Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

ABU DHABI – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet with businesspeople, investors from United Arab Emirates as a part of his 2-day visit to Gulf country.

ABU DHABI – Erdogan, along with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE vice president and Dubai ruler, to attend meetings with delegations. Turkish president also to visit Expo 2020 Dubai, where Turkiye’s national day will be celebrated.

TURKIYE

ANKARA – Following Russia-Ukraine border tensions as many countries urge their nationals to leave Ukraine amid fears of Russian invasion.

US

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to address bipartisan county officials from around country at National Association of Counties 2022 Legislative Conference.

NEW YORK – UN Security Council to discuss situation in Yemen.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, who also serves as OSCE chairman-in-office.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to release labor force statistics for 4th quarter of 2021.

ANKARA – Turkish Finance and Treasury Ministry to announce central government budget balance table for January.

WASHINGTON – US Labor Department to announce producer price index for January.

LUXEMBOURG – European statistical office Eurostat to release trade balance for December, preliminary GDP growth (flash estimate) for Q4 2021.

SPORTS

BEIJING – Following 2022 Winter Olympics in China’s capital.

PARIS – UEFA Champions League last 16 to start with matches between Paris Saint Germain-Real Madrid and Sporting-Manchester City.

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestinian group’s initiative to help children with cancer

By Salam Abu Sharar

JERUSALEM (AA) – Many Palestinians have lost their lives since 2006, as Israel refuses to issue medical permits for those living in the Gaza strip. Over the past 16 years, Israel has imposed a blockade on the strip after the Palestinian resistance group Hamas won the legislative elections.

SPECIAL REPORT

Child patients’ woes deepen amid poor cancer treatment in Bangladesh

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – As the world marks International Childhood Cancer Day on Feb. 15, the hardships of child cancer patients in Bangladesh are deepening with a high mortality rate mainly due to poor health care and late detection.

SPECIAL REPORT

Only 34% of kids in India make it to cancer centers

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI (AA) – India is home to around 20% of all childhood cancer cases in the world, yet only 34% of them are able to make it to a cancer hospital and the survival rate in the country is just 20% compared to 80% in high-income countries.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ottoman era castle attracts tourists in Somalia

By Mohammed Dhaysane

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Even as the lack of good roads is proving dampener, tourists in Somalia are flocking to visit Ottoman-era building as the country in the Horn of Africa recovers from weak governances and insecurity.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ancient Buddha artifacts found in Pakistan

By Aamir Latif

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AA) – Archeologists have found Buddha artifacts in northwestern Pakistan dating back 1,800 years, an official said.

SPECIAL REPORT

High-stakes contest in provincial polls in India’s Punjab

By Ahmad Adil

SAMRALA/PATIALA, India (AA) – Although five Indian provinces are currently in the middle of choosing a provincial government, the stakes are high in the northern states of Uttar Pradesh and Sikh-dominated Punjab, which borders India’s arch-rival Pakistan.