ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Lithuania's Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis to pay 2-day working visit to Turkey.
ANKARA - Following normalization process in Turkey amid drop in COVID-19 cases, plus worldwide pandemic situation.
US
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken to participate in virtual meeting with ASEAN foreign ministers.
KUWAIT
KUWAIT CITY - Turkey's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to meet Kuwait's Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell to meet Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry.
TAJIKISTAN
DUSHANBE - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to take part in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Foreign Ministers Council meeting.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi to meet Burundian counterpart Evariste Ndayishimiye at Palace of the Nation in capital.
PALESTINE
JERUSALEM - Following aftermath of May cease-fire agreement between Israel, Hamas.
MYANMAR
YANGON - Monitoring developments after February military coup triggered violent protests, crackdown.
ECONOMY
ANKARA - TurkStat to release industrial production, turnover, retail trade statistics for May.
ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce outstanding loans received from abroad by private sector for May.
SPECIAL REPORT
67 years on, Frida Kahlo paints picture of pursuit with no end
By Merve Berker and Dilan Pamuk
ANKARA (AA) - On the 67th anniversary of her death, Mexican surrealist painter Frida Kahlo represents a pursuit with no end, according to a Turkish-based artist and admirer of the trailblazing woman behind the iconic self-portrait.
SPECIAL REPORT
Pandemic drives up child marriages in Bangladesh, puts education dreams on hold
By SM Najmus Sakib
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Bangladesh has seen a rising trend in child marriages during the coronavirus pandemic, shattering the dreams of hundreds of young girls who aspire to be graduated and self-dependent.
SPECIAL REPORT
Experts call for Urdu revival in India
By Ahmad Adil
NEW DELHI (AA) - Enthusiasts of the Urdu language in India were ecstatic when it was announced in the western state of Maharashtra that Urdu houses would be opened to promote the language, with many urging authorities to emulate the move in other parts of the country.
SPECIAL REPORT
'Growing use' of anti-terror law against children in Kashmir
By Nusrat Sidiq
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Two months ago, police in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir booked a minor hailing from the border district of Kupwara along with eight men under an anti-terror law for raising slogans during a funeral procession of a man who had died in a car accident.