Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, July 25, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair meeting of his Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Executive Board.

ITALY

ROME - Monitoring developments after parliament dissolved, early elections called following Prime Minister Mario Draghi's resignation.

US

WASHINGTON - UN Security Council to discuss support mission for Libya.

SRI LANKA

COLOMBO - Following latest developments after new president appointed to replace predecessor who fled country amid protests.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following Russia's war on Ukraine, sanctions, efforts for peace, related international developments.

TUNISIA

TUNIS - Tunisians to vote in referendum on new Constitution.

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - Palestinian lawyers hold day-long strike in West Bank cities.

KUWAIT

KUWAIT CITY - Following developments after appointment of new prime minister.

SPECIAL REPORT

Russia: How is the world’s most sanctioned economy doing?

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) – Six months into the Ukraine war, the world’s most sanctioned country, Russia, seems relatively comfortable surfing the tidal wave of Western sanctions aimed at swamping its economy.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish generosity helping to reduce impact of drought in Somalia

By Hassan Isilow

JOHANNESBURG (AA) - The Turkish Red Crescent (Kizilay) is helping ease the impact of severe drought in parts of Somalia by distributing food aid and hot meals.

SPECIAL REPORT

Former Pakistani, Indian diplomats urge resumption of talks to end disputes

By Aamir Latif and Ahmad Adil

KARACHI, Pakistan/NEW DELHI, India (AA) - Former Pakistani and Indian diplomats have urged the immediate resumption of long-stalled peace talks between the two nuclear neighbors to resolve a raft of disputes, mainly Jammu and Kashmir.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzanian villagers wake up to realize benefits of mangroves

By Kizito Makoye

RUFIJI, Tanzania (AA) – Coastal community in the East African country of Tanzania has woken up to the ecological benefits of mangroves – a shrub that grows in saline or brackish water – by planting 250,000 trees to act as storm barriers and dissipate big waves.

SPECIAL REPORT

Climate change affecting world’s largest mangrove forest in Bangladesh

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Mohammad Yunus Gazi, once a farmer in a remote area of Bangladesh’s southwestern coastal district of Satkhira, now collects honey from the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistan's depleted mangrove cover improving 'rapidly'

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Pakistan's mangrove cover has seen rapid expansion along the Arabian Sea over the past two decades due to coordinated efforts by government agencies and environmental organizations.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Anwar Ibrahim advocates ‘neutral’ Malaysia amid great power rivalry in Asia-Pacific

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) - Malaysia represents a zone of peace, freedom, and neutrality, said Anwar Ibrahim, the country’s top reformer and politician, strongly suggesting against taking any side in global bloc politics.