Diary

ISTANBUL (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to welcome Sudan’s army chief and Sovereignty Council head Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and accompanying delegation.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan to meet visiting UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. Ministers will also hold a joint news conference.

FRANCE

STRASBOURG - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to deliver her annual "State of the Union" address. She will outline main priorities and flagship initiatives for year to come.

UK

LONDON - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to respond to lawmakers' questions at the House of Commons.

LONDON - A motion will be debated at the House of Commons to approve the Draft Terrorism Act 2000 amendment order to declare the Russian Wagner Group as a proscribed organization.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius to deliver a speech at Federal Academy for Security Policy on security challenges facing Germany and Europe. He is expected to make comments regarding government’s defense procurement plans, Germany’s role in NATO, and military support to Ukraine.

POLAND

WARSAW - South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo to visit Poland for talks on bilateral ties and regional issues. He will also attend the South Korea-Poland Forum.

US

WASHINGTON - UN Security Council members to receive briefing followed by consultations on Sudan.

WASHINGTON - Senate Judiciary Committee to hold hearing on oversight of Federal Bureau of Prisons, with Director Colette Peters due to testify.

WASHINGTON - House Committee on Homeland Security to hold hearing on border crossings, titled An Unbearable Price: The Devastating Human Costs of the Biden-Mayorkas Border Crisis.

THE ECONOMY

LUXEMBOURG - Eurostat to reveal industrial production figures for July. The market forecast is a 0.7% monthly decline for July. Eurozone industrial production rose by 0.5% month-over-month in June, after a revised flat reading in the prior month. On a yearly basis, industrial production fell by 1.2% in June, following an upwardly revised 2.5% decline in May.

SPECIAL REPORT

Will British Museum scandal hasten return of Parthenon Marbles to Greece?

By Aysu Bicer and Ahmet Gencturk

LONDON/ATHENS (AA) - The ongoing debate over the Parthenon Marbles, also known as the Elgin Marbles, has taken a new turn with the recent revelations of thefts from the British Museum’s collection.

SPECIAL REPORT

In rural Pakistan, flood-proof houses give hope against climate change

By Aamir Latif

TANDO ALLAHYAR, Pakistan (AA) - Prem Kumar was one of the countless numbers of Pakistanis whose houses were washed away by the devastating floods that left behind a trail of death and destruction in a third of the country last year.

SPECIAL REPORT

Spanish rescue team aims to be ‘part of solution’ in earthquake-hit Morocco

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

GENEVA (AA) - A Spanish volunteer search and rescue team says it wants to be “part of the solution” in Morocco, where nearly 3,000 have been killed and thousands more injured in a devastating earthquake.

SPECIAL REPORT

Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah once home to Arab consulates

By Abdel Raouf Arnaout

JERUSALEM (AA) - Before the 1967 Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem, the city’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood was the seat of many Arab diplomatic missions.

SPECIAL REPORT

(WITH VIDEO) - Turkish defense giant CANIK draws global attention at London fair

By Aysu Bicer and Burak Bir

LONDON (AA) - CANIK, a leading firearms manufacturer in the Turkish defense industry, is making its mark at the Defense and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2023 exhibition in London.

NEW MEDIA

Deadly US-Mexico border

Video report about the US-Mexico border crisis, based on the UN migration agency’s statement that it is now the world’s deadliest land route for migrants. The report will include the latest casualty figures and explain reasons for the worsening situation.