ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend 18th MUSIAD EXPO fair.
ISTANBUL - Erdogan also to receive Afghanistan's top peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.
ANKARA - Following latest developments on novel coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU - Monitoring developments following deal ending Armenia’s occupation of Azerbaijani territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.
US
WASHINGTON - US House Armed Services Committee to hold hearing entitled 'The US military mission in Afghanistan and implications of the peace process on US involvement'.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – EU defense ministers to meet via videoconference.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to take part in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ video conference.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to hold a news conference about COVID-19.
MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR - Monitoring 27th Leaders' Summit of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
AFGHANISTAN
KABUL - Monitoring reactions following revelations of Australian special forces killing at least 39 Afghan civilians.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - TurkStat to announce consumer confidence index for November.
ANKARA - Chambers and Commodity Exchanges Union to reveal Established and Liquidated Companies data for October.
ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to release government debt stock data in October.
SPECIAL REPORT
Mexico's fight against corruption gets real
By Jorge Antonio Rocha
MEXICO (AA) - This month, Mexico’s attorney general sought the arrest of former Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray on treason and corruption charges.
SPECIAL REPORT
Kashmir: Promising child pays price of conflict
By Nusrat Sidiq
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – A promising child back in 2009, Yawar Ahmed Bhat, 23, is now fighting a lonely battle against his mental disability in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
SPECIAL REPORT
‘Iran ready to abide by nuclear deal pledges’
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
TEHRAN (AA) – With US President-elect Joe Biden set to assume office in January, all eyes are set on his approach towards Iran to determine the future of the Middle East.