ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend launch of national agency against cyber attacks.
ANKARA – Erdogan to chair his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Executive Board's meeting at party headquarters.
ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press conference with Slovenian counterpart and Deputy Prime Minister Miroslav Cerar.
ANKARA – Monitoring developments in Idlib, northwestern Syria, in wake of Assad regime attack martyring Turkish soldiers.
MONTENEGRO
PODGORICA – Turkish Foreign Minister Cavusoglu to visit Montenegro, meet representatives of Bosnian, Albanian, Turkish investors.
US
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump to hold rally in New Hampshire state.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for talks on bilateral relations, EU, international issues.
IRELAND
DUBLIN – Following Ireland election so far led by Sinn Fein, with two traditional parties trailing.
CHINA
WUHAN – Following global spread of coronavirus outbreak and efforts to fight it.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA – Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to reach cease-fire and find solution to Libya crisis.
SPORT
ROME – European Wrestling Championships to begin.
SPECIAL REPORT
Kashmir: Demand grows for release of top lawyer from jail
By Nusrat Sidiq
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders issued an urgent appeal on Feb. 5 against the "arbitrary" detention and deteriorating health of Mian Abdul Qayoom.
SPECIAL REPORT
Palestine's capital under Trump peace plan unworkable
By Abdelraouf Arna'out
JERUSALEM (AA) – From the Palestinian perspective, East Jerusalem comprises the old city and 16 neighboring areas, but U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called peace plan says otherwise.
SPECIAL REPORT
India: Sharp rise in invoking sedition law to curb dissent
By Cheena Kapoor
New Delhi, India (AA) – Over the past few years, law enforcement agencies in India have been increasingly using the colonial-era law of sedition to curb dissent.
