Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

NEW YORK - Turkey, Pakistan to co-host event on countering hate speech, attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Imran Khan.

NEW YORK - President Erdogan to meet political leaders, including Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Iraqi President Barham Salih, among others.

NEW YORK - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold talks on sidelines of UN General Assembly.

NEW YORK - Turkey's first lady Emine Erdogan to address UN High Level Side Event about zero waste on sidelines of UN General Assembly.

UK

LONDON- British parliament to convene after Supreme Court ruling that annulled prorogation.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Moscow.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) to release new commercial vehicle registrations statistics for July-August period.

ISRAEL

TEL AVIV- Israeli leaders to meet again for talks on government formation.

YEMEN

SANAA - Following situation in different military fronts in war-torn country.

ALGERIA

ALGIERS - Algerians await trial of Boutaflika’s brother Saeid.

EGYPT

CAIRO - Following security forces' crackdown against opposition activists amid calls for wide protests on Friday.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPECIAL REPORTS

Metro rail to speed up life in Dhaka

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Around one-third of Bangladesh’s first elevated metro rail project in Dhaka city has been completed.

SPECIAL REPORT

ANALYSIS - Rohingya refugee crisis: Beirut syndrome in Cox’s Bazar

By Khawaza Main Uddin

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Applauded worldwide for welcoming the persecuted Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar two years ago, Bangladesh’s local community is getting frustrated at the Myanmar nationals’ prolonged stay on their soil.

SPECIAL REPORT

India's economy faces further slowdown

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI (AA) - The Indian economy has run into a rough patch, with growth dipping to the 5% level in the year's second quarter -- the lowest over the last six years.

SPECIAL REPORT - Brexit conundrum remains unsolved after Supreme Court blow to prorogation

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) – When the Leave campaign snatched a narrow victory in 2016 EU membership referendum, nobody thought the shocking result of leaving the bloc after more than 40 years of mutually beneficial partnership would poison the U.K. politics for the next few years.