ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to embark on visit to Iran for trilateral summit on Syria.
ANKARA – Turkey’s Ministry of Treasury and Finance to report treasury cash realizations in August.
ANKARA – Eurostat, statistical office of EU, to release member states' GDP and main aggregates figures for second quarter of this year.
IRAN
TEHRAN – Turkish, Russian and Iranian presidents to take part in tripartite Syria talks in Iranian capital. Joint news conference to follow.
TEHRAN – Erdogan to have bilateral meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani for talks on bilateral political and economic ties, regional developments.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama expected to deliver remarks on state of U.S. democracy.
WASHINGTON – Former Trump campaign’s foreign policy advisor George Papadopolous to be sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of making false statements.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to meet his Uzbek counterpart Abdulla Aripov.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – British Home Secretary Sajid Javid is expected to make an announcement on cannabis-based medicinal products.
LONDON – Developments on Salisbury nerve-agent attack investigation to be followed.
PALESTINE
GAZA CITY – Following escalations along Gaza-Israel buffer zone amid ongoing rallies by Palestinian activists.
LEBANON/JORDAN
BEIRUT/AMMAN – Repatriation process continues for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan.
IRAQ
BASRA – Tensions mount in Iraqi city of Basra following this week’s murder of several demonstrators.
BAGHDAD – Political parties, coalitions continue to wrangle over parliamentary majority following controversial May 12 general poll.
SYRIA
IDLIB – Residents of Syrian city of Idlib brace for anticipated attack by Assad regime and its allies.
YEMEN
SANAA – War-weary Yemenis struggle with effects of currency plunge amid ongoing protests in Aden and Hadhramaut.
INDONESIA
JAKARTA – Interview with representative from Indonesian state-owned Pindad company on future of Kaplan tank, jointly manufactured by Indonesia and Turkey, and how it will attract buyers.
SPECIAL REPORT:
UN economist: 10 years since Lehmans, no lesson learned
By Elif Selin Calik Muhasilovic
ISTANBUL (AA) – A senior economist with the United Nations has made a terse warning about the state of the global economy, saying that it is “is increasingly vulnerable and fragile. ”
SPORTS
TRABZON – Turkey to play against Russia in their first UEFA Nations League match in Group B.
NEW YORK – US Open 2018 Tennis Tournament men semi-finals to take place between Novak Djokovic and Kei Nishikori, Rafael Nadal and Juan Del Potro.
