Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President and ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend his party's group meeting. He is also due to chair Cabinet meeting at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Erdogan to receive European Council’s President Charles Michel.

ANKARA - Vice President Fuat Oktay to receive EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and EU commissioner for crisis management Janez Lenarcic.

ANKARA - Following developments of Operation Spring Shield in Idlib, launched in response to Syrian regime attacks.

ANKARA - Following developments as irregular migrants leaving Turkey via northwestern Edirne and Aegean Sea to reach Europe.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to deliver remarks at Latino Coalition Legislative Summit.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW- Head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh to hold news conference about his meetings in Moscow.

GERMANY

HANAU - Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend memorial service honoring migrants killed in racist terror attack on Feb 19.

CHINA

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

LIBYA/RUSSIA/TURKEY

TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis.

IRAN

TEHRAN - Following developments, statements of authorities on coronavirus outbreak.

NIGERIA

ABUJA - Following developments in Nigeria after number of coronavirus cases increased to 58.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following efforts to form new government in Iraq after Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Allawi withdraws from forming government.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Fenerbahce to take on Crvena Zvezda and Anadolu Efes to face Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv in round 27 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season.

SPECIAL REPORT

Iranian nurses at forefront of war on coronavirus

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN (AA) - The photo of Iranian nurse Nagres Khanalizadeh wearing a protective suit and surgical mask while attending to coronavirus patients in the northern Gilan province with an infectious smile on her face has gone viral online.

SPECIAL REPORT

1 year after cyclone, Mozambique survivors desperate for aid

By Andrew Wasike

BEIRA, Mozambique (AA) - One year after the landfall of tropical Cyclone Idai, one of the worst storms to ever strike Africa, claiming over 1,300 lives, survivors in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi have started rebuilding, but remain desperate for help.