Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

SENEGAL​​​​​​​

DAKAR – Turkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be welcomed by his Senegalese counterpart Macky Sall. Erdogan and Sall to attend Turkiye-Senegal Business Forum and have one-on-one meeting at Republic Palace. After signing bilateral agreements, Erdogan and Sall to hold joint press conference and attend working lunch between the delegations.

TURKIYE

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

GEORGIA

TBILISI - Turkiye’s Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to separately meet Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to meet with Russian Paralympic team and to chair meeting with government members.

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU foreign ministers to meet for discussion on Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba to be part of meeting.

THE ECONOMY

PARIS - Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development to announce G20 countries' GDP figures for 2021.

ANKARA – Turkiye's Culture and Tourism Ministry to announce foreign tourist arrival figure for January.

SPECIAL REPORT

Malcolm X's influence still resonates with Black community 57 years after his assassination

By Darren Lyn

HOUSTON, Texas (AA) - Malcolm X spoke to the Black community in the US during the 1960s civil rights movement in a way that connected them with their fellow African Americans who had long suffered injustices.

SPECIAL REPORT

Youth-driven traveling groups attracting new tourists, branding Bangladesh

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Youth-driven traveling groups in Bangladesh are seen as devoted to attracting new tourists and supporting Bangladesh's branding among foreign tourists by advertising eye-catching tourist sites.

SPECIAL REPORT

Afghan students face 'tense future' studying in India

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - Last July, when Murtaza Zoya was close to finishing his master's degree from a university in northern India, he was hoping to fly back to his home country, Afghanistan, after finishing his engineering degree.

SPECIAL REPORT

The night that Codogno will never forget

By Michele Novaga​​​​​​​

CODOGNO, Italy (AA) -Two years have passed since the night in February when Europe’s first coronavirus case was confirmed at a hospital in the small Italian town of Codogno.