ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Health Minister Fahrettin Koca to hold press conference following video-conference with Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA - Monitoring latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.
ANKARA - Covering Turkey's worldwide operations to bring back its citizens stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic.
ANKARA - Following Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey, across Muslim world.
US
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to meet with governors of Colorado and North Dakota states at White House.
WASHINGTON - Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to hold webcast on strategy, goals, operations of Russian campaign in Syria.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to take part in video conference of foreign ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - European Commissioners to gather to discuss package on tourism, transport and borders amid COVID-19 pandemic.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to deliver statement at German parliament, to answer questions posed by lawmakers.
UK
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson to respond to questions from lawmakers as workers in some sectors are expected to go back to work after relaxed coronavirus lockdown measures.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve crisis amid military clashes between Libya’s government and renegade warlord Khalifa Haftar.
ISRAEL
TEL AVIV - US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expected to hold talks with Israeli officials during his visit to country.
ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to release Balance of Payments Statistics for March.
LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to announce industrial production figures for March.
SPECIAL REPORT
Ethiopia: Interreligious body aims to douse communal flareups
By Seleshi Tessema
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) - Even as the religious co-existence has been facing threats in Ethiopia, a non-government body representing all faiths is working overtime to promote pluralism and tolerance.
SPECIAL REPORT
Unoccupied middle seats may wipe out budget airlines
By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) - As the aviation sector is forced to implement new measures to protect public health amid the tentative easing of lockdowns, the elimination of the middle seat to maintain social distance on passenger routes may wipe out budget airlines.
SPECIAL REPORT
COVID-19 may be 'catastrophic' for Yemen: WHO official
By Davut Demircan and Jeyhun Aliyev
ANKARA (AA) - If allowed to spread within the war-torn country, the novel coronavirus threatens to become a "catastrophic" disaster in Yemen, according to an official with the World Health Organization (WHO).
SPECIAL REPORT
Fragile Afghan peace deal hinges on prisoner swap
By Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - A rejuvenated yet fragile Afghan peace deal hinges on a slow-moving prisoner swap that is testing the patience of the erratic warring parties.