ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, April 13, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ORDU, GIRESUN – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan due to address to crowd in Black Sea Provinces Ordu and Giresun with three days left to constitutional referendum.
ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to receive Chief of General Staff, Gen. Hulusi Akar at Cankaya Palace.
KUTAHYA/BILECIK – Yildirim to address public in western Kutahya, northwestern Bilecik province.
ANKARA – Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk to host Finance Minister Naci Agbal.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON – Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Isik to meet U.S. counterpart James Mattis at Pentagon and later speak at panel of Ankara-based think tank SETA — Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research.
FRANCE
PARIS – Announcement of line-up for 70th Cannes Film Festival.
LYON – Turkey’s Besiktas to take on France’s Lyon Thursday in UEFA Europa League quarter-final match-up at Olympique Lyonnais Stadium at 10.05 p.m. local time (1905GMT).
LEBANON
BEIRUT – Lebanese parliament to vote on bill that would extend its term until mid-2018.
PALESTINE
SPECIAL REPORT: Septuagenarian tells of life spent in service to Al-Aqsa
By Hanadi Qawasmi
JERUSALEM (AA) – Sheikh Khader al-Eweewi, 73, spent last four decades serving — and defending — Jerusalem’s iconic Al-Aqsa Mosque.
AFGHANISTAN
SPECIAL REPORT: Kabul draws closer to Moscow before Afghanistan summit
By Shadi Khan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – Kabul appears to have softened its stance on Russia’s alleged support for Taliban as Moscow prepares stage for international conference on Afghanistan on Friday.
