Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

ABU DHABI - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Emirati capital to pay condolences following death of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to travel to Buffalo, New York where gunman killed 10 people in 'racially motivated' supermarket mass shooting last weekend.

WASHINGTON - Secretary Antony Blinken to meet with Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at Department of State.

WASHINGTON - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to address joint session of Congress at invitation of Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

UK

LONDON - British government is expected to publish legislation to unilaterally change Northern Ireland Protocol.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Josep Borrell, EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, to hold news conference after EU defense ministers meeting.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet Liechtenstein's Prime Minister Daniel Risch.

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to meet her Danis counterpart Jeppe Kofod for talks on bilateral relations, international issues.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following war between Ukraine and Russia, international reactions.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Monitoring situation after Fathi Bashagha reportedly arrived in Tripoli to assume responsibility as prime minister.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Lebanon's Interior Ministry to announce official results of parliamentary elections.

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - Cautious calm after night of confrontations between Palestinian protesters and Israeli army.

ECONOMY

LONDON - The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) to announce unemployment rate for March.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to announce house sales statistics for April.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to announce unemployment rate for March.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to announce first quarter GDP.

WASHINGTON - US Commerce Department to announce retail sales for April.

WASHINGTON - US Federal Reserve to announce industrial production for April.

WASHINGTON - US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to speak at event in New York.

SPECIAL REPORT

Istanbul key ‘character’ in former British diplomat’s new novel

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) – Istanbul, the queen of cities, has proved a source of inspiration for generations of writers, artists, and musicians, among them a former top-British-diplomat-turned novelist.

SPECIAL REPORT

Cannes rolls out red carpet to celebrate films and support Ukraine war

By Shweta Desai

PARIS (AA) - After two years of low-scale action in the shadows of the COVID-19 pandemic, the annual Cannes Film Festival kick starts on Tuesday on the French Riviera “under normal conditions” with a promising selection of international cinema, influential fashion, and star-studded film royalty.

SPECIAL REPORT

Adding colors to your plate can save you from a silent killer: Expert

By Kiran Butt

Lahore, Pakistan (AA) - High blood pressure, anxiety and stress being the main causes of hypertension -- a silent killer -- are not being taken seriously by the people in South Asia.

SPECIAL REPORT

Africa’s tale of two Bald ibis families

By Phathizwe Zulu

MANZINI, Eswatini (AA) – The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has launched the World Migratory Birds’ day campaign to create global awareness about the importance of bird conservation.

SPECIAL REPORT

Rising c-sections in Cameroon cause for concern

By Aurore Bonny

DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) - The rising number of cesarean deliveries in Cameroon has become a cause of concern for people who say hospitals are taking advantage of vulnerable pregnant women.