Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday, July 9, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend Justice and Development (AK) Party’s extended consultation council meeting in the southeastern Diyarbakir province. He is also to attend inauguration ceremony for irrigation system for Plain Bismil, 30 factories in Diyarbakir organized textile industrial zone.

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ANKARA - Following normalization process in Turkey along with worldwide pandemic situation and new variants.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet visiting Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.

HAITI

PORT-AU-PRINCE - Following developments after assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

PALESTINE

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

MYANMAR

YANGON - Monitoring developments after February military coup triggered violent protests, crackdown.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release balance of payment statistics for May.

SPORTS

LONDON - Following 2021 Wimbledon, season’s third Grand Slam tournament.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish aid agencies provide helping hand to South Sudan

By Benjamin Takpiny

JUBA, South Sudan (AA) - Over the past decade, since South Sudan gained independence, Turkish development, aid, and educational agencies have helped the country implement a host of projects to uplift the people.

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestinian photographer recalls reporting on 2014 Gaza War

By Salam Abu Sharar

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - Seven years ago, when freelance Palestinian photojournalists Yasser Mortaja and Roshdi Sarraj decided to cover the Gaza War, they had no assurances they would ever survive the experience.