ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, March 31, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
KARS/AGRI – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to address constitutional referendum rallies in Kars, Agri provinces.
BURDUR/ISPARTA – Opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu to attend meetings of tradesmen, local administrators, NGO representatives.
ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to announce foreign trade figures for February, 2016 growth rate.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend NATO Foreign Ministers’ Summit.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Defense Secretary Michael Fallon will meet U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis.
BELFAST – Budget deadline to expire without agreement on new power-sharing administration.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – Peace talks on Syria to conclude.
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO – Sentencing of two former Bosnian Serb generals over 1995 Srebrenica massacre expected.
SERBIA
SPECIAL REPORT: Serbia prepares for presidential election
By Talha Ozturk
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – Serbian voters will head to the polls on Sunday in a presidential election which will shape the country for the next four years.
SOMALIA
SPECIAL REPORT: Drought-hit Somalia reels under drop in US remittances
By Mohammed Dhaysane and Hassan Islow
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Every dollar sent as remittances counts in Somalia. But ever since the Donald Trump-led administration imposed tough new measures on the Horn of Africa country, Somalis have been complaining it is becoming increasingly cumbersome to send money back home.
SOUTH SUDAN
SPECIAL REPORT: Huge hike in permit fees risks aid disaster
By Parach Mach
JUBA, South Sudan (AA) – The UN has warned that a huge hike in aid workers’ fees imposed by the South Sudanese government will put the lives of millions of people at risk.
GAMBIA
SPECIAL REPORT: Gambian exiles find home but no jobs
By Mustapha K. Darboe
BANJUL, Gambia (AA) – While Gambians celebrate two months following the fall of dictator Yahya Jammeh, the tiny population still bears the scars of the strongman’s rule.
