Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, May 23, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

An Istanbul artist is striving to raise awareness of the environment and extinct animals with a new multidisciplinary show on Africa's great horned wonders, the rhinos.

As Muslims all over the world are getting ready to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of holy fasting month of Ramadan, sadness is visible on the eyes of many who were not allowed to go to mosques due to the pandemic precautions; yet a Turkish preacher longing for Friday prayers has found solace in intensifying his charity activities.

Traditional festivity will be missing on the Eid al-Fitr as Pakistanis are preparing to celebrate one of the two major Muslim festivals in a low profile this year amid a virulent coronavirus pandemic that has already left hundreds of thousands unemployed.

Palestinian female prisoners lodged in Israeli prisons are eagerly awaiting the day of Eid al-Fitr to hear the voices of their dear ones.

People in Bangladesh, especially women, have been massively gathering for the Eid al-Fitr shopping in violation of social distancing rules, which a medical doctor called destructive amid the country's rising records of coronavirus. -