Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following developments after Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kenyan artist draws paintings for visually impaired

By Andrew Wasike

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) - At galleries, visitors are often strictly prohibited from touching artworks. But for paintings drawn by Kenyan artist Tina Benawra, guests are invited to touch and feel them.

SPECIAL REPORT

Artist from Tanzania rediscovers passion for painting

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - As governments worldwide imposed lockdowns to curb the spread of COVID-19, Kiyungi Fundikira, a Tanzanian living in Canada, picked up brushes and sketch pencils to return to the world of art.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistani painter reviving art in Peshawar

By Kiran Butt

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AA) - Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is known as Pakistan’s city of flowers.

SPECIAL REPORT

Naji Al-Ali still inspires Palestinian painters

By Salam Abu Sharar

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Suhad Al-Khatib, 41, arranges the tools of painting as she prepares for a new painting in ink, after leaving acrylic painting since she began her story with Naji Al-Ali, whom she describes as her inspiring teacher in a painting she presents to tell the world the Palestinian story.

SPECIAL REPORT

Residents in Turkiye's central province happy to host Climate Council

By Burak Bir

KONYA, Turkiye (AA) - Residents in Turkiye's central Konya province, expressed happiness to host the country's first Climate Council in the city and called for increasing the number of those kinds of events.