ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to participate in his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's parliamentary group meeting, later to attend party's provincial congresses via video link.
ANKARA – Anadolu Agency's Editor's Desk to host Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank.
ANKARA – Following latest developments on COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide, including new virus strains.
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA – Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay to be received by Turkish Cypriot President Ersin Tatar, Parliament Speaker Onder Sennaroglu and meet Prime Minister Ersan Saner.
OMAN
MUSCAT – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu in Oman for official visit as part of 3-day Gulf tour.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to hold videoconference with premiers of federal states to discuss COVID-19 restrictions, proposals to extend lockdown measures.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to address European Parliament Plenary debate on EU's COVID-19 Vaccination Strategy.
US
WASHINGTON – Opening arguments to begin in trial of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment at Senate.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden to visit Pentagon in first official visit as commander-in-chief.
SOUTH AFRICA
CAPETOWN – President Cyril Ramaphosa to virtually address annual joint sitting of National Assembly, National Council of Provinces.
SPORTS
ISTANBUL – Galatasaray to face Aytemiz Alanyaspor in Ziraat Turkish Cup quarterfinals in football.
MELBOURNE, Australia – Sports desk to follow 2021's first Grand Slam tennis tournament, Australian Open.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to release labor force statistics for November.
SPECIAL REPORT
45-state naval drill to give Pakistan diplomatic push
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Hosted by Pakistan, a week-long multinational naval exercise is going to begin from Thursday in the North Arabian Sea, bringing together arch rivals NATO and Russia after a decade.
SPECIAL REPORT
Tanzania banks on herbal remedy to fight coronavirus
By Kizito Makoye
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA) – As hot steam mistily wafts from a pan, Tumaini Lucas briskly stirs a mix of herbs with a pointed cooking stick.
SPECIAL REPORT
OPINION – Role and responsibility of global Kashmiri diaspora in handling dispute
By Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai
WASHINGTON – "When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you," said Winston S. Churchill.
