Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to participate in his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's parliamentary group meeting, later to attend party's provincial congresses via video link.

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency's Editor's Desk to host Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank.

ANKARA - Following latest developments on COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide, including new virus strains.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay to be received by Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar, Parliament Speaker Onder Sennaroglu and meet Prime Minister Ersan Saner.

OMAN

MUSCAT - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Oman for official visit as part of 3-day Gulf tour.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to hold videoconference with premiers of federal states to discuss COVID-19 restrictions, proposals to extend lockdown measures.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to address European Parliament Plenary debate on EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy.

US

WASHINGTON - Opening arguments to begin in trial of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment at Senate.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to visit Pentagon in first official visit as commander-in-chief.

SOUTH AFRICA

CAPETOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa to virtually address annual joint sitting of National Assembly, National Council of Provinces.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Galatasaray to face Aytemiz Alanyaspor in Ziraat Turkish Cup quarterfinals in football.

MELBOURNE, Australia - Sports desk to follow 2021's first Grand Slam tennis tournament, Australian Open.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release labor force statistics for November.

SPECIAL REPORT

45-state naval drill to give Pakistan diplomatic push

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Hosted by Pakistan, a week-long multinational naval exercise is going to begin from Thursday in the North Arabian Sea, bringing together arch rivals NATO and Russia after a decade.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tanzania banks on herbal remedy to fight coronavirus

By Kizito Makoye

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) - As hot steam mistily wafts from a pan, Tumaini Lucas briskly stirs a mix of herbs with a pointed cooking stick.

SPECIAL REPORT

OPINION - Role and responsibility of global Kashmiri diaspora in handling dispute

By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai

WASHINGTON - "When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you," said Winston S. Churchill.