ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, July 29, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Following normalization process in Turkey, developments related to COVID-19, virus variants, worldwide pandemic situation.
AZERBAIJAN
SHUSHA/FUZULI/BAKU – Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to visit Azerbaijani cities of Shusha, Fuzuli, liberated last year from illegal occupation of Armenia.
US
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to deliver remarks laying out next steps in US effort to get more Americans vaccinated, combat spread of Delta variant of coronavirus.
TUNISIA
TUNIS – Monitoring developments after President Kais Saied suspends parliament.
PALESTINE
JERUSALEM – Monitoring situation after Israeli forces carried out airstrikes on Gaza Strip following launch of incendiary balloons from besieged Palestinian territory.
MYANMAR
YANGON – Monitoring developments after February military coup triggered violent protests, crackdown.
THE ECONOMY
KAZAN – Turkey's Trade Minister Mehmet Mus to address 12th International Kazan Summit on 2nd day of event in Russian republic of Tatarstan.
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to share annual industry and services statistics for 2020, economic confidence index for July.
BRUSSELS – European Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs to announce economic sentiment index for July.
SPORTS
TOKYO – Following Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
TOKYO – Turkish women's national volleyball team to face US in Tokyo Olympics' Pool B match.
SPECIAL REPORT
How Iran's 'Boycott Israel' policy affected judokas
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – During the 2019 world championships in Tokyo, Iran's Saeid Mollaei, then world judo champion, had a dream run. But one step away from the gold medal bout, the "Hulk of Iran" surrendered tamely in the semifinals.
SPECIAL REPORT
Controversy in Uganda over 'largesse' to newly elected MPs
By Godfrey Olukya
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – At a time, when the landlocked East African country of Uganda is seeking funds from donors to help it to buy COVID-19 vaccines, the government's decision to give 200 million shillings ($54,000) to every member of parliament to buy vehicles has generated controversy.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey continues discussions with Uganda on FETO assets
By Hamza Kyeyune
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Shortly after the first-ever presidential visit from Turkey to Uganda in 2016 and while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was preparing to host his Ugandan counterpart in Ankara, Turkey experienced one of the most shocking events in its recent history.