ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday March 17, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ESKISEHIR – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend inauguration ceremonies, likely to speak on issues such as upcoming constitutional referendum, row with Europe.
GUMUSHANE – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to hold campaign rally ahead of constitutional referendum.
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to announce foreign trade figures for January.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump to host German Chancellor Angela Merkel at White House.
FRANCE
PARIS – Duke, Duchess of Cambridge to begin two-day visit. Due to meet President Francois Hollande before dinner at U.K. ambassador’s residence.
PALESTINE/ISRAEL
JERUSALEM – Marking of 50th anniversary of “reunification” of Jerusalem in Six Day War. Marathon among events planned.
SWITZERLAND
NYON – Draw for UEFA Champions League, Europa League quarter-finals.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Irish community marks St. Patrick’s Day.
GREECE
ATHENS – Galatasaray to play against Olympiacos in basketball European League at 8 p.m. local time (GMT2000).
SOUTH SUDAN
SPECIAL REPORT:
Famine, war forces South Sudan to go for bushmeat
By Parach Mach
JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – Rebels, government troops and even civilians are butchering antelope and other wild animals to survive as South Sudan’s man-made famine grips the impoverished nation.
