ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend parliamentary group meeting of Justice and Development (AK) Party.
ANKARA - Erdogan also to attend high advisory board meeting at presidential complex.
ANKARA - Monitoring developments following agreements with Russia, US on Syria.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to meet President-elect of European Council, Charles Michel.
JAPAN
TOKYO - Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to visit Tokyo Mosque and Turkish Culture Center, Yunus Emre Institute.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu to meet Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD - Monitoring developments in anti-corruption protests in capital, southern cities.
LEBANON
BEIRUT - Monitoring developments in anti-tax protests across nation.
NIGERIA
MAIDUGURI - High-level security summit to discuss the counter-terrorism war in the volatile Lake Chad region.
ETHIOPIA
ADDIS ABABA - Prime minister's office to brief diplomatic community on conception of Medemer, or synergy -- the premier's philosophy for a prosperous nation.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA - 45-member drafting body to begin discussing Syria constitution.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
SPECIAL REPORTS
Afghanistan looks to China as peacemaker
By Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - As the war in Afghanistan enters its 19th year, Kabul is looking east to Beijing for the revival of a stalled peace parley in the battle-weary country.
African nations race to silence guns by 2020
By Iftikhar Gilani
ISTANBUL (AA) - As African Union’s (AU) master goal to silence the guns in the continent by 2020 draws nearer, the official responsible for the project expresses satisfaction with the progress and is hopeful to meet the deadline.
Daily life in Kashmir suffers amid lockdown
By Ahmad Adil
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - For over a month, businessman Mohammed Yaseen has opened his shop early in the morning for a few hours before closing it again.
India, Pakistan clashes hard on border residents
By Islamuddin Sajid
JURA BORDER TOWN, Pakistan-administered Kashmir (AA) - The scenic Jura town in Neelum Valley of Pakistan-administered Kashmir should have been a cynosure of tourists and nature lovers.
Russian reengagement raises stakes in Africa
By James Tasamba
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - With Russia’s reengagement in Africa, the continent is perceived to be set for a new Great Game, which may no longer remain confined to political and diplomatic confrontation, but to ensue a trade war between the powers.