Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKIYE

ANKARA- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend NATO leaders' summit via video conference.

UKRAINE

KYIV – Following developments after Russia recognizes Ukraine’s breakaway regions of Luhansk and Donetsk as independent states.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with UN Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen.

MOSCOW – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan to head to Russia for two-day visit.

GERMANY

BERLIN- German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian to hold news conference following their meeting in Berlin.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - TurkStat to reveal road motor vehicle registration figures for January.

LUXEMBOURG - European statistical office Eurostat to share consumer inflation (CPI) figures for January.

SPORTS

MADRID / LISBON - Following UEFA Champions League Round of 16 clashes between Benfica and Ajax; Atletico Madrid and Manchester United.

SPECIAL REPORT

Poor network, technology impedes digitalization in Bangladesh

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Slow mobile digital speed, poor electronic security, and availability of fewer digital technologists in Bangladesh are affecting various services in the country from banking to education, believe experts.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sports facilities in Pakistan bring color to special children's lives

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Using her feet, visually challenged Anita Sanam, a student of grade-11 at a school for children with special needs in the Pakistani port city of Karachi, is seen kicking, dribbling, and maneuvering the football like an ace player.

SPECIAL REPORT

In Turkiye, food helps academics bite into Anatolia’s rich history

By Ahmet Gencturk

ANKARA (AA) – For most of us, food usually represents sustenance and, at times, gastronomic delight.

SPECIAL REPORT

Iranian prisoner's long walk to freedom ends in death

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – A 55-year-old man from the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran spent 18 harrowing years on a death row, with his life constantly hanging by a thread.