ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
KONYA (AA) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend inauguration of city hospital and attend event organized by ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in central Turkish province.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ITALY
ROME - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio and hold joint news conference.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - EU leaders to attend day 2 of summit on international issues, Eastern Mediterranean tensions, and relations with Turkey.
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU - Following developments after Armenian army violated cease-fire, launching cross-border attacks on several Azerbaijani cities.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI - Following clashes between Libyan army and militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.
US
WASHINGTON - Following developments in wake of President Donald President Trump and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for coronavirus.
WASHINGTON - House Select Subcommittee on Coronavirus Crisis to hold hearing with Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on response to pandemic.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to announce provisional foreign trade figures for September.
SPECIAL REPORT
Zimbabwe faces rise of 1-party state
By Jeffrey Moyo
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) – After casting his vote two years ago for Zimbabwe’s Movement for Democratic Change Alliance (MDC), now Benard Mhere has grown bitter, accusing the ruling party of trying to destroy the MDC.
SPECIAL REPORT
2 years on, journalist Khashoggi's murder still unsolved
By Ahmed Youssef
DOHA, Qatar (AA) - Two years on, the main figures accused in the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul have not been held accountable, but this cannot go on forever.