ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Kyrgyz Parliament Speaker Dastanbek Cumabekov at Vahdettin Pavilion.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in normalization deal reached by United Arab Emirates, Israel.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
HAITI
PORT-AU-PRINCE - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold press conference with his Haitian counterpart Claude Joseph.
US
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to visit states of Minnesota, Wisconsin.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – Following clashes between Libyan army, militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.
SOMALIA
MOGADISHU - Following aftermath of four-hour-long siege by al-Shabaab militants of popular hotel in capital Mogadishu that killed at least 16 people and injured several others.
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa to move to coronavirus lockdown level 2, many restrictions to be lifted, including alcohol, tobacco ban.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release House Sales statistics for July.
ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to reveal Central Government's Budget Balance Table for July.
SPORTS
DUSSELDORF - Italian football powerhouse Inter Milan to face Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk in UEFA Europa League semifinal.
SPECIAL REPORT
Black cat ‘bad omen' notion hard to break in Cameroon
By Aurore Bonny
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) - The cat in general is celebrated Aug. 8, and international day is dedicated Aug. 17 to the black cat.
SPECIAL REPORT
‘Self-reliance needed in matters of national security'
By Ahmad Adil
NEW DELHI (AA) - With the Indian government last week announcing an import embargo on 101 defense items as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of self-reliance, analysts’ opinions are mixed on how much self-reliance India can achieve.
SPECIAL REPORT
India launches fresh crackdown on Kashmiri netizens
By Hilal Mir
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - In yet another crackdown on Kashmiri social media users that critics say is aimed at silencing dissent, cyber police have questioned a few people, which led many others to deactivate their accounts.