ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
AZERBAIJAN
BAKU – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Azerbaijan. He will attend a ceremony to mark the country's centenary of independence with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev.
BAKU- The two leaders will hold a bilateral meeting and attend an inter-committee working dinner.
PALESTINE
GAZA CITY – Following escalations along Gaza-Israel buffer zone after death of Palestinian protesters on Friday.
LEBANON/JORDAN
BEIRUT/AMMAN – Repatriation process continues for Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan.
IRAQ
BASRA – Following protests in southern Iraq — especially Basra — against poor public services and government corruption.
BAGHDAD – Iraq's leading political parties and groups continue to wrangle over parliamentary majority.
SYRIA
IDLIB – Residents of Idlib, Syria’s last opposition stronghold, brace for expected attack by Assad regime and its allies.
YEMEN
SANAA – War-weary Yemenis struggle with effects of recent plunge in value of local currency.
