Diary

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

UKRAINE

KYIV – Following Russia’s war in Ukraine, sanctions, efforts for peace, and related international developments.

POLAND

WARSAW – US President Joe Biden to meet with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda.

QATAR

DOHA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend Doha Forum.

SPECIAL REPORT

Half-million stranded Pakistanis yell for rehabilitation to end decades-old plight

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The forgotten victims of Bangladesh’s independence war are no longer stateless, but they are still waiting to be rescued from their squalid make-shift camps.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistan Railways ready to revamp centuries-old ‘coolie system’

By Kiran Butt

LAHORE, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan Railways is set to change the centuries-old traditions of porters being hired by private contractors because the practice was exploitative and extorting contracts in the form of bonded labor.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zimbabwe railway workers living in fear amid victimization of outspoken elements

By John Cassim

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) – The National Railway of Zimbabwe (NRZ) workers are living in fear of victimization and losing jobs as the new management that began in December is ruling with an iron fist.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Israel-Egypt normalization was to remove Cairo’s role in Arab-Israeli conflict’

By Salam AbuSharar

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – As Egypt observes on Saturday the 44th anniversary of signing of peace treaty with Israel, the first in any Arab country, the last two years have seen many Arab countries lining up to normalize relations with Tel Aviv.

SPECIAL REPORT

Digitalization offers new horizons for humanities research

By Ahmet Gencturk

ANKARA (AA) – With technology and digitalization playing an ever-greater role in the humanities, new frontiers are opening for historians to shine light on the past.