Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – Monitoring forest fires in southern Turkey which have caused casualties.

ANKARA – Following wildfires in Greece, Spain, Italy.

ANKARA – Following COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, virus variants, worldwide pandemic situation.

TUNISIA

TUNIS – Monitoring developments after President Kais Saied has suspended parliament.

MYANMAR

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

SPORTS

TOKYO – Following Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA – TurkStat to release inflation figures for July.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ancient university in Pakistani-administered Kashmir mountains

By Aamir Latif

SHARDA, Pakistani-administered Kashmir (AA) – Nestled in the breathtaking mountains 221 kilometers (137 miles) away from Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistani-administered Kashmir or Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), lies one of the world’s ancient learning center – Sharda Peeth.

SPECIAL REPORT

Economic gains fueling school attacks, student abductions in Nigeria

By Olarewaju Kola

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) – Dozens of parents gathered at a school in northwestern Nigeria’s Kaduna state to receive the first batch of students who had been released by their abductors after being held in a forest for nearly a month.