ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, July 14, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli to hold press conference at party headquarters.
IRAQ
BASRA – Tensions mount in southern Basra province as popular protests gather momentum.
BAGHDAD – Political blocs hold talks over incoming government amid ongoing dispute over poll results.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB / HOMS – Monitoring Syrian civil war.
NIGERIA
LAGOS – Hotly contested regional elections in southwestern Ekiti state, with 30,000 police deployed, fearing violence.
ETHIOPIA
ADDIS ABABA – Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki to arrive in capital Addis Ababa for 2-day visit — a result of fast-tracked diplomatic thaw between the 2 countries.
SPORTS
ANKARA – England to face Belgium in FIFA World Cup third-place match at Russia's St. Petersburg at 5 p.m. local time (GMT1400).
