ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories).
KAZAKHSTAN
ASTANA – Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci to attend Turkish National Day event as part of Astana EXPO. Zeybekci will later join Turkish-Kazakh Business Forum.
SUDAN
KHARTOUM – Jordanian Prime Minister Hani al-Mulqi to meet Sudanese counterpart Bakri Hassan Saleh in Khartoum.
PALESTINE
SPECIAL REPORT
Palestine’s water crisis: 50 years of Israeli theft
By Adel Fathi
RAMALLAH – In terms of per capita water consumption, Israeli settlers in the West Bank vastly outstrip their Palestinian counterparts.
ETHIOPIA
SPECIAL REPORT
Ethiopia’s capital to tackle issue of polluted rivers
By Addis Getachew
ADDIS ABABA – Rivers in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa have become increasingly polluted, but a rehabilitation effort hopes to replenish them.
SPORTS
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – The 16th World Athletics Championships continues in London. Turkish runner Yasemin Can will compete at the 5,000m race on the 7th day.