UPDATE - Diary

UPDATES WITH FEATURE STORY

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

IZMIR - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to inaugurate Menemen-Aliaga-Candarli motorway and attend opening ceremony of Izmir Ceramic Factory.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Monitoring developments after racist terror attack in Hanau.

CHINA

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

TOGO

LOME - Togolese voters to cast their ballots in a presidential election that is expected to extend incumbent Faure Gnassingbe's rule.

LIBYA/RUSSIA/TURKEY

TRIPOLI/MOSCOW/ANKARA - Monitoring developments on diplomatic initiatives carried out to find solution to crisis in Libya following Berlin Conference, as well as on cease-fire process.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB/RAQQA/HASAKAH - Monitoring developments after cease-fire brokered by Turkey and Russia came into effect in Idlib, which was targeted by Bashar al-Assad regime and allies.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Besiktas to face Trabzonspor in Turkish Super Lig match at Vodafone Park.

SPECIAL REPORT

Demystifying death of former Pakistani President Ziaulhaq

By Mehmet Ozturk

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) – The crash of C-130 plane near the Pakistani city of Bahawalpur, 531 kilometers (330 miles) south of Pakistani capital Islamabad on Aug. 17, 1988, killing the country’s president and army chief, Gen. Muhammad Ziaulhaq continues to remain shrouded in mystery. The crash also killed U.S. Ambassador Arnold Lewis Raphel and several other top Pakistani military officials.

SPECIAL REPORT

Fenerbahce vs. Galatasaray derby outcome 'hard to predict'

By Emin Avundukluoglu

ANKARA (AA) - The result of Sunday's world famous football derby between Istanbul rivals Fenerbahce and Galatasaray is unpredictable, a Turkish lawmaker and former football player said on Saturday.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kashmiri letter from an Indian Jail

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - A letter from a detainee addressed to his family in Indian-administered Kashmir begins: ‘I hope by the will and mercy of Allah you all are fine.’

SPECIAL REPORT

British Muslim spreads hope, inspiration on trek From London to Mecca

By Idris Sulun and Davut Demircan

ISTANBUL/ANKARA (AA) - Seeking to show the world that Islam is a peaceful religion, British national Farid Feyadi, 40, has undertaken thousands of miles to reach Mecca from London -- on foot.

ANALYSIS

EU aims to restrict Turkey in Mediterranean

By Irfan Kaya Ulger

ISTANBUL (AA) - Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union after Federica Mogherini, said Feb. 17, 2019, in Brussels, the bloc is “in consensus with member countries on this operation, which will have the goal of implementing the arms embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council.”