ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ERZURUM – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address the public.
ISTANBUL – Erdogan to attend the July 15 Martyrs’ Relatives and Veteran Soldiers Program.
IZMIR – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to address the public in Bornova and Bayrakli districts as part of next Sunday’s referendum campaign.
ANKARA – Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk to host Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak.
FRANCE
PARIS – President Francois Hollande hosts his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for talks.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.
BAHRAIN
MANAMA – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to pay official visit.
EGYPT
SPECIAL REPORT: Egypt’s struggling Siwa Oasis
By Fiola Fahmy
CAIRO – Once known as a major producer of dates, Egypt’s Siwa Oasis now faces declining production and government neglect.
SOUTH AFRICA
PRETORIA – President Jacob Zuma hosts Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani who is on a two-day state visit.
PRETORIA – Thousands of South Africans to protest demanding Zuma resignation for reportedly hurting the country’s economy.
JOHANNESBURG – Thousands of commuters to be affected across South Africa as bus employees embark on a nationwide strike calling for better pay.
