Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

UKRAINE

KYIV - Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Ukraine, attend 10th meeting of bilateral High-Level Strategic Council.

KYIV - Erdogan and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky expected to sign agreements, memoranda of understanding, address joint news conference.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to meet his Argentinian counterpart Alberto Fernandez.

CHINA

BEIJING - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg to meet North Macedonia’s Prime Minister Dimitar Kovacevski for talks on security affairs, regional and international issues. ​​​​​​​

SYRIA

IDLIB - Following developments after operation carried out by US-led coalition in Idlib.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to announce inflation figures for January.

FRANKFURT - European Central Bank to announce interest rate decision.

WASHINGTON - US Labor Department to reveal figures for initial jobless claims.

WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department to announce factory orders for December 2021.

SPORTS

BEIJING - Following 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China.

YAOUNDE - Hosts Cameroon to face Egypt in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations semifinals.

MILAN - Fenerbahce Beko to take on Italy’s AX Armani Exchange Milan in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 25.

SPECIAL REPORT

Umm Kulthum: ‘Star of the East’

By Seda Sevencan

ISTANBUL (AA) - Thursday marks the 47th anniversary of the death of renowned Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum, who lives on in people’s hearts, her mesmerizing voice still resonating in their ears decades after her departure.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzania's ruling party lauds unsung heroes of South Africa’s liberation struggle

By Kizito Makoye

MOROGORO, Tanzania (AA) - Tanzania’s ruling party Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has hailed exiled members of South Africa’s African National Congress (ANC) party who sacrificed their lives during the struggle for liberation against the apartheid regime.

SPECIAL REPORT

Rights activists in Bangladesh see social media as alternative platform for campaigns

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Social media has become an alternative platform in Bangladesh for human rights activism and political campaigns in creating the grounds for movements and for finding stories that go against the official narrative.​​​​​​​