Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

Health officials in South Sudan are reporting a spike in malaria and pneumonia cases with the onset of the rainy season.

Andrew Gatera, a Rwandan tour operator in the capital, Kigali, has serviced his fleet of vehicles that are ready for work after being out of business for months amid strict coronavirus measures.

Experts in the automotive industry in Zimbabwe have revealed that the cost of maintaining vehicles has declined compared to 15 years ago, owing to the end of a monopoly by white, Asian, and Nigerian ethnic groups.

Abdul Qadeer was waiting for customers on a street in Kabul's bustling Shor Bazaar, where he recently set up a small roadside electric motor repair shack after quitting his profession as a folk singer.

Bangladesh's tourism sector needs direct financial aid and promotional branding to attract more local and international tourists and for its revival after being hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

Armenia should accurately analyze the post-war period and make more effort to normalize relations with Baku, Azerbaijan's president has said, referring to the Nov. 10, 2020 Russian-brokered cease-fire agreement to end the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

As World Tourism Day is marked on Monday, people associated with India's tourism sector are hoping for a quick recovery of the industry, which was badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patched between South Africa and Mozambique, the kingdom of Eswatini seeks to put its house in order to reclaim a reputation as a hub of rich cultural carnivals offering a unique royal experience to the delight of local and European tourists.

Monday marks a year since the latest large-scale clashes erupted in the Karabakh region last fall on Sept. 27, 2020, when Armenian army launched attacks on civilians and Azerbaijani forces, violating several humanitarian cease-fire agreements.

Iranian trucks have been illegally entering the Karabakh region on a regular basis since before the region was liberated from Armenian occupation last fall, according to Azerbaijan's president. -