Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Massive forestation campaign set to begin in Ankara, with over 11 million saplings to be planted across Turkey with coordination by Agriculture and Forest Ministry.

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend mass tree planting event, receive Kazakh Prime Minister Askar Mamin at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Monitoring developments related to Turkey’s agreements hammered with the U.S. and Russia regarding northern Syria.

ANKARA - Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister to issue government bonds through two auctions for borrowing from domestic markets.

ANTALYA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to give first lesson of academic year in Alanya, Alaaddin Keykubat University and Emin Pasa University.

FRANCE

PARIS - First day of Paris Peace Forum to start with participation of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to deliver remarks on NATO’s future at conference in Berlin.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council to start with participation of foreign ministers of the member countries.

SPAIN

MADRID - Monitoring developments following snap general elections.

BOLIVIA

LA PAZ - Monitoring political developments of resignation of President Evo Morales upon army’s suggestion, reactions from world leaders.

IRAN

Following reactions after Iran's announcement of discovery of massive oil reserves.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Monitoring anti-government protests in capital Baghdad and southern provinces.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Following weeks-long anti-government protests.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Monitoring months-long battles between Libyan rivals over capital Tripoli.

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - Palestinians to mark 15th anniversary of their historic leader's (Arafat) death.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - The Pan-Africa parliament, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to hold an African Regional Parliamentary Conference on Comprehensive Responses to Refugee Situations on the continent.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sikhism founder Guru Nanak was a wanderer and mystic

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Millions of Sikhs around the globe are celebrating the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, founder of their religion.