ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair his Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) meeting. Erdogan to meet national athletes who won medals at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games over dinner.
ANKARA - Following COVID-19 normalization process in Turkey, virus variants, worldwide pandemic situation.
UKRAINE
KYIV - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend Crimean Platform Summit.
US
WASHINGTON - UN Security Council to hold consultations on situation in Yemen.
AFGHANISTAN
KABUL - Monitoring developments after Taliban seize capital Kabul.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - TurkStat to announce consumer confidence index for August.
ANKARA - Turkish Tourism Ministry to announce Number of Arriving – Departing Foreigners and Citizens for July.
SPORTS
CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania - Turkish women's national volleyball team to face Finland in 2021 CEV EuroVolley Pool D match.
SPECIAL REPORT
Food security affected in Uganda as 'bodaboda' impacts agriculture
By Godfrey Olukya
KAMPALA, Uganda - In most villages in Uganda, it is the elderly who practice agriculture because the energetic young have to work as motorcycle taxi drivers, locally known as bodaboda.
SPECIAL REPORT
Israel faces obstacles as it seeks new allies in Africa to sway Palestine support
By Hassan Isilow
JOHANNESBURG (AA) - Israel is seeking new allies in Africa to boost its support during voting at the UN, where for years African countries have voted against the Middle Eastern state, a leading commentator said.