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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President and ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdogan to speak at his party's group meeting in parliament.

ANKARA - Erdogan to welcome Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev with official ceremony at presidential complex in capital.

ANKARA - Erdogan and Mirziyoyev to hold closed-door meeting and then attend high-level strategic council meeting. After signing ceremony, two leaders to hold press conference. Lastly, Erdogan to give official dinner in honor of his guest.


UK

LONDON - Following pretrial hearing for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to US.


GERMANY

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel to host Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin for talks on bilateral relations, the EU, and international issues.

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishanka.


CHINA

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


SYRIA

IDLIB - Monitoring humanitarian crisis in Idlib and attacks of Assad regime, Iranian-backed terrorist groups, and Russia in region.


IRAQ

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


LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring initiatives to solve Libya crisis after UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) leaves cease-fire talks in wake of warlord Khalifa Haftar's forces' attack on port of Tripoli.


ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release outstanding loans received from abroad by private sector for December 2019.

ANKARA - Central Bank to hold second Monetary Policy Committee meeting of 2020 to set interest rates.


SPORTS

ANKARA - UEFA Champions League’s Round of 16 continues with Atalanta-Valencia, Tottenham-Leipzig matches.


ANALYSIS

US elections: Republican consolidation, democratic disintegration

By Gokturk Tuysuzoglu

ISTANBUL (AA) - With a presidential election looming this fall, the atmosphere in the U.S. is tenser than ever.


SPECIAL REPORT

Internet shutdown cripples research in Kashmir

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - The communication clampdown over the past six months in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir has crippled academic and scientific research.


SPECIAL REPORT

Palestinian names aim to keep occupied cities in memory

By Nesma Seyam

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – His endless love for the Palestinian city of Yafa (Jaffa) inspired Ali Masharqah to name his daughter after the city.



SPECIAL REPORT

Mandela's grandchild: Africans should create solutions by themselves

By Gokhan Ergocun, Tolga Yanik, and Abdulkadir Gunyol

ISTANBUL (AA) - Africans should be key actors in creating solutions for the continent's problems and avoiding its exploitation, according to a granddaughter of legendary South African leader Nelson Mandela.


SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey: Strife at top led to 2001 economic woes

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Nineteen years ago today, an argument at the top of the Turkish state led to one of the republic's worst economic crises.



SPECIAL REPORT

Arab-Israel normalization picks up pace in 2020

By Zain Khalil

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Since the beginning of 2020, the pace of normalization between Israel and Arab countries has accelerated considerably on the political, military, economic, and even sports fronts.


SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey’s largest library to offer ease of use for disabled

By Sibel Morrow

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s largest library, set to be inaugurated in the capital Ankara on Thursday, will feature 4 million printed books and offer disabled-friendly services starting right from carpark to the library.

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