Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Aug. 22, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair Cabinet meeting at Presidential Complex.

UKRAINE

KYIV – Following Russia’s war on Ukraine, sanctions, efforts for peace, grain deal, and related international developments.​​​​​​​

SPAIN

SANTANDER – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to discuss international issues with academics and journalists.

US

UNITED NATIONS – UN chief Antonio Guterres to address Security Council on international peace and security efforts.

EGYPT

CAIRO – Egypt to host 5-nation Arab summit with leaders of Jordan, UAE, Bahrain and Iraq.

CAIRO – Following visit of Israel’s internal security service Shin Bet head Ronen Bar, who is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials.

LEBANON

BEIRUT – Following indirect talks between Israel and Lebanon on maritime demarcation deal.

IRAN

TEHRAN – Following developments in ongoing talks to revive 2015 Iran nuclear deal.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – Culture and Tourism Ministry to release foreign arrivals data for July.

ANKARA – Treasury and Finance Ministry to release government debt stock figures for July.

SPORTS

MANCHESTER – Manchester United to face Liverpool in English Premier League game at Old Trafford.​​​​​​​

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistan’s unfazed vaccinators fight polio against all odds

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – From the roofs of inundated mud houses, it was an incredible sight to see two polio vaccinators wading through waist-deep rainwater to deliver vaccines.

SPECIAL REPORT

Germans outraged over surging food, energy prices

By Anadolu Agency Staff

BERLIN (AA) – Middle and low-income families in Germany are struggling to cope with rising inflation and skyrocketing energy prices, angered by the government’s inaction over their plight.

SPECIAL REPORT

Al-Ibrahimi Mosque massacre forever altered religious life for Muslims in Hebron

By Salam AbuSharar

HEBRON, Palestine (AA) – Adel Idriss will never forget the day he lost his brother and cousin while they were performing the dawn prayer at Al-Ibrahimi Mosque in the old city of Hebron on the second Friday of Ramadan.

SPECIAL REPORT

Disabled senior citizens pummeled by poverty in Zimbabwe

By Jeffrey Moyo

MUREWA, Zimbabwe (AA) – At the age of 85, Tongoona Murapa and his 76-year-old wife Sarudzai use a wheelchair to get around after they were involved in a car accident that claimed their son Edison’s life 22 years ago.