Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Monitoring developments on coronavirus pandemic in Turkey, worldwide.

SAUDI ARABIA

RIYADH - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold officials talks in Saudi Arabia to discuss bilateral relations, regional developments.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU ministers to discuss coordination of COVID-19 measures, preparations for special EU leaders summit on May 24–25.

UK

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II to make annual speech to House of Lords marking official opening of Parliament.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - South Africans to protest at Israeli Trade Office in Johannesburg in solidarity with Palestinian people.

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - Following Israel's attack on Muslim worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, protests by Palestinians.

MYANMAR

YANGON - Monitoring developments in Myanmar after Feb. 1 military coup triggered violent protests.

EGYPT

CAIRO - Arab League members' foreign ministers to convene at Palestine's request to address Israel's attacks in East Jerusalem.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - TurkStat to release industrial production, turnover, retail trade statistics for March.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to reveal March balance of payment statistics.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish charity gets aid to 78 nations in Muslim holy month

By Jeyhun Aliyev and Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - In an endeavor to maintain the "spiritual climate" of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Turkey's Diyanet Foundation (TDV) has distributed aid in 75 other countries and 208 regions across the world, as well as in every district in the nation's own 81 provinces.

SPECIAL REPORT

Viral footprints make mark in art as COVID grips world

By Seda Sevencan

ISTANBUL (AA) - As the global COVID-19 pandemic alters the way people live and work, artists have been learning to adapt to the new world and are reflecting the unprecedented crisis in their work.

SPECIAL REPORT

Gov't website declares 97% Muslim Kashmir 'predominantly Hindu'

By Hilal Mir

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - At a time when fears of a demographic invasion are running rife in Indian administered Kashmir, a government website has declared the conflict-ridden Muslim majority region a Hindu majority.