ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, July 26, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG – Following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's visit to South Africa as guest of annual summit of BRICS countries — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa.
JOHANNESBURG – Erdogan to hold bilateral talks with BRICS leaders, and to meet local Muslim leaders.
TURKEY
ANKARA – Statistics authority TurkStat to release print media figures for 2017.
SPECIAL REPORT: Turkish film on refugees eyes international award
By Nilay Kar Onum
ISTANBUL – A Turkish documentary telling of the desperate journeys of migrants seeking refuge in Europe is expected to take home two awards from the Amsterdam International Filmmaker Festival this August.
GREECE
ATHENS – Monitoring developments as death toll from wildfires near capital rises to 81.
THE US
WASHINGTON – Trump administration to face court-mandated deadline to reunite children over 5 years old it separated from their families.
NEW YORK – UN Security Council to vote on draft resolution to extend mandate of peacekeeping force on Cyprus.
PAKISTAN
ISLAMABAD – Following aftermath of Pakistan's general election.
PALESTINE
GAZA CITY – Following protests against UN refugee agency’s decision to downsize operations.
SPECIAL REPORT: ‘Jewish state’ law draws ire of Israel’s Druze
By Abdel Raouf Arnaout
JERUSALEM – Legislation describing Israel as “Jewish state ” is met with anger by country’s Druze community, members of which must serve in Israeli military.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB / HOMS – Monitoring Syrian civil war.
DARAA – Following ongoing evacuation of opposition fighters, civilians from southern Syria.
JORDAN
AMMAN – Russian, Jordanian officials to meet to discuss repatriation of Syrian refugees.
