ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday Jan. 19, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend signing ceremony of Cooperation Agreement on Donor Fund to be established before European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend vehicle delivery ceremony at Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD).
ANKARA – Around 18 million preschool, primary, and secondary students to get first semester report cards and go on two-week break.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Monitoring developments in German coalition talks.
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman to hold press briefing.
RUSSIA
SOCHI – Turkish, Russian, and Iranian officials to hold preliminary meeting ahead of Syrian National Dialogue Congress in Black Sea city of Sochi.
SPECIAL REPORT
Palestine’s al-Juneidi vows to continue resistance
By Ali Abo Rezeg
ANKARA (AA) – Currently in Turkey, 16-year-old Palestinian Fawzi al-Juneidi talks to Anadolu Agency about his time in Israeli custody and the now-famous photo that made him a symbol of resistance.
SPECIAL REPORT
Unsafe water not terrorism kills most Pakistanis
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – It is neither terrorism nor natural disasters but the unavailability of safe drinking water which contributes to the largest number of deaths in Pakistan.
SPECIAL REPORT
Trump’s first year a failure but base cheer performance
By Samuel Corum
DALLAS, US (AA) – After one year in office, President Donald Trump is polling with historically low numbers, with most Americans assessing his presidency as a failure.
