Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, June 24, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Dr. Richard Sezibera which will be followed by a joint press conference.

ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to meet Singapore's Parliament Speaker Tan Chuan Jin.

US

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to meet on Iran and Middle East behind closed-doors.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces visit to Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORTS

MINSK - 2019 European Games continue in Belarus capital Minsk.

ISTANBUL - 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup round 16 matches to continue in France with Spain vs USA and Sweden vs Canada.

ISTANBUL - 2019 Africa Cup of Nations to continue with Group D and Group E matches.

SPECIAL REPORT

Iranians defiant amid U.S. sanctions, saber-rattling

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN (AA) - Mahdi Bakhtiar, 26, moved to Tehran from his hometown Tabriz city in northwest Iran early last year for his engineering studies. To fund his education and cover the exorbitant living expenses, he took up a part-time job at a consultancy firm.

SPECIAL REPORT

Internet at forefront of technology addiction: expert

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) - As the world has become more digitalized day by day, people are introduced to a so-called technology addiction which is mainly triggered by social media platforms.