ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday May 19, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Following gradual normalization process with declining COVID-19 cases in Turkey, as well as pandemic situation worldwide.
ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to participate in Representative Youth Meeting and launch of Turkish Public Broadcaster TRT’s Sport Stars Program on occasion of May 19 Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day,
PALESTINE
JERUSALEM - Following reactions, developments after Israeli police attacked worshippers inside Haram al-Sharif area of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem, using stun grenades, gas bombs.
US
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden to participate in US Coast Guard Academy’s 140th Commencement Exercises and deliver keynote address in Connecticut.
WASHINGTON - House of Representatives to vote on establishing Commission on Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to attend launching ceremony of Tianwan and Xudapu nuclear power plants in China with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
TAJIKISTAN
DUSHANBE - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to take part in meeting of foreign ministers of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
ICELAND
REYKJAVIK - US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are to meet on sidelines of an Arctic Council Ministerial.
MYANMAR
YANGON - Monitoring developments in Myanmar after Feb. 1 military coup triggered violent protests.
SPECIAL REPORT
Panic in Kenya as vaccine runs out of stocks
By Andrew Wasike
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – As India bans the export of COVID-19 vaccines, Kenya and many other East African countries are running out of stocks, sending panic across the region.
SPECIAL REPORT
Pakistan's top diplomat banks on UNGA to play its role for Palestine
By Dilara Hamit
ANKARA (AA) - Pakistan's foreign minister says they are banking on the UN General Assembly to play its role to evolve a consensus that leads to cease-fire, de-escalation and an end to atrocities in Palestine.
SPECIAL REPORT
Family awaits return of oldest Guantanamo Bay prisoner
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - The family of a Pakistani businessman, who is the oldest prisoner at the notorious Guantanamo Bay jail, excitedly awaits his return after more than17 years as the US government approved his release earlier this week.