Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend extended meeting with provincial heads of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party

ANKARA - Monitoring developments in Turkey’s agreements with US, Russia on Syria.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - US Ambassador to European Union Gordon Sondland to appear for public impeachment hearing against President Donald Trump, as well as Defense Department official Laura Cooper and State Department official David Hale

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Egyptian whistleblower Mohamed Ali, who prompted street protests in Egypt against al-Sisi regime, to hold news conference

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for talks on bilateral relations, regional issues

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO foreign ministers to meet in Brussels, where they will focus on upcoming NATO leaders' meeting in London, international security and strategic environment

BRUSSELS - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet with his counterparts on sidelines of NATO meeting

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to attend 11th VTB Capital Russia Calling! Investment Forum

THE NETHERLANDS

AMSTERDAM - First ever nationwide health care strike to be held for decent wages and working conditions

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

SARAJEVO - Following developments after agreement reached to form government

BOLIVIA

LA PAZ - Following developments after resignation of President Evo Morales

HONG KONG

HONG KONG - Following developments in ongoing protests

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following Iraqi anti-government protests

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Following weeks-long anti-government protests

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war

IRAN

TEHRAN - Following protests in different parts of Iran

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - Following reactions after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's remarks on Israel’s illegal settlements in West Bank

SOUTH AFRICA

PRETORIA - Turkish academics to hold meetings with representatives of leading South African universities aimed at signing cooperation agreements to collaborate in scientific research and exchange programs

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Residents of Ethiopia's Sidama zone to vote in referendum on making zone country’s 10th semi-autonomous state

ADDIS ABABA - Africa Industrialization Day to be marked at African Union headquarters

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to release Central Government debt statistics for October

SPORTS

BARCELONA - Turkish basketball club Fenerbahce Beko to face Spanish powerhouse Barcelona in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 9 match

SPECIAL REPORT

Shutdown cripples Kashmir economy

By Ahmad Adil

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) – the largest, elected business body in Indian-administered Kashmir -- has estimated that business community have suffered losses, amounting to 100 billion rupees ($1.39 billion), due to lockdowns and curfews.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey important mediator in Upper Karabakh conflict

By Jeyhun Aliyev

Turkey, as a permanent member of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk group, has a very important role to play in solving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, according to an Azerbaijani official.

SPECIAL REPORT

Athens among 100 worst cities to drive: Survey

By Magda Panoutsopoulou

ATHENS (AA) - It is no surprise to anyone who has been in Greece to realize that driving in the country is quite an experience.

SPECIAL REPORT

Muslim women in Kenya raise butterflies to aid forests

By Andrew Wasike

MOMBASA, Kenya (AA) - Butterflies are empowering and transforming the lives of many women in the village of Gede on the eastern coast of Kenya.

SPECIAL REPORT

Lebanese overcome sectarian divide, unite for protests

By Mahmoud Barakat and Raya Shartouni

ANKARA/BEIRUT (AA) - Popular protests in Lebanon have entered their second month, tearing apart the shadow of fear in the Arab nation.