ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, June 23, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's campaign rallies in Istanbul’s Esenyurt, Beylikduzu, Avcilar, Kucukcekmece and Eyup districts.
ANKARA – Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli to hold “Great Turkey” meeting.
U.K.
LONDON – Thousands of people from a coalition of pro-EU activist groups will march in central London to campaign for a referendum on the final Brexit deal.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet Belgian counterpart Didier Reynders.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD – Following efforts to form new government amid ongoing controversy over parliament poll results.
YEMEN
SANAA – Following ongoing conflict between army and Houthis over Yemen’s strategic Al-Hudaydah province.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB/HOMS – Desk to monitor Syrian civil war.
SPECIAL REPORT
The ongoing battle for Libya’s ‘oil crescent’
By Mustafa Dala
TRIPOLI (AA) – Recent weeks have seen a resumption of fighting over Libya’s strategic ‘oil crescent’ region.
SPORTS
ANKARA – South Korea to meet Mexico and Germany to meet Sweden in Group F; Belgium to face Tunisia in Group G in FIFA World Cup.
