ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, August 2, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories): TURKEY
ANKARA – Supreme Military Council to convene under chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential complex.
ANKARA – Erdogan to hold a dinner for members of the Supreme Military Council.
US/TURKEY
WASHINGTON/ANKARA – Following developments after a decision by the U.S. Treasury Department to impose sanctions on two Turkish ministers.
SPECIAL REPORT
US Palestine refugee bill could backfire: diplomat
By Michael Hernandez
WASHINGTON (AA) – A bill winding its way through Congress could have significant blowback for the U.S. should it become law, a western diplomat has warned.
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend opening ceremony of ASEAN 51st Foreign Ministers' Meeting.
SINGAPORE – Cavusoglu also due to hold bilateral meetings with some of his counterparts from the participant countries on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting.
ZIMBABWE
HARARE – Following developments in Zimbabwe as the country awaits Sunday's election results.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
KINSHASA – Following new Ebola outbreak in the country.
SYRIA ALEPPO / IDLIB / HOMS – Monitoring Syrian civil war.
PAKISTAN
SPECIAL REPORT
Minorities make inroads in Pakistani parliament
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Many things have happened first time in Pakistan in July 25 elections – from representation of the country’s tiny communities in the parliament to the direct election of a non-Muslim parliamentarian.
