Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, July 24, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – Hagia Sophia Mosque to reopen for Muslim worship with Friday prayer after 86 years of hiatus with participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, high level officials.

ANKARA – Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

ANKARA – Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI – Following clashes between Libyan army, militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh: Experts urge regional help in climate change fight

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Floods, cyclones, monsoon rains, landslides, and river erosion leave hundreds of thousands homeless in Bangladesh every year and this year it faces one of the worst floods in history.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish charity eyes aid to 2M needy for Eid al-Adha

By Faruk Zorlu and Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) – A Turkish charity wants to distribute aid to more than 2 million people in need around the globe during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, according to an official with the group.

SPECIAL REPORT

European vacation: New horizons for 2020 summer

By Cindi Cook

PARIS (AA) – Summertime, and the livin' is easy. So the song goes, but in a post-COVID-19 world, the song does not always remain the same.