Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Aug. 29, 2022 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

SLOVENIA

BLED - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend 17th Bled Strategic Forum.

CZECH REPUBLIC

PRAGUE - EU defense ministers to meet in Prague to discuss military support for Ukraine.

PRAGUE - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to meet Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala for talks on bilateral ties, regional issues.

US

WASHINGTON - NASA to launch unmanned Artemis I mission in crucial step for US space agency’s plans for future crewed lunar exploration.

WASHINGTON - UN Security Council to discuss political and humanitarian situation in Syria.

WASHINGTON - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Afghanistan.

UKRAINE

KYIV - Following Russia’s war on Ukraine, sanctions, peace efforts, Istanbul grain shipment deal, and related international developments.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following clashes between rival militias in Libyan capital.

ISRAEL

TEL AVIV - Prime Minister Yair Lapid to meet head of opposition bloc Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss possible revival of Iran nuclear deal.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Following latest developments after Israel decided to delay drilling in Karish gas field.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Economic Confidence Index for August and Trade Balance for July.

SPORTS

VALENCIA - Valencia-Atletico Madrid clash in La Liga.

NEW YORK - Start to US Open Grand Slam.

SPECIAL REPORT

Families of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh dream of loved ones returning with UN coaxing

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - The families of hundreds of victims of enforced disappearances in Bangladesh dream of getting back their loved ones with UN intervention after failing to make any progress with local authorities despite years of efforts.

SPECIAL REPORT

Years after independence, abductions still haunt Zimbabwe

By Jeffrey Moyo

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Seven years ago, Zimbabwean journalist and activist Itai Dzamara went missing, and his wife still nurses memories of how a neighbor rushed in on the morning of March 9, 2015 to tell her how he had been abducted by men driving an unmarked vehicle.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistan's flood victims share horrific tales amid fears of food insecurity

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - It took only four hours to completely inundate the small village of farmer Altaf Hussain near the historic Ranipur town of Pakistan's southern Sindh province, where swirling floodwaters washed away dozens of houses, animals, and crops last week.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladeshis face rising stomach diseases due to poor food habits, health care

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - A growing number of Bangladeshis are facing chronic stomach diseases due to poor food habits and health care, pushing sales of gastric and anti-acidic drugs to new records.