ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Friday, March 24, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANTALYA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson in Antalya.
ANTALYA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend sixth meeting of annual Turkish-British Tatlidil Forum.
BURDUR/ISPARTA – Yildirim to hold public rallies in western provinces of Isparta and Burdur as part of constitutional referendum campaign.
ANTALYA – Turkish national football team to host Finland in 2018 World Cup qualifier.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for talks on ways to revive Middle East peace process.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – Geneva peace talks on Syria to continue. UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura to meet separately with regime and opposition delegations.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Leader of France’s far-right Front National to visit Russia at the invitation of Russian lawmaker Leonid Slutsky.
VATICAN
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis to meet EU leaders on eve of 60th anniversary of founding Treaty of Rome.
US
WASHINGTON – House Republicans expected to launch vote on Obamacare replacement bill.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD – Supporters of firebrand Shia cleric plan ‘million-man demonstration’ in Baghdad to protest perceived government corruption.
SOMALIA
SPECIAL REPORT: Remittance restrictions affect drought-hit Somalia
By Mohammed Dhaysane and Hassan Isilow
MOGADISHU – Millions of Somalis reliant on remittances from the United States could soon be left starving in the midst of a drought, as banks continue to close accounts of companies transferring money to Somalia.
