ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair meeting of his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s Central Decision and Executive Board at party headquarters.
ANKARA – Following latest developments on novel coronavirus worldwide.
ANKARA/ATHENS/LEFKOSA – Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU – Following developments after Armenian army violated cease-fire launching cross-border attacks on several districts of Azerbaijan.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to meet Georgia’s Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia for talks on regional and international security issues.
GREECE
ATHENS – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit a NATO naval base on island of Crete as part of two-day trip to Greece.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – Following clashes, attempts to enforce cease-fire between Libyan army and militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.
US
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to meet in Cleveland, Ohio for first of three debates.
NEW YORK – UN Security Council to discuss deadly clashes between Armenia, Azerbaijan in occupied Upper Karabakh region.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak to reveal New Economy Program for 2021-2023.
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to release Economic Confidence Index for September, Road Motor Vehicles data for August.
SPECIAL REPORT
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict has deep roots
By Jeyhun Aliyev
ANKARA (AA) – The escalation of border clashes along the Armenia-Azerbaijan frontier is the latest rekindling of a longstanding conflict between the two former Soviet countries.
SPECIAL REPORT
Palestinian youths recall painful memories of second intifada
By Salam Abu Sharar and Ali Abo Rezeg
RAMALLAH/GAZA (AA) – Even 20 years later, scars of the second intifada, or uprising that erupted on Sept. 30, 2000, are still palpable in the minds of Palestinians.
SPECIAL REPORT
Teknofest supports youth's technology projects
By Gokhan Ergocun
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AA) – Turkey's largest aviation and technology festival, Teknofest, has helped young people develop their skills and create technology projects.
SPECIAL REPORT
Translators walk tightrope between success, failure
By Iftikhar Gilani
ANKARA (AA) – Although considered as one of the oldest professions, translation has attained a more crucial role in an interdependent globalized world.
SPECIAL REPORT
Cameroon: Translators are underdogs despite critical role
By Aurore Bonny
DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) – As the world marks the International Translation Day on Wednesday, translators in the bilingual Central African country of Cameroon are demanding a separate ministry, complaining that they remain underdogs, despite rendering critical services.
