Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, June 4, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories)

TURKEY

ZONGULDAK - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to inaugurate Uzun Mehmet Mosque, participate in Sea Wolf Drill via teleconference, attend inauguration of MFA Kocayusuf Mask Factory and groundbreaking ceremony of Filyos Port and Natural Gas Operating Facility.

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

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - Following aftermath of cease-fire agreement between Israel, Hamas.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - TurkStat to reveal fishery products figures for 2020.

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to unveil treasury's cash balance figure for May.

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical department to release retail trade volumes for April.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistan’s fight to reverse climate change gains recognition

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - In a first, Pakistan is all set to host the World Environment Day celebrations in partnership with the UN Environment Program on Saturday.

SPECIAL REPORT

Istanbul Photo Awards stops time, makes you reflect on 12 months: Jury

By Dilan Pamuk

ANKARA (AA) – Marion Mertens, a France-based visual storyteller, shares her impressions on this year’s winning photographs with Anadolu Agency.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kenya’s reforestation efforts to mitigate climate change effects

By Andrew Wasike

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – Animal poaching, polluting water resources, deforestation, land sliding, and scanty rainfall are taking a heavy toll on the environment in Kenya.

SPECIAL REPORT

Action replay of 1948 events stares at Sheikh Jarrah families

Salam Abu-Sharar

JERUSALEM (AA) – An action replay of events is happening with the Al-Kurd family, living in limbo in the East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah district.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish poet’s work to be translated into African languages

By Hassan Isilow

JOHANNESBURG (AA) - A Turkish cultural institute in South Africa is planning to translate some of the works of revered poet Yunus Emre into African languages to help the continent understand what he symbolized.

SPECIAL REPORT

Who are 4 Israelis held captive by Hamas?

GAZA, Palestine (AA) – Talks about the four Israelis held hostage by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas have been revived after Israeli authorities made their release a prerequisite to allowing reconstruction aid for the besieged Gaza Strip.

SPECIAL REPORT

Innocent victims caught in Afghan crossfire

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – As the world observes International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression on June 4, children in Afghanistan are increasingly getting caught in the crossfire as the Taliban and the Afghan government forces open new battlefronts on the heels of US withdrawal.