ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of 9th Eurasian Islamic Council. He will also meet BP’s chief executive Bob Dudley.
ISTANBUL – World Energy Congress continues.
ANKARA — Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to address ruling AK Party members in parliament.
ANKARA – Science, Industry and Technology Minister Faruk Ozlu to meet with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih.
SPECIAL REPORT:
Interview with Tunisia’s post-Arab Spring president
By Mehmet Ozturk and Faruk Tokat
ISTANBUL (AA) – Moncef Marzouki speaks to Anadolu Agency about recent dramatic events in Syria, Turkey’s foiled coup attempt and future of ‘Arab Spring’.
PALESTINE
SPECIAL REPORT:
Election delay widens Palestinian rifts: Hamas official
By Kaamil Ahmed
GAZA CITY (AA) – Court decision suspending Palestine polls turns political gap between West Bank and Gaza into legal one, Hamas official tells Anadolu Agency.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – On World Obesity Day, WHO launches new report on fiscal policies on beverages high in sugar, on improving nutrition.
ETHIOPIA
ADDIS ABABA – German Chancellor Angela Merkel pays official visit to Ethiopian capital.
KENYA
NAIROBI – S. African President Jacob Zuma is in Kenya to meet President Uhuru Kenyatta.
MYANMAR
YANGON – Tensions continue in Western Rakhine state following murder of 9 police officers by still to be officially identified group.
THAILAND
BANGKOK – Thais flood to temples to pray for health of world longest reigning living monarch.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL – SKorea calls in Chinese ambassador over illegal fishing. (MOVED)
