Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

MONTENEGRO

PODGORICA - Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to attend summit of the heads of state and government of the Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP).

UK

LONDON – Parliamentary select committee to publish report on ‘equality and UK asylum process.’

SWEDEN

GOTLAND – British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to visit Swedish island of Gotland, hold joint news conference with Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom.

CHINA

BEIJING – Following official visit to China by prime ministers of Mongolia, New Zealand.

US

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to attend campaign receptions in Maryland.

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov.

NEW YORK – Virginia Gamba, UN special representative for children and armed conflict, to present annual report of Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on children and armed conflict.

NEW YORK – UN Security Council to discuss situation in Middle East, including Palestinian question.

SPECIAL REPORT

A walk to Mecca: Pakistani student traverses countries on foot for Hajj

By Rabia Ali

ISTANBUL (AA) – On a sunny October day, Usman Arshad, donning a traditional Muslim skull cap and navy-blue attire, set out from his hometown in Punjab, eastern Pakistan to do what he for a long time had wished for.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Everything has changed’: Lebanon’s troubles blight Eid al-Adha spirit

By Seda Sevencan

ISTANBUL (AA) – The spirit of Eid al-Adha flickers feebly – if at all – in Lebanon, a country mired in a multipronged crisis that has devastated all aspects of its society.