Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

MUS - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ceremony marking 949th anniversary of Battle of Manzikert.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak across Turkey, worldwide.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in normalization deal reached by UAE, Israel.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence to deliver keynote speech at 3rd night of Republican National Convention.

WASHINGTON - UN Security Council to address situation in Iraq.

GERMANY

BERLIN - EU defense ministers to hold an unofficial meeting.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Health workers to hold protests across country amid coronavirus pandemic.

MALI

BAMAKO - Following developments after military coup in Mali leading to resignation of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following developments after Libya's UN-recognized government announced ceasefire across country.

NEW ZEALAND

CHRISTCHURCH - Following sentencing hearing of twin mosques shooter who killed 51 Muslim worshipers last year.

SPECIAL REPORT

Africa: Why do militaries cease power?

By Aurore Bonny

DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) - Mali’s president announced his resignation and dissolved the parliament after military officers seized power on Aug. 18.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ethiopians fight pandemic by early morning exercises

By Addis Getachew

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) - As the world observers social distancing to keep the COVID-19 pandemic away people in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa are beating the virus by performing exercises in groups on the streets.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey's state-run lenders see $1.31B net profit in 1H

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Three conventional state-run banks in Turkey -- Ziraat, VakifBank and Halkbank -- posted a combined net profit of 9.5 billion Turkish liras ($1.31 billion) during the first six-month period of this year.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistan: Reopening tourism can trigger 2nd COVID-19 wave

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Although Pakistan has witnessed a significant drop in COVID-19 cases, experts believe that reopening of the tourism sector at this moment can return the pandemic wave.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘ICJ lawsuit to put powerful pressure on Myanmar’

By Sorwar Alam and Md. Kamruzzaman

ANKARA, Turkey/DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – The genocide lawsuit against Myanmar currently being heard at the UN’s highest court can be an effective tool to put “powerful” pressure on State Counsellor Suu Kyi administration to speed up the peaceful and dignified reparation of Rohingya to their home country, said a top legal expert.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pandemic puts more pressure on India’s stressed economy

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI, India (AA) - It was the last week of May, when 30-year-old resident of India’s financial capital Mumbai received a morning call from his boss, little did he know that it would put his future in limbo.