Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to virtually meet Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi Yoshimasa and South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin. Meeting to lay groundwork for Friday’s trilateral summit hosted by President Joe Biden.

UK

LONDON - Junior doctors in England, who are members of British Medical Association, to continue their strike over pay, working conditions.

LONDON - Following developments after asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm barge due to traces of Legionella bacteria found in on-board water system.

GERMANY

BERLIN - A court expected to announce its verdict after a woman sued Astrazeneca over its COVID-19 vaccine. The woman from Bavaria, 32, says she suffered a severe thrombosis after her vaccination and accused Astrazeneca of wrong information about side effects.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov expected to hold press briefing. Ukraine war, as well as other foreign policy and domestic agenda matters, expected to be addressed.

MOSCOW- International military-technical forum "Army-2023" to open its doors at the Patriot Exhibition and Congress Center, as well as the Alabino military training area and Kubinka Air Base. The forum, which will be attended by 49 foreign delegations including Rostec, will last until Aug. 20.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan observes Independence Day, while Senator Anwaarul Haq Kakar is set to take oath as caretaker prime minister to oversee general elections due later this year.

EGYPT

CAIRO – Egypt’s el-Alamein city hosts trilateral summit between President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Jordan's King Abdullah II to discuss Arab, regional and international developments. A similar summit was held six months ago between three leaders in Cairo to urge international community to protect rights of Palestinian people.

THE ECONOMY

BERLIN - Germany’s statistical office Destatis to share wholesale prices for July.

SPORTS

UK

MANCHESTER - Manchester United to play against Wolverhampton Wanderers in their 2023-24 English Premier League opener at Old Trafford. New season started Friday.

SPECIAL REPORT

Muslims, Christians stand together against Sweden Quran burnings

By Rabia Ali

ISTANBUL (AA) – In Fisksatra, Nacka, a suburb just outside Stockholm, Muslims and Christians have coexisted peacefully for years.