ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Health Minister Fahrettin Koca to hold press conference following meeting of Coronavirus Scientific Advisory Board.
ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend High Level Videoconference Meeting on Somalia.
ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA - Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.
ANKARA - Following Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey, across Muslim world.
US
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to participate in roundtable meeting with industry executives on plan for Opening Up America Again.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD - Monitoring political developments after intelligence chief Mustafa al-Kadhimi tasked with forming government.
YEMEN
SANAA - Following developments in Yemen after country's UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council declared self-governance.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA - Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis as clashes escalate between internationally recognized Government of National Accord, renegade general Khalifa Haftar around capital Tripoli.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release economic confidence index for April.
SPECIAL REPORT
Streaming cooking classes flourish in the age of lockdown
By Tuba Sahin
ANKARA (AA) - As millions of home-bound social distancers worldwide have turned to online and streaming offerings to stave off boredom amid coronavirus lockdowns, Turkey too has turned to its screen offerings, from foreign series to Broadway shows, and from fitness routines to gourmet cooking.
SPECIAL REPORT
Pandemic forces Iranians to abandon Ramadan festivity
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
TEHRAN (AA) - A somber and an uncharacteristically quiet Ramadan devoid of activities knocked the doors in Iran last Saturday.
SPECIAL REPORT
UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia continue despite Yemen war
By Karim El-Bar
LONDON (AA) - Leading UK arms dealer BAE Systems has sold Saudi Arabia £15 billion ($18.7 billion) worth of arms and services as the kingdom continues to wage a crippling war in Yemen now in its fifth year.
SPECIAL REPORT
Madagascar's president endorses herbal drink to combat COVID-19
By Felix Tih and Sandra Rabearisoa
ANKARA, Turkey / ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AA) - Days after US President Donald Trump suggested using disinfectant to combat coronavirus pandemic, Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina has recommended an organic concoction to cure infected patients.
SPECIAL REPORT
Battling virus in Italian wards: A nurse story
By Giada Zampano
ROME - During his endless days as a nurse in the COVID-19 ward of a Roman clinic, Alessio Fantini must be fully covered with special protective equipment which cannot be removed even to drink a glass of water or take a short bathroom break.