Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair National Security Council (MGK) meeting at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with Central African Republic counterpart Sylvie Baipo-Temon.

RUSSIA

SAINT PETERSBURG - President Vladimir Putin to take part in event marking 78th anniversary of liberation of Leningrad from Nazi siege.

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Alexey Zaytsev to hold weekly news conference.

US

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss humanitarian situation in Syria.

CENTRAL AMERICA

HONDURAS - US vice president to attend inauguration ceremony for Honduras' President-elect Xiomara Castro.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to hold first inflation report meeting.

WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department to announce Q4 gross domestic product (GDP) second reading (preliminary).

WASHINGTON - US Census Bureau to announce durable goods orders for December.

WASHINGTON - US Labor Department to announce initial jobless claims.

SPORTS

MELBOURNE - 2022 Australian Open women’s singles semifinals.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tradespeople in eastern Ukraine look forward to peace, stabilization

By Jeyhun Aliyev

KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (AA) - Local tradespeople in Kostiantynivka, a former industrial city in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, voiced their hopes for peace and stabilization amid fears of military action from Russia.

SPECIAL REPORT

Books on Ottoman Empire gaining popularity in Bangladesh

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Books on the Ottoman Empire are flying off the shelves in Bangladesh amid growing interest in Islamic history and culture of the golden era, say both booksellers and publishers.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zimbabwe finds new leprosy cases amid neglect of patients in home care

By John Cassim

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Zimbabwe is joining the world to mark World Leprosy Day which falls on Jan. 27 amid revelations that 12 new cases were recently diagnosed in one district, Binga.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish language gaining popularity in Somalia

By Mohammed Dhaysane

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) - The Turkish language is gaining in popularity in Somalia, a country in the Horn of Africa, as the two countries are cementing people-to-people relations that include promoting businesses, tourism, and student exchange programs.