ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
HUNGARY
BUDAPEST – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set to meet separately Hungarian counterpart Janos Ader in capital Budapest, PM Viktor Orban in the parliament. Erdogan and Orban due to hold joint news conference. Erdogan also to meet Hungarian Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover.
GERMANY
BERLIN – German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to deliver a speech on European security policy at Federal Academy for Security Policy.
TRIER – Chancellor Merkel to attend citizens' dialogue meeting on European Union’s future.
SERBIA
BELGRADE – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg set to participate in military exercise “Serbia 2018 ” in the capital Belgrade. Stoltenberg will be accompanied by President Aleksandar Vucic and Prime Minister Ana Brnabic.
CROATIA
ZAGREB – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg set to meet President Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic and Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic in the capital Zagreb.
PALESTINE
GAZA CITY – Following almost-daily Palestinian demonstrations along Gaza-Israel buffer zone.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD – Government formation process in Iraq to be followed.
INDONESIA
PALU – Following search and rescue operations after devastating quake.
YEMEN
SANAA – Monitoring developments on civil war in Yemen.
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to deliver annual Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture.
SPORTS
OSAKA – 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Japan as Turkey to play against U.S. in group match.
SPECIAL REPORT
Troubled times ahead for Sharifs in Pakistan: analysts
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI (AA) – It seems as if the worst is not over for the Sharif family, which has occupied prominent political offices in Pakistan for nearly three decades.