Diary

By Dilan Pamuk

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, May 14, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

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

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - Following reactions, developments after Israeli onslaught on Gaza Strip which killed 103 Palestinians.

UK

LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to meet his Irish counterpart Micheal Martin to discuss situation in Northern Ireland and Brexit issues.

MYANMAR

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

SPECIAL REPORT

Israel perpetrator, not victim, in Palestine violence: Historian

By Hakan Copur

WASHINGTON (AA) – Israel is the stronger party in the dispute with Palestine and should stop playing the victim, according to a historian.

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestine solidarity: Kashmir’s vocal past and muted present

By Hilal Mir

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - Kashmir, which is being spoken of as a second Palestine in the making, has a long tradition of expressing solidarity with Palestinians through strikes, protests, wall graffiti, prayers in mosques and writings.

SPECIAL REPORT

Rwanda’s female motorcycle riders defy odds

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Women in the landlocked African country of Rwanda have broken another glass ceiling by becoming commercial motorcycle riders.​​​​​​​

SPECIAL REPORT

Zimbabwe’s cotton farmers sweating for no gain

By Jeffrey Moyo

GOKWE, Zimbabwe (AA) - She bragged about how she built her home from cotton proceeds, how she educated her children through cotton farming and how she became a breadwinner when her husband became incapacitated after falling seriously ill when he worked in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city, decades ago.