Diary

TURKEY

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

IRAQ

BAGHDAD- Following developments after Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi officially handed his resignation letter to parliament

BAGHDAD - Following anti-government protests

NETHERLANDS

THE HAGUE - Following developments after stabbing attack

UK

LONDON - Following developments after London Bridge knife attack

SPECIAL REPORTS

ANALYSIS - Clock ticking against Iran

By Murat Aslan

ISTANBUL (AA) - Protesters took to the streets of Iran on Nov. 15 after oil prices soared by as much as 50%.

World AIDS Day points to HIV-positive population needs

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) - World AIDS Day on Dec.1, was founded in 1988 to draw attention to aspects of one of the deadliest diseases in the human history: Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS).

Difficult reality of Cameroonian woodcarvers

By Aurore Bonny

DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) - In a workshop in the Cameroonian economic capital, Anadolu Agency met artisans of all ages who say they are desperate because they are not making a living from their profession.

Istanbul Finance Center to be role model: Malaysian CEO

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - A top Malaysian businesswoman has expressed high hopes from the Istanbul Finance Center, an upcoming project that will add to the growing dominance of Turkey's commercial capital.

Lockdown puts education in Kashmir on back burner

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - Aafreen Zaira, a media student at the Women’s College Srinagar in the capital of Indian Jammu and Kashmir, is looking keenly at a model paper which has 14 questions to tackle in two hours.

Zimbabwe’s unsung hero fights HIV/AIDS

By Jeffrey Moyo

EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AA) - Benson Hungwe, 32, has dedicated his life to helping patients suffering from HIV and AIDS in the Zimbabwean capital.