Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

IZMIR - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend provincial congress of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Aegean province Izmir, as well as congresses in Hakkari, Nevsehir via live video link, followed by groundbreaking, opening ceremonies and international migration congress.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to deliver speech via video conference at African Regional Review Meeting, 46th Session of UN Human Rights Council.

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

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks on lives lost to COVID-19.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council to convene. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expected to join meeting via video conference.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German President Frank Walter Steinmeier to meet WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus to discuss international cooperation to combat pandemic.

UK

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson to reveal lockdown exit plan for England.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Monitoring repercussions of attack that targeted Libyan Interior Minister Fathi Bashagha's convoy late on Sunday.

TRIPOLI - New UN envoy Jan Kubis pays official visit to Libya.

ALGERIA

ALGIERS - Algerians mark second anniversary of uprising launched to topple former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Families of victims of Beirut 2020 blast to protest in front of Palace of Justice.

YEMEN

SANAA - Following latest developments of confrontations between government forces, Houthis on several fronts, mainly in eastern Marib region.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to announce sectoral confidence indices for February.

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to reveal central government debt stock for January.

ANKARA - Turkey's Central Bank to reveal capacity utilization rate of manufacturing sector for February.

ANKARA - Culture and Tourism Ministry to announce number of arriving and departing foreigners in January.

SPECIAL REPORT

Liberation of Karabakh paves way for regional development: Expert

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) - The liberation of Nagorno-Karabakh from Armenian occupation provides a greater chance for cooperation, peace and development in the region, according to an expert from Azerbaijan.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sudan, Israel normalization needs new talks: TSC member

Bahram Abdel Moneim

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) - A Transitional Sovereignty Council (TSC) member, Muhammad al-Faki Suleiman, has urged new talks on normalization relations with Israel as a new Sudanese government is due to be formed.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zinc, Vitamin C yield no 'significant' gains against COVID: Study

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - Coronavirus patients who were treated with high doses of zinc and vitamin C did not show "significant" improvement compared to traditional treatments, according to a recent US-based clinical trial.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh: Pandemic takes toll on kids' mental health

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Many children in Bangladesh are facing severe physical and mental discomfort, particularly in the capital Dhaka, as they have been kept at home for a long time and are unable to socialize with other children due to COVID-19 restrictions.