Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of Ibn Haldun University complex.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

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

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to be received by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, meet Prime Minister Ali Asadov, counterpart Sahibe Gafarova.

BAKU - Monitoring cease-fire process between Azerbaijan and Armenia to stop clashes in Upper Karabakh region and regional developments.

US

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump to hold election rallies in Arizona.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel to speak at National Integration Summit.

LIBYA

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

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release international investment position figures for August.

SPECIAL REPORT

Iran plots course after end of 13-year arms embargo

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN (AA) - A 13-year UN-mandated arms embargo on Iran officially expired Sunday, effectively paving the way for the sanctions-battered country to import and export conventional weapons.

SPECIAL REPORT

Will Libya opt for elections or another transitional stage?

By Anadolu Agency staff

ISTANBUL (AA) - Calls have been growing inside Libya and abroad for holding legislative and presidential elections in the conflict-ridden country, instead of staging a new 18-month transitional period.

SPECIAL REPORT

BLM, rise of white militias have Americans on edge

By Andy Roesgen

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AA) - America's long, hot summer of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests has brought out thousands of loud demonstrators, fists and hand-painted signs raised high.