ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Aug. 9, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair meeting of Central Executive Committee of Justice and Development (AK) Party.
ANKARA – Monitoring progress in containing remaining forest fires in southern/southeastern Turkey.
ANKARA – Following COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, virus variants, worldwide pandemic situation.
GREECE
ATHENS – Monitoring wildfires in certain parts of the country.
ITALY
ROME – Monitoring fires in forests, rural areas of southern Italy.
US
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Antony Blinken to meet Japan’s National Security Adviser Takeo Akiba.
TUNISIA
TUNIS – Monitoring developments after President Kais Saied suspended parliament in July.
MYANMAR
YANGON – Monitoring developments after February military coup triggered violent protests, crackdown.
AFGHANISTAN
KABUL – Monitoring developments amid ongoing clashes between government forces and Taliban.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Transport and Infrastructure Ministry to release airport statistics for July.
WASHINGTON – US Labor Department to release Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data for June.
SPECIAL REPORT
Indigenous Turkana in Kenya excluded from oil benefits, other resources
By Andrew Wasike
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The Turkana Indigenous people in northwest Kenya are nomadic pastoralists whose main socioeconomic activity is herding livestock and moving in search of water and grazing lands for their animals.
SPECIAL REPORT
Mahmoud Darwish: Poet of Palestine
By Seda Sevencan
ISTANBUL (AA) – The literary world on Monday commemorates the 13th anniversary of the death of Palestinian poet and resistance icon Mahmoud Darwish, who informed the international community about the struggle of his people through his works.
SPECIAL REPORT
Women played active role in opposing South Africa’s apartheid regime
By Hassan Isilow
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – Women played an important role in the fight for South Africa's freedom by opposing unjust laws and mobilizing protest marches, according to 69-year-old Suraya “Bibi” Khan.
SPECIAL REPORT
Hermann Hesse: Life full of agony, fame, honors
By Dilan Pamuk and Merve Berker
ANKARA (AA) – Aug. 9 marks the 59th anniversary of the death of Hermann Karl Hesse, a German-Swiss poet and novelist whose stories particularly appealed to young people and often reflected his turbulent life.
SPECIAL REPORT
Tatarstan’s bonds of trust with Turkey key to building business ties
By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) – The bonds of trust Russian Tatarstan enjoys with Turkey are key for building lasting business ties, according to the head of the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.
SPECIAL REPORT
Maasai women switch to entrepreneurship to cope with drought
By Kizito Makoye
ARUSHA, Tanzania (AA) – When Lorato Namelok switched to beekeeping as an alternative source of income, her fortunes began to change.