Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, April 27, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

ANKARA - Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.

ANKARA - Following Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey, across Muslim world.

UK

LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson expected to chair cabinet meeting upon return to work after COVID-19 recovery.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Monitoring political developments after intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi tasked with forming government.

YEMEN

SANAA - Following developments in Yemen after country's UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council declared self-governance.

LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY

TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis as clashes escalate between internationally recognized Government of National Accord, renegade general Khalifa Haftar around capital Tripoli.

SPORTS

ANKARA - Following impacts of COVID-19 on sports.

SPECIAL REPORT

COVID-19 lockdown poses threat to livestock in Pakistan's Thar desert

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - A prolonged lockdown imposed by the government to stem the fast spread of coronavirus has posed a potential threat to the survival of hundreds of thousands of livestock in the country's southeastern Thar Desert, which make up 80% of the local economy, local residents and experts fear.

SPECIAL REPORT

Thousands of Ugandan Muslims begin fast as hunger looms

By Hamza Kyeyune

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - Muslims in Uganda are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan differently this year amid government restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus.