Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend appointment ceremony of judges and prosecutors, chair cabinet meeting at Presidential Complex.

ISTANBUL - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with Azerbaijani counterpart at Dolmabahce Office.

ISTANBUL - Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States Council of Foreign Ministers to discuss current developments in Afghanistan.

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

US

NEW YORK - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to meet Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar, Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades.

KAZAKHSTAN

NUR SULTAN - Turkish parliament speaker Mustafa Sentop to hold bilateral meetings with founding Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, heads of legislative chambers.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Following coalition possibilities after general elections in Germany.

GUINEA

CONAKRY - Monitoring developments after soldiers announce detention of president, dissolution of government.

AFGHANISTAN

KABUL - Monitoring situation in Afghanistan after Taliban's formation of interim government.

THE ECONOMY

BRUSSELS - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde to attend Hearing before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of European Parliament.

SPECIAL REPORT

Officials in South Sudan report spike in malaria, pneumonia cases

By Benjamin Takpiny

JUBA, South Sudan (AA) - Health officials in South Sudan are reporting a spike in malaria and pneumonia cases with the onset of the rainy season.

SPECIAL REPORT

East Africa pins hopes on intra-regional, domestic tourism

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - Andrew Gatera, a Rwandan tour operator in the capital, Kigali, has serviced his fleet of vehicles that are ready for work after being out of business for months amid strict coronavirus measures.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zimbabwean auto sector's penetration by local businesses helps cut maintenance costs

By John Cassim

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Experts in the automotive industry in Zimbabwe have revealed that the cost of maintaining vehicles has declined compared to 15 years ago, owing to the end of a monopoly by white, Asian, and Nigerian ethnic groups.

SPECIAL REPORT

Musicians, singers face challenges in Afghanistan

By Shafiq Ahmad

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - Abdul Qadeer was waiting for customers on a street in Kabul's bustling Shor Bazaar, where he recently set up a small roadside electric motor repair shack after quitting his profession as a folk singer.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangladesh's tourism sector needs stimulus, branding to recover

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Bangladesh's tourism sector needs direct financial aid and promotional branding to attract more local and international tourists and for its revival after being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

SPECIAL REPORT

Armenia should strive to normalize relations with Azerbaijan: Aliyev

By Tolga Ozgenc

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) - Armenia should accurately analyze the post-war period and make more effort to normalize relations with Baku, Azerbaijan's president has said, referring to the Nov. 10, 2020 Russian-brokered cease-fire agreement to end the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

SPECIAL REPORT

India's pandemic-hit tourism sector hopes for 'quick revival'

By Ahmad Adil

NEW DELHI (AA) - As World Tourism Day is marked on Monday, people associated with India's tourism sector are hoping for a quick recovery of the industry, which was badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

SPECIAL REPORT

Royal Eswatini determined to recapture royal magical experience

By Phathizwe Zulu

MANZINI, Eswatini (AA) - Patched between South Africa and Mozambique, the kingdom of Eswatini seeks to put its house in order to reclaim a reputation as a hub of rich cultural carnivals offering a unique royal experience to the delight of local and European tourists.

SPECIAL REPORT

1 year passes since eruption of clashes leading to 2nd Karabakh War

By Jeyhun Aliyev

ANKARA (AA) - Monday marks a year since the latest large-scale clashes erupted in the Karabakh region last fall on Sept. 27, 2020, when Armenian army launched attacks on civilians and Azerbaijani forces, violating several humanitarian cease-fire agreements.

SPECIAL REPORT

Iranian trucks have illegally entered Karabakh during Armenian occupation: Azerbaijan

By Tolga Ozgenc

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) - Iranian trucks have been illegally entering the Karabakh region on a regular basis since before the region was liberated from Armenian occupation last fall, according to Azerbaijan's president.