ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, May 4, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet
Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, Intelligence chief Hakan Fidan and Chief of General Staff of Turkey Hulusi Akar at the Presidential Complex in Ankara.
ISTANBUL – Erdogan to also visit Istanbul Youth Festival at Yenikapi Square.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON – House of Representatives expected to hold vote on controversial Obamacare replacement.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Voting to take place in local elections in England, Wales and Scotland.
GREECE
ATHENS – Two remaining Turkish ex-soldiers, out of a total of eight who fled to Greece following last July’s failed coup, will appear in court in final round of trials after Turkey issues second extradition request.
PALESTINE
RAMALLAH – Fifty jailed Palestinians, including several prominent figures, to join ongoing hunger strike in Israeli prisons.
ALGERIA
ALGIERS – Algerians to head to polls to elect members of parliament.
