ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
HUNGARY
BUDAPEST – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set to attend a Turkish-Hungarian business forum with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Erdogan also expected to officially inaugurate the restored Tomb of Gul Baba in Budapest and pay a visit to the Budapest Turkish Memorial Cemetery.
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak to attend launch of a program on the “total ” fight against inflation.
ANTALYA – Parliament speaker Binali Yildirim to attend 3rd Eurasian Parliament Speakers meeting's opening ceremony.
SYRIA
IDLIB – In line with Turkey-Russia agreement, opposition factions in Syria’s Idlib withdraw heavy weapons from frontlines.
MAURITANIA
NOUAKCHOTT – Mauritanian opposition parties react to election of ruling party MP as parliament speaker.
PALESTINE
GAZA CITY – Following Palestinian demonstrations along heavily-fortified Gaza-Israel buffer zone.
INDONESIA
PALU – Desk to follow developments in the region after earthquake, tsunami in Indonesia.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD – Following efforts by prime minister-designate to draw up Iraq’s next government.
US
WASHINGTON – Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis hosts his Greek counterpart Panos Kammenos at Pentagon.
UK
LONDON – Investigative website Bellingcat to hold an event to announce the identity of the second suspect in Salisbury nerve-agent incident.
LONDON – Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace to address a national security conference.
YEMEN
SANAA – Monitoring developments on civil war in Yemen.
SPORTS
KONYA – The 54th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey will kick off in “World Tour ” category for the second time.
SPECIAL REPORT
Palestinian women suffer abuses in Israeli jails
– Israeli forces have detained 90 Palestinian women since the beginning of this year
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Taken away from their children, dozens of Palestinian women are suffering abuse in Israeli prisons, according to Palestinian activists.