ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, May 16, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
CANAKKALE – Last steel block of Canakkale 1915 Bridge to be placed by Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ceremony via video conferencing.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA – Monitoring latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.
ANKARA – Covering Turkey's worldwide operations to bring back its citizens stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic.
ANKARA – Following Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey, across Muslim world.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA – Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis.
SPORTS
ANKARA – Following novel coronavirus’ impacts on sports.
SPECIAL REPORT
Vietnam, Turkish chess tourney formed during COVID-19
By Emre Asikci
ANKARA (AA) – Online friendly matches will contribute to the friendship between Turkey and Vietnam, according to a Vietnamese chess champion who clinched several medals in international tournaments.
SPECIAL REPORT
Row over dilution of labor laws in India
By Shuriah Niazi
NEW DELHI(AA) – To give a fillip to the economy and help businesses to revive, various Indian states are diluting labor laws, triggering a row and debate over the rights of workers and the requirements of the industry.
SPECIAL REPORT
EXCLUSIVE – Bangsamoro short of vital supplies amid coronavirus
By Riyaz ul Khaliq
ANKARA (AA) – Bangsamoro, the Philippines’ autonomous Muslim-majority region, is running low on food supplies and medical equipment amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the area’s top administrator said on Friday.
SPECIAL REPORT
Bangladesh: Growing fear of virus outbreak in Rohingya camps
By Md. Kamruzzaman
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – There is growing fear of the rapid spread of coronavirus in Bangladesh's crammed refugee camps housing more than one million Rohingya, after three cases were confirmed recently.
