Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend program on road traffic safety at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

ANKARA - Following developments in wake of pirate attack on cargo ship in waters off Gulf of Guinea, kidnapping Turkish crew.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Ersin Tatar to hold joint news conference.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to sign executive orders advancing his priority to modernize US immigration system.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Myanmar after military has seized power.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to meet his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar to discuss international security issues, recent developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde.

MOSCOW - Moscow City Court to hold hearing over converting suspended sentence of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny to real prison time.

MYANMAR

NAYPYIDAW - Following developments after military coup, detaining country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - New round of talks continue to choose country's temporary authority.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Following anti-government protests in the Sunni-majority Tripoli province.

TUNISIA

TUNIS - Following latest developments over "suspicious envelope" arriving at presidential palace last week.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to announce preliminary foreign trade figures for January.

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestinians to draft ‘code of conduct’ for elections

By Salam Abu Sharar

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Palestinian factions are planning to draft a “code of conduct” to guarantee the holding of free and transparent elections during their talks in Cairo this month.

SPECIAL REPORT

Igloo Cafe attracts tourists in conflict-hit Kashmir

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - Tourists are flocking to the one of its kind Igloo Cafe in Indian-administered Kashmir, giving a ray of hope for the revival of tourism in the conflict-hit disputed region.

SPECIAL REPORT

Argentina’s implementation of abortion law still murky

By Bala Chambers

LONDON (AA) - On Dec. 30 last year, Argentina's Congress voted to legalize elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of gestation as the Senate backed the bill two years after rejecting a similar one.