Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

ALBANIA

LAC - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend handover ceremony for houses built for 2019’s quake victims by Turkiye.

TIRANA – Erdogan to meet Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama and hold joint press conference and agreement signing ceremony.

TIRANA – Erdogan also to inaugurate Ethem Bey Mosque, which has been restored by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency, address Albanian parliament.

TURKIYE

ANKARA - Monitoring developments on coronavirus pandemic in Turkiye, worldwide.

US

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Sudan, South Sudan.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release Short Term External Debt Statistics for November.

ANKARA - Turkish Finance and Treasury Ministry to announce Central Government Budget Balance Table for 2021.

SPORTS

MELBOURNE - First Grand Slam tournament of year, 2022 Australian Open, set to begin in Melbourne.

ZURICH - Winners of Best FIFA Football Awards 2021 to be revealed at online ceremony.

SPECIAL REPORT

Flames of racism still burn hot in modern America

By Barry Ellsworth

TRENTON, Canada (AA) - When Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by a single shot while standing on the balcony outside his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968, America lost the face of the civil rights movement.

SPECIAL REPORT

UNSC has serious inequalities in terms of representation: Expert

By Merve Aydogan

ANKARA (AA) – As the UN Security Council marks the 76th anniversary of its first session, discussions on reforming the governmental body continue among many countries.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzanian scholars, US diplomat honor Martin Luther King

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - Two scholars and a US diplomat in Tanzania have urged nations worldwide to build on the work of slain US civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and sustain his legacy by extending equality and social justice.