ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's group meeting at parliament.
KIRIKKALE - Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of Turkish Armed Forces ammunition facility and address public in the city.
ANKARA - Health Minister Fahrettin Koca to hold press conference after meeting of committee on coronavirus.
ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet with ambassadors of European Union countries.
ANKARA - Monitoring developments in Idlib, northwestern Syria, where Turkish soldiers were martyred in Assad regime attack Monday despite cease-fire brokered by Turkey and Russia.
TURKEY / PAKISTAN
ISLAMABAD / ANKARA - Following activities marking Feb. 5, Kashmir Solidarity Day.
US
WASHINGTON - Senate to vote on whether to remove or acquit President Donald Trump on impeachment charges.
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO - Ceremony marking 26th anniversary of Markale Massacre of 68 people at open-air market.
MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR - Corruption trial of Rosmah Mansor, wife of former Prime Minister Najip Razak.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD - Following tensions between Blue Hats followers of Muqtada al-Sadr and demonstrators.
CUBA
HAVANA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to pay official visit.
CHINA
WUHAN - Following global spread of coronavirus outbreak and efforts to fight it.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring initiatives to resolve Libya crisis as well as cease-fire process.
THE ECONOMY
ISTANBUL - Turkish Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank to attend Conference on Trade and Global Value Chains organized by World Bank Group.
LUXEMBOURG - European statistics office Eurostat to release retail trade figures for 2019.
LONDON - IHS Markit to release eurozone Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for January.
SPORTS
KIRKLARELI / ANTALYA - Fenerbahce to face GMG Kirklarelispor, while Galatasaray to play against Aytemiz Alanyaspor in Turkish Cup quarterfinals.
ST. PETERSBURG - Fenerbahce Beko to face Zenit in away basketball game in Round 23 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
SPECIAL REPORT
Coronavirus: Tokyo 2020 pledges trouble-free games
By Can Erozden
ANKARA (AA) - The coronavirus outbreak will not disrupt the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games, with the year’s leading sports events to be held as planned, said an official on the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
SPECIAL REPORT
India: Show spotlights rare Kashmiri architecture
By Cheena Kapoor
NEW DELHI, India (AA) – Perhaps the only region in South Asia with a written history dating back 5,000 years, the Kashmir Valley – also the center of a dispute between India and Pakistan – is known for its unique culture and heritage, as demonstrated by its art and architecture.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkish expat recalls life in China’s coronavirus ground zero
By Ali Murat Alhas
ANKARA (AA) - As the deadly coronavirus rapidly spread and claimed hundreds of lives at its epicenter in Wuhan, China, Turkey dispatched a military cargo plane to evacuate 42 people, including dozens of Turkish expats.
SPECIAL REPORT
What's behind UAE, Uganda helping Netanyahu meet Sudan's leader
By Mohammed Amin
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) - A historic meeting this Monday of Israel’s prime minister and Sudan’s transitional leader got a big push from regional countries the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, as well as Sudan’s neighbor Uganda, said a Sudanese analyst.