ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and his German counterpart Heiko Maas attending 2018-2019 academic year’s opening ceremony at Istanbul German High School.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON – Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee to hold hearing on Russia sanctions
WASHINGTON – Florida man convicted of threatening to blow up mosque to be sentenced
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Developments on the Salisbury nerve-agent attack investigation to be followed after the announcement of two Russian nationals' involvement in the incident.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Merkel to host Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono for talks on free trade, climate change and situations surrounding North Korea.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong.
MOSCOW – Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zaharova to hold a news conference
LEBANON / JORDAN
BEIRUT/AMMAN – Repatriation process continues for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan.
IRAQ
BASRA – Tensions mount in Basra province following death on Tuesday of six demonstrators.
BAGHDAD – Leading political parties and blocs continue to wrangle over parliamentary majority.
SYRIA
IDLIB – Residents of Syria's Idlib brace for anticipated attack by Assad regime and its allies.
IRAN
TEHRAN – Iran gears up to host trilateral Syria talks (Turkey/Russia/Iran) on Friday.
YEMEN
SANAA – Yemenis stage demonstrations to protest recent declines in value of local currency.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – Following ongoing clashes between rival militias in and around Libyan capital.
ERITREA
ASMARA – Head of states of Eritrea, Somalia and Ethiopian PM to meet in Asmara to hold discussions on strengthening the economic and security stability of the region.
SPORTS
TRABZON – Turkish national team coach Mircea Lucescu and Russian national team coach Stanislav Cercesov to hold press conferences respectively before the UEFA Nations League Turkey-Russia match on Friday.
NEW YORK – US Open 2018 Tennis Tournament women semi-final between Serena Williams and Anastasija Sevastova to take place.
MUNICH – UEFA Nations League to kick off with 9 matches including Germany vs France.
ECONOMY
UNITED NATIONS – Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will release its global food price index for August
