ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair Cabinet meeting at presidential complex.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak across Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in normalization deal reached by UAE, Israel.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – Syria Constitutional Committee to convene for new round of peace talks.
SPAIN
MADRID – Monitoring coronavirus outbreak in country as case numbers are rising rapidly.
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK
BELFAST – Schools reopening in UK region after forced closure by coronavirus outbreak.
UKRAINE
KIEV – German Foreign Minister Heiko Mass to meet his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba.
NEW ZEALAND
CHRISTCHURCH – Hearing of Brenton Tarrant, terrorist responsible for killing last year of 51 people in Christchurch twin mosque attacks, to start in New Zealand.
MALI
BAMAKO – Following developments after military coup in Mali leading to resignation of former President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – Following clashes between Libyan army, militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Culture and Tourism Ministry to release data on arriving-departing foreigners for July.
SPECIAL REPORT
Rohingya diaspora vow to return home
By Riyaz ul Khaliq
ANKARA (AA) – Neither repressive regimes nor the coronavirus pandemic can hold back the demand of the persecuted Rohingya community in seeking a dignified and respectful return to their homeland.
SPECIAL REPORT
Myanmar 2 faces: Embrace insurgents, ostracize Rohingya
By Iftikhar Gilani
ANKARA (AA) – Although 11 of Myanmar’s 14 provinces are embroiled in strife, only western coastal Rakhine region has taken communal overtones.
SPECIAL REPORT
Hate campaign haunts Rohingya refugees in India
By Cheena Kapoor
NEW DELHI (AA) – Coinciding the third anniversary of a brutal military crackdown by Myanmar's armed forces on ethnic Rohingya Muslims, the wretched community members who have taken refuge in India feel vulnerable amid anti-Muslim sentiments.
SPECIAL REPORT
Tanzania to restore urban green spaces
By Kizito Makoye
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) – Tanzania is waking up to restore green spaces in urban areas, which over the past many years have given way to buildings and infrastructure.