ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Aug. 23, 2018, (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Eid Al-Adha being observed across the Muslim world.
GERMANY
BERLIN – News conference by central bank head Jens Weidmann at Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Germany (VAP).
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – News conference by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zaharova.
SAUDI ARABIA
MECCA – Following Hajj pilgrimage of more than 2 million Muslims.
IRAN
TEHRAN – Preparing to host trilateral Syria talks (Turkey/Russia/Iran) early next month.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB / HOMS – Monitoring Syrian civil war, Assad regime attacks.
YEMEN
SANAA – Following developments in civil war.
MAURITANIA
NOUAKCHOTT – Mauritania gears up to hold parliamentary, municipal polls on Sept. 1 as opposition figures question integrity of electoral process.
SPECIAL REPORT
Myanmar deprives Rohingya of their identity
By Sadik Kedir Abdu
ANKARA (AA) – Since its independence in 1948, Myanmar has faced an identity crisis, especially concerning its minorities such as the Rohingya Muslim community in Rakhine state.