Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to virtually attend opening ceremony of various projects in Black Sea province of Zonguldak from Vahdettin Mansion.

SPORTS

BEIJING - Following 2022 Winter Olympic Games in China.

YAOUNDE - Host nation Cameroon to face Burkina Faso in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations third-place playoff.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzania’s Maasai pastoralists oppose state’s plan to ‘grab’ ancestral land

By Kizito Makoye

LOLIONDO, Tanzania (AA) - Thousands of Maasai pastoralists in northern Tanzania are protesting a renewed government move to demarcate swaths of land in the Ngorongoro district and Loliondo ward for the protection of wildlife sanctuaries, saying they will no longer have area for cattle grazing.

SPECIAL REPORT

Queen Elizabeth II marks 70 years on British throne

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) - Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, better known as Queen Elizabeth II, has reached the 70-year milestone on the throne.

SPECIAL REPORT

Jewish community does not want 'any difficult outcomes' amid tensions in eastern Ukraine

By Jeyhun Aliyev and Talha Yavuz

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (AA) - The Jewish community in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine does not want "any difficult outcomes" amid recent tensions, according to the head of Kramatorsk-based Jewish charitable foundation.