ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to speak at mayors convention.
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.
US
WASHINGTON - Joe Biden to officially accept Democratic nomination for president during final night of party's convention.
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to begin two-day trip to New York to formally inform UN Security of US intent to invoke snapback of international sanctions.
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at White House.
FRANCE
PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to host German Chancellor Angela Merkel at presidential mansion of Fort de Bregancon in southern France to discuss bilateral relations and EU, international issues.
BELARUS
MINSK - Monitoring protests against election results that gave landslide victory to President Alexander Lukashenko.
MALI
BAMAKO - Following military coup in Mali leading to resignation of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI - Following clashes between Libyan army and militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkey's Central Bank to hold eighth Monetary Policy Committee Meeting of 2020 to determine interest rates.
ANKARA - Central Bank to release Short Term External Debt Statistics for June.
ANKARA - Turkish Patent and Trademark Office to reveal patent, design, trademark statistics for July.
ANKARA - Finance and Treasury Ministry to announce central government debt stock for July.
ANKARA - Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to unveil e-trade figures for first half of 2020.
SPECIAL REPORT
Coronavirus dampens climate strikes and street protests
By Burak Bir
ANKARA (AA) - Climate activists around the world are looking forward to taking their demonstrations back on the streets after months of online campaigns under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic.
SPECIAL REPORT
UAE deal grants Israel keys to Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem
By Mahmoud Barakat
ANKARA (AA) - The normalization agreement recently announced between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel is a "betrayal" of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Palestinian cause, a political expert said.
SPECIAL REPORT
US-Iran showdown on cards over UNSC 'snapback sanctions'
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
TEHRAN (AA) - After the UN Security Council turned down a resolution seeking an "indefinite extension" of the arms embargo on Iran, the US is all set to trigger snapback sanctions against the country.
SPECIAL REPORT
Pakistan's northern region seeks full provincial status
By Islamuddin Sajid
GILGIT, Pakistan (AA) -Political and civil leaders in Pakistan's northern region of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) are clamoring for the area to become the country's fifth province following controversial move by India last year to scrap the autonomous status of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
SPECIAL REPORT
Drop in India's rape cases no cause for celebration
By Cheena Kapoor
NEW DELHI (AA) - India saw a significant drop in the number of rape cases during the recent coronavirus lockdown, but women's rights groups say it’s no cause for celebration.
SPECIAL REPORT
'India could surpass US COVID-19 number'
By Ahmad Adil
NEW DELHI (AA) - As India approaches three million cases of the novel coronavirus, adding over 50,000 infections each day since late July, health experts cite setbacks in primary health care to contain the virus and a huge population as the prime reasons for COVID-19's rapid spread.