ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
RIZE - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend provincial congress of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Black Sea province, as well as congresses in Aksaray, Kirsehir, Konya simultaneously via video link.
ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, his Ethiopian counterpart Demeke Mekonnen to attend official inauguration ceremony of East African nation's new embassy building in Turkish capital. Two diplomats later to hold meeting.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA - Following latest developments after PKK terror attack in which 13 Turkish citizens martyred after captivity in northern Iraq.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to hold press conference ahead of meetings of bloc's defense ministers on Feb. 17-18.
MYANMAR
YANGON - Following developments in wake of Myanmar coup as rallies against military rule enter second week despite tanks, soldiers deployed on streets in Yangon and other cities.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI - Following latest developments in consultations to form national unity headed by Abdel Hamid Dabaiba.
TRIPOLI - Egyptian delegation to pay visit to capital city for several days, expected to announce reopening of Egyptian Embassy in country.
TUNISIA
TUNIS - Following latest developments over cabinet reshuffle crisis in light of President Kais Saied's refusal to call new ministers to take oath.
YEMEN
SANAA - Houthi’s escalation against Saudi Arabia with the Yemeni group still using drones to attack the kingdom.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release house sales statistics for January.
ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce central government budget balance for January.
LUXEMBOURG - European statistical office to release industrial production and trade in goods figures for December 2020.
SPECIAL REPORT
Married couples coming to therapy on rise in pandemic
By Merve Berker
ANKARA (AA) - As the world just got through a Feb. 14 Valentine's Day under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic, Anadolu Agency spoke with a family and adolescent therapist about how the pandemic affected both married and unmarried couples psychologically.
SPECIAL REPORT
US, Iran game of nerves revives tensions in region
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
TEHRAN (AA) - The delay in the new US President Joe Biden's promise to revive the Iran nuclear deal has once again raised tensions in the region with Tehran announcing to disallow International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to visit the nuclear sites from Feb. 21.