Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON – Tyre Nichols to be laid to rest in US state of Tennessee after fatal police beating with Vice President Kamala Harris slated to attend.

WASHINGTON – Federal Reserve to announce decision on whether US will maintain, lower or raise interest rates.

NEW YORK – Maltese envoy to UN to address reporters as Malta takes UN Security Council presidency.

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet with Indian national security adviser Ajit Doval at State Department.

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to host Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy amid ongoing impasse over US debt ceiling.

ESTONIA

TALLINN – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet his Estonian counterpart Urmas Reinsalu to discuss bilateral ties, Türkiye-EU relations, regional and international issues.

UK

LONDON - Tens of thousands of railway workers, university staff, teachers and civil servants to go on a day of strike over pay.

LONDON - Trade Unions Congress to hold protests on national 'right to strike' day in opposition to proposed government legislation on strikes.

LATVIA

RIGA - Polish President Adrzej Duda to start 3-day long visit to Latvia.

FRANCE

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to host European Council President Charles Michel.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to reveal provisional inflation figures for January and unemployment rate for December.

SPORTS

TANGIER, Morocco - 2022 FIFA Club World Cup to start as first match to be played between Egypt's Al Ahly and Auckland City of New Zealand.

SPECIAL REPORT

Current escalation in Greek-Turkish relations not exceptional: Scholar

By Ahmet Gencturk

ANKARA (AA) – Current escalation between Ankara and Athens is not exceptional considering the non-linear, yet the generally tense state of the bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries, said a prominent Turkish scholar on modern Greek history.

SPECIAL REPORT

Uncertainty looms over Greek households

By Magda Panoutsopoulou

ATHENS (AA) - Kostas and Vicky both pensioners in Athens northern suburbs have already piled up stocks of fire wood for the predicted coming cold days.

SPECIAL REPORT

Russia mulls turning to Islamic banking over closure of Western financial markets

MOSCOW (AA) - Russia starts on Wednesday the experimental pilot project on implementing Islamic financial practices in several regions with Muslim-dominated population.