Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to hold one-on-one meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Erdogan, Garibashvili to hold joint news conference following inter-delegations meeting.

ANKARA - Following gradual normalization process with declining COVID-19 cases in Turkey, as well as pandemic situation worldwide.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to address second general conference of Parliamentary Assembly of Economic Cooperation Organization.

ISLAMABAD - Sentop to be received by President Arif Alvi, to meet Pakistani counterpart Asad Qaiser and Mir Rahman Rahmani, speaker of Afghanistan's House of the People.

US

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to deliver remarks to commemorate 100th anniversary of Tulsa Race Massacre at Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO foreign ministers, defense ministers to separately attend virtual meetings.

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - Following aftermath of cease-fire agreement between Israel, Hamas.

MALI

BAMAKO - Following developments after Malian military's arrests of interim president, prime minister.

THE ECONOMY

ISTANBUL - Istanbul Chamber of Industry to release Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for May.

ANKARA - Turkey's Transport Ministry to announce airport cargo statistics for 2020.

LONDON - Global data company IHS Markit to release eurozone's PMI for May.

SPECIAL REPORT

War, COVID-19 test social fabric in Afghanistan

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - In traditional Afghan societies, often extended families are supported by their parents, but the difficult times of COVID-19 and the surge in deadly violence across Afghanistan have put to test the resilience of this social fabric.

SPECIAL REPORT

UAE military presence in Yemen raises concern

By Mohammed Alragawi

ISTANBUL (AA) - Latest reports about the construction of an Emirati airbase on Yemen’s Perim Island have raised concerns about the country’s sovereignty and security of international naval trade routes.

SPECIAL REPORT

ArtContact fair in Istanbul aims to promote artworks in public sphere

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) – ArtContact Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair that has opened its doors aims to promote artworks in the public sphere and international collaboration.