ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, May 10, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Monitoring developments on coronavirus pandemic in Turkey, worldwide.
US
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to speak with NATO's eastern flank allies that will be meeting in virtual summit of Bucharest Nine (B9).
WASHINGTON – Michigan Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib to deliver remarks on Palestinian Nakba and its continued impact on current Israel-Palestine relations.
NEW YORK – UN Security Council to discuss tension in East Jerusalem.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council set to meet with a range of agenda items including Western Balkans, relations with Russia, nuclear deal with Iran, recently postponed elections in Palestine, COVID-19 pandemic, climate change.
FRANCE
PARIS – President Emmanuel Macron to attend ceremony in Paris to mark abolition of slavery and to pay tribute to victims of slave trade.
PALESTINE
JERUSALEM – Following Israel's attack on Muslim worshippers in Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, protests by Palestinians.
MYANMAR
YANGON – Monitoring developments in Myanmar after Feb. 1 military coup triggered violent protests.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to release labor force statistics for March.
SPECIAL REPORT
'Israeli attacks aim to divide Al-Aqsa into Jewish and Muslim areas'
By Riyaz ul Khaliq
ANKARA (AA) – The brutal attacks by Israeli police on Muslim worshippers in occupied East Jerusalem are aimed at dividing the Al-Aqsa Mosque into two sections, while Tel Aviv "appears to believe" that its newfound friends in Arab regimes will fend off any backlash from the Muslim world, according to experts.