ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, April 19, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet ruling AK Party deputies over breakfast at the party headquarters; Prime Minister Binali Yildirim also to join.
ANKARA – Erdogan to meet Macedonian Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov and military chief Gen. Hulusi Akar, separately at presidential complex.
ANKARA – Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to meet Macedonian counterpart Talat Xhaferi at the parliament.
ANKARA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press meeting after meeting Abdrakhmanov.
ANKARA – Anadolu Agency’s Editors' Desk to host Deputy Premier Bekir Bozdag.
SYRIA
IDLIB/AZAZ/AFRIN – Desk to monitor Operation Olive Branch against YPG/PKK-Daesh terror groups.
FRANCE
STRASBOURG – European Parliament to debate human rights motions on Belarus, the Philippines and the Gaza Strip, and vote on a motion demanding better protections for journalists.
U.K.
LONDON – Queen Elizabeth II to host formal opening of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting where leaders from 53 member states will gather in biennial event.
LONDON – Prime Minister Theresa May to address Commonwealth Conference.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zaharova to hold news conference.
PALESTINE
SPECIAL REPORT:
Gaza protests face bone-breaking bullets, mystery gas
By Hidayah al-Saidi
GAZA CITY, Palestine – Israel is using deadly new weapons against ongoing rallies on the Gaza Strip’s border, local medical sources tell Anadolu Agency.
SPORTS
ISTANBUL – Fenerbahce to host Besiktas in Turkish Ziraat Cup semi-final second leg match at Ulker Stadium at 8.30 p.m. local time (GMT1730).
