Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, July 28, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with visiting Georgian counterpart Ilia Darchiashvili.

LATVIA

RIGA - Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to meet with Latvian counterpart Artis Pabriks in Riga, where he came for an official visit, and is set to hold various meetings.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden expected to have telephone call with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

WASHINGTON – UN Security Council to discuss situation on the island of Cyprus.

FRANCE

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for talks on bilateral ties, regional issues.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank Governor Sahap Kavcioglu to hold meeting on third inflation report of this year.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Economic Confidence Index for July.

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council to release economic sentiment for July.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sanctions wreaking havoc with Iranian sports

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Nearly a month after then-US President Donald Trump pulled his country out of the landmark Iran nuclear deal in May 2018, the world's largest footwear company, Nike, also severed its ties with Iran's football team.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zimbabwe’s middle class on the rise despite comatose economy

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Lilian Muyeni has never been formally employed, but the 36-year-old, who runs a thriving roadside market stall in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, says she now has everything she needs to live comfortably with her three children.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh struggles to deal with climate-driven internal migration

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh, one of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world, is struggling to develop climate adaptation capacity to address the rush of climate-driven internal migration, especially along the coastal belt.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kigali Call to Action raises fresh hope for Africa’s indigenous peoples

By John Cassim

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) – Plans by conservationists to set up a Pan-African conservation trust fund have raised hopes for local communities and indigenous peoples across the continent to end longstanding constraints around access to funding and compensation disputes in human-wildlife conflict cases.

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestinian engineer uses innovative approach to purify water

By Salam AbuSharar

GAZA, Palestine (AA) - The international community marks July 28 as World Nature Conservation Day to acknowledge that a healthy environment is the foundation for a stable and healthy society.