Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair Cabinet meeting.

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

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend opening ceremony of Geneva office of United Nations Alliance of Civilizations.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Turkey's Defense Minister Hulusi Akar, top military officials to meet Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, attend Karabakh victory celebrations.

BAKU - Following events as Azerbaijan celebrates anniversary of Karabakh victory.

US

WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry to deliver opening remarks at US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Ethiopia.

SCOTLAND

GLASGOW - ​​Following 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26).

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Following developments after state of emergency declared in country last week.

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Following situation after last month’s arrests of several government ministers, officials in military takeover.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring developments in Afghanistan after Taliban form interim government.

SPECIAL REPORT

Azerbaijani doctors of Patriotic War recall 44-day path to victory

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - Azerbaijani military doctors studying and working in Turkey’s capital Ankara were among those who volunteered to help Azerbaijani forces in last year’s Karabakh conflict.

SPECIAL REPORT

Azerbaijan marks 1st anniversary of Karabakh victory

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - Azerbaijan is celebrating Victory Day on Monday to mark the first anniversary of the liberation of Shusha, known as the pearl of Karabakh, in last year’s clashes with Armenian forces.

SPECIAL REPORT

Armenian forces cause huge damage to civilian infrastructure in Karabakh

By Islamuddin Sajid

AGHDAM, Azerbaijan (AA) - A once famous cultural and business city in the Karabakh region of southwestern Azerbaijan was turned into a ghost town after being completely destroyed during 27 years of Armenian occupation.

SPECIAL REPORT

Despite digital era, comic books continue attracting children in India

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - As reading habits die fast in the swiftly moving world, comic books in India still attract children and help publishers and writers to stay afloat.

SPECIAL REPORT

Uganda faces rising tide of urbanization

By Godfrey Olukya

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - Edward Kalule, 19, is one of the many eking out a living in the Ugandan capital after migrating from his rural hometown in hopes of better economic prospects.