ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of Ibn Haldun University complex.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU – Turkish Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to be received by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, meet Prime Minister Ali Asadov, counterpart Sahibe Gafarova.
BAKU – Monitoring cease-fire process between Azerbaijan and Armenia to stop clashes in Upper Karabakh region and regional developments.
US
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump to hold election rallies in Arizona.
GERMANY
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel to speak at National Integration Summit.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – Following clashes between Libyan army, militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Turkish Central Bank to release international investment position figures for August.
SPECIAL REPORT
Iran plots course after end of 13-year arms embargo
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
TEHRAN (AA) – A 13-year UN-mandated arms embargo on Iran officially expired Sunday, effectively paving the way for the sanctions-battered country to import and export conventional weapons.
SPECIAL REPORT
Will Libya opt for elections or another transitional stage?
By Anadolu Agency staff
ISTANBUL (AA) – Calls have been growing inside Libya and abroad for holding legislative and presidential elections in the conflict-ridden country, instead of staging a new 18-month transitional period.
SPECIAL REPORT
BLM, rise of white militias have Americans on edge
By Andy Roesgen
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AA) – America's long, hot summer of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests has brought out thousands of loud demonstrators, fists and hand-painted signs raised high.
