Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend launch of national agency against cyber attacks.

ANKARA - Erdogan to chair his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Executive Board's meeting at party headquarters.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with Slovenian counterpart and Deputy Prime Minister Miroslav Cerar.

ANKARA - Monitoring developments in Idlib, northwestern Syria, in wake of Assad regime attack martyring Turkish soldiers.

MONTENEGRO

PODGORICA - Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu to visit Montenegro, meet representatives of Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish investors.

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to hold rally in New Hampshire state.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for talks on bilateral relations, EU, international issues.

IRELAND

DUBLIN - Following Ireland election so far led by Sinn Fein, with two traditional parties trailing.

CHINA

WUHAN - Following global spread of coronavirus outbreak and efforts to fight it.

LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to reach cease-fire and find solution to Libya crisis.

SPORT

ROME - European Wrestling Championships to begin.

​SPECIAL REPORT

Kashmir: Demand grows for release of top lawyer from jail

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders issued an urgent appeal on Feb. 5 against the "arbitrary" detention and deteriorating health of Mian Abdul Qayoom.

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Palestine's capital under Trump peace plan unworkable

By Abdelraouf Arna'out

JERUSALEM (AA) - From the Palestinian perspective, East Jerusalem comprises the old city and 16 neighboring areas, but U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called peace plan says otherwise.

SPECIAL REPORT

India: Sharp rise in invoking sedition law to curb dissent

By Cheena Kapoor

New Delhi, India (AA) - Over the past few years, law enforcement agencies in India have been increasingly using the colonial-era law of sedition to curb dissent.