ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, May 15, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
ANKARA – Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.
ANKARA – Monitoring latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.
ANKARA – Covering Turkey's worldwide operations to bring back its citizens stranded abroad due to coronavirus pandemic.
ANKARA – Following Islamic fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey, across Muslim world.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – Foreign ministers of European Union countries to hold videoconference meeting.
LIBYA / RUSSIA / TURKEY
TRIPOLI / MOSCOW / ANKARA – Monitoring diplomatic initiatives to resolve Libyan crisis.
PALESTINE
RAMALLAH – Palestinians to mark 72nd anniversary of 'catastrophe' on Nakba Day.
THE ECONOMY
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to announce house sales statistics for April.
ANKARA – Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce central government budget balance for April.
LUXEMBOURG – Eurostat to release data for GDP and employment for Q1.
LUXEMBOURG – Eurostat to release international trade in goods statistics for March
SPECIAL REPORT
'West Bank annexation is new catastrophe for Palestinians'
By Salam Abu Sharar
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian thinkers and prominent politicians agreed that the Israeli plan to annex more land from the occupied West Bank constitutes a new catastrophe or "Nakba" for the Palestinian people.
SPECIAL REPORT
‘Very dim chances’ of India, Pakistan nuclear war: Former scientist
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan's former top nuclear scientist sees "very dim" chances of a nuclear war with neighboring India despite mounting tensions between the two archrivals in recent months.
SPECIAL REPORT
India, China continue border dispute during pandemic
By Cheena Kapoor
NEW DELHI (AA) – Around 150 Indian and Chinese soldiers were involved in a fierce cross-border face-off at the Sino-India border, leaving at least 11 injured on both sides. The face-off happened in the northeastern state of Sikkim, along the de-facto border between the two countries.
SPECIAL REPORT
France's cafe culture remains closed for business
By Cindi Cook
PARIS (AA) – The phrase "cafe society" is almost inextricably linked to the city of Paris. The multitudinous cafes that line its streets seem part of the geography, located on every corner and on thoroughfares large and small. To sit in a cafe in Paris is to take a seat at a mythical place, where intellectuals have debated and great leaders discussed, to partake in the very ethos that has defined Paris.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkish furniture sector gears up for post-pandemic period
By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) – As Turkey has started to ease measures against the coronavirus, the country's furniture sector is preparing the post-pandemic period by accelerating production activities.
