Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair his Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) meeting. Erdogan to meet national athletes who won medals at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games over dinner.

ANKARA - Following COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, virus variants, worldwide pandemic situation.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend Crimean Platform Summit.

US

WASHINGTON - UN Security Council to hold consultations on situation in Yemen.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring developments after Taliban seize capital Kabul.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - TurkStat to announce consumer confidence index for August.

ANKARA - Turkish Tourism Ministry to announce Number of Arriving – Departing Foreigners and Citizens for July.
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SPORTS

CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania - Turkish women's national volleyball team to face Finland in 2021 CEV EuroVolley Pool D match.

SPECIAL REPORT

Food security affected in Uganda as 'bodaboda' impacts agriculture

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda - In most villages in Uganda, it is the elderly who practice agriculture because the energetic young have to work as motorcycle taxi drivers, locally known as bodaboda.

SPECIAL REPORT

Israel faces obstacles as it seeks new allies in Africa to sway Palestine support

By Hassan Isilow

JOHANNESBURG (AA) - Israel is seeking new allies in Africa to boost its support during voting at the UN, where for years African countries have voted against the Middle Eastern state, a leading commentator said.