Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend parliamentary group meeting of Justice and Development (AK) Party.

ANKARA - Erdogan also to attend high advisory board meeting at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Monitoring developments following agreements with Russia, US on Syria.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to meet President-elect of European Council, Charles Michel.

JAPAN

TOKYO - Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to visit Tokyo Mosque and Turkish Culture Center, Yunus Emre Institute.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu to meet Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Monitoring developments in anti-corruption protests in capital, southern cities.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Monitoring developments in anti-tax protests across nation.

NIGERIA

MAIDUGURI - High-level security summit to discuss the counter-terrorism war in the volatile Lake Chad region.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Prime minister's office to brief diplomatic community on conception of Medemer, or synergy -- the premier's philosophy for a prosperous nation.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - 45-member drafting body to begin discussing Syria constitution.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPECIAL REPORTS

Afghanistan looks to China as peacemaker

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - As the war in Afghanistan enters its 19th year, Kabul is looking east to Beijing for the revival of a stalled peace parley in the battle-weary country.

African nations race to silence guns by 2020

By Iftikhar Gilani

ISTANBUL (AA) - As African Union’s (AU) master goal to silence the guns in the continent by 2020 draws nearer, the official responsible for the project expresses satisfaction with the progress and is hopeful to meet the deadline.

Daily life in Kashmir suffers amid lockdown

By Ahmad Adil

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - For over a month, businessman Mohammed Yaseen has opened his shop early in the morning for a few hours before closing it again.

India, Pakistan clashes hard on border residents

By Islamuddin Sajid

JURA BORDER TOWN, Pakistan-administered Kashmir (AA) - The scenic Jura town in Neelum Valley of Pakistan-administered Kashmir should have been a cynosure of tourists and nature lovers.

Russian reengagement raises stakes in Africa

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - With Russia’s reengagement in Africa, the continent is perceived to be set for a new Great Game, which may no longer remain confined to political and diplomatic confrontation, but to ensue a trade war between the powers.