ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend program on road traffic safety at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center.
ANKARA – Following latest developments in COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA – Following developments in wake of pirate attack on cargo ship in waters off Gulf of Guinea, kidnapping Turkish crew.
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA – Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Ersin Tatar to hold joint news conference.
US
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to sign executive orders advancing his priority to modernize US immigration system.
NEW YORK – UN Security Council to discuss situation in Myanmar after military has seized power.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to meet his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar to discuss international security issues, recent developments in Eastern Mediterranean.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Swedish counterpart Ann Linde.
MOSCOW – Moscow City Court to hold hearing over converting suspended sentence of Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny to real prison time.
MYANMAR
NAYPYIDAW – Following developments after military coup, detaining country's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, President Win Myint.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – New round of talks continue to choose country's temporary authority.
LEBANON
BEIRUT – Following anti-government protests in the Sunni-majority Tripoli province.
TUNISIA
TUNIS – Following latest developments over "suspicious envelope" arriving at presidential palace last week.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to announce preliminary foreign trade figures for January.
SPECIAL REPORT
Palestinians to draft ‘code of conduct’ for elections
By Salam Abu Sharar
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian factions are planning to draft a “code of conduct” to guarantee the holding of free and transparent elections during their talks in Cairo this month.
SPECIAL REPORT
Igloo Cafe attracts tourists in conflict-hit Kashmir
By Nusrat Sidiq
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – Tourists are flocking to the one of its kind Igloo Cafe in Indian-administered Kashmir, giving a ray of hope for the revival of tourism in the conflict-hit disputed region.
SPECIAL REPORT
Argentina’s implementation of abortion law still murky
By Bala Chambers
LONDON (AA) – On Dec. 30 last year, Argentina's Congress voted to legalize elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of gestation as the Senate backed the bill two years after rejecting a similar one.
