - Monitoring developments in Myanmar after Feb. 1 military coup triggered violent protests.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release labor force statistics for Q1.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to share short term debt figures for March.

BRUSSELS - Eurostat to share international trade figures for March.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘We wish we were in Gaza with our families,’ says Palestinian student in Turkey

By Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - Fear has gripped Palestinian students pursuing studies in Turkey as violence escalates and the number of civilian deaths goes up in the Gaza Strip.