Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of 2020-2021 Judicial Year at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Erdogan due to receive Algerian Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum. He is also due to chair his ruling Justice and Development Party’s Central Executive Committee Meeting.

ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with his Algerian counterpart Sabri Boukadoum.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

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

US

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump to visit Kenosha, Wisconsin, a flashpoint city of racial injustice protests following police shooting of Jacob Blake.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to deliver speech to students and staff at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following developments after UN-recognized government announced nationwide cease-fire.

MALI

BAMAKO - Following developments after military coup ousting President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to announce unemployment figures for July.

SPECIAL REPORT

Africa faces balancing act with elections amid COVID-19

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - Conducting elections amid the coronavirus pandemic presents a challenge in several African countries, according to analysts.

SPECIAL REPORT

Afghan peace bid in limbo amid political wrangling

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - Cracks have emerged in the Afghan government's negotiating team for proposed peace talks with the Taliban, just a day after the country's president issued a decree finalizing 48 names for the key discussions.

SPECIAL REPORT

Gaza caught between coronavirus and Israeli siege

By Nour Abu Aisha

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - An outbreak of the coronavirus has complicated the already dire humanitarian situation in the blockaded Gaza Strip.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sudan adopts sweeping changes under peace deal

By Mohammed Amin

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) - Sudan’s transitional government and the country’s main rebel alliance signed a landmark peace deal Monday under which wide-ranging changes were agreed under a power sharing arrangement adopted by the military and civilians following the ouster of longtime President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019.