Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, July 13, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

FINLAND

HELSINKI - Following NATO summit in Lithuania, US President Joe Biden to meet and hold joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in Helsinki.

HELSINKI - Biden also to attend US-Nordic Leaders Summit in Finnish capital.

LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG - European Court of Justice to rule on Polish judicial reforms’ compatibility with EU law.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Council President Charles Michel to host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for annual summit.

UK

LONDON - Junior doctor members of British Medical Association to go on strike for five days in ongoing dispute over pay and conditions.

PAKISTAN

GILGIT BALTISTAN - Legislative assembly to elect new chief minister of northern region.

INDIA

NEW DELHI - Amid threat of floods, authorities to move people to safer places.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers summit to continue.

JAKARTA - China's chief foreign affairs advisor Wang Yi and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expected to meet on sidelines of ASEAN summit.

EGYPT

CAIRO - Egypt to host summit of Sudan’s neighbors to discuss ways to end conflict, as since April country has been ravaged by clashes between army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

US

WASHINGTON - House Committee on Oversight and Accountability expected to receive Secret Service briefing on investigation into discovery of cocaine at White House.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to hold urgent meeting one day after North Korea launched intercontinental ballistic missile.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to discuss situation in Haiti.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release turnover and retail sales indexes for May.

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to announce industrial production figures for May.

SPORTS

LONDON - Women’s singles semifinals in Wimbledon, 3rd Grand Slam of year in tennis.

ROANNE, France - 12th stage of Tour de France (Roanne - Belleville en Beaujolais).

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SPECIAL REPORT

Athens museum exhibits splendor of Turkish-Islamic art

By Ahmet Gencturk and Derya Gulnur Ozcan

ATHENS (AA) – In Athens’ old city, the Benaki Museum of Islamic Art stands as a testament to the cultural bridge between Greece and the rich artistic traditions of the Muslim world.

SPECIAL REPORT

Stradivari’s town gives violin-making art a new home

By Giada Zampano

CREMONA, Italy (AA) – In the northern Italian city of Cremona, where the history of the violin began over five centuries ago, the art of violin-making is enjoying a new renaissance.