Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President and ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet with deputies at breakfast at party headquarters in the capital.

ANKARA - Erdogan also to chair Cabinet meeting at presidential complex.

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

UK

LONDON - Lawyers for Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to hold press conference.

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to attend fundraising dinner in Los Angeles, California.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal to lead delegation for meetings with Russian officials on situation in Idlib, Syria.

CHINA

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

LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to find solution to Libya crisis.

TRIPOLI - Following developments after UN Security Council called for cease-fire in war-torn country.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - U.S. Africa Command head Gen. Stephen Townsend to meet with African land forces chiefs.

ADDIS ABABA - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet with Ethiopian counterpart Gedu Andargachew, hold joint press conference.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following anti-government protests in Baghdad.

BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi expected to announce Cabinet.

SPORTS

ANKARA - Round of 16 in UEFA Champions League starts as Dortmund take on PSG, Atletico Madrid host Liverpool.

THE ECONOMY

ISTANBUL - World Business Angel Investment Forum's World Congress 2020 to continue.

BRUSSELS - European Automotive Manufacturer Association ACEA to release new passenger car registration figures for January.

SPECIAL REPORT

1.4M people give up phones in Indian Kashmir

By Cheena Kapoor

NEW DELHI, India (AA) - Due to the internet shutdown and communications blockade, telecom companies have lost 1.4 million subscribers in Indian-administered Kashmir, according to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistani madrassas: Enduring through challenges

By Kiran Butt

LAHORE, Pakistan (AA) - Long controversial, Islamic education institutions in Pakistan have begun to enter the limelight thanks to their students’ success.

SPECIAL REPORT

Reformists fighting for survival in Iran’s election

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN (AA) – Campaigning for Friday's parliamentary election in Iran is in full swing, with reformists and conservatives pulling out all the stops to woo voters.

ANALYSIS

The West discussed its existence in Munich

By Mehmet A. Kanci

ISTANBUL (AA) – This year’s Munich Security Conference was held amid deepening global geopolitical conflicts.

ANALYSIS

Where does the tension between Iran and the US evolve?

By Davut Demircan

ANKARA (AA) - The decades of tension between the U.S. and Iran reached a peak early in 2020, when Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani was killed by the U.S. in Iraq.