Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend 12th Ambassador Conference at presidential palace and to chair meeting of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s Central Executive Board (MYK) at party's headquarter.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

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

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Following clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia in the Nagorno-Karabakh region and Armenia’s attacks on civilian settlements.

US

WASHINGTON - Monitoring the reflection of elections results in the country and, across the world.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Merkel to hold a video with call Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to discuss bilateral relations, EU and international issues.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU High Representative Borrell to speak at the annual EU Ambassadors Conference.

NETHERLANDS

THE HAGUE - Hashim Thaci, former president of Kosovo, to make his first appearance at a war crimes court in Hague.

MYANMAR

YANGON - Following the developments after Sunday’s general elections as the election commission set to make announcement of partial results.

THE ECONOMY

ISTANBUL - Turkey's largest defense fair SAHA Expo to begin virtually, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan and Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank to join event.

SPECIAL REPORT

Anxiety as Gambia plans to change its marble voting system

Mustapha K Darboe

BANJUL, Gambia (AA) - In December 2016, Gambia’s exiled former ruler Yahya Jammeh called the small country’s election system “fraud-proof”.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Social media platforms must be reined in via laws’

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - With social media companies becoming overwhelmingly powerful, making it easy for them to abuse this power, countries must create their own social media laws, said a digital communications expert.