ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
KAYSERI – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend mass opening ceremony as well as inauguration of Gen. Hulusi Akar Mosque and Complex in central Anatolian province of Kayseri. Erdogan later to attend Erciyes University's academic year opening ceremony.
ISTANBUL – Following developments in front of Consulate of Saudi Arabia in Istanbul after the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – Turkish Parliament Speaker Binali Yildirim to address consultation meeting of Parliamentary Union of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
GENEVA – Yildirim also to meet Sudan's National Assembly Speaker Ibrahim Ahmed Omer.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to deliver keynote speech at Chatham House roundtable titled “Europe in a Changing World Order” on first day of London visit.
SAUDI ARABIA
RIYADH – Speculation continues to mount regarding fate of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
LEBANON
BEIRUT – PM-designate Saad Hariri scrambles to form Lebanon’s next government.
PALESTINE
GAZA CITY – Trucks laden with Qatari fuel continue to enter blockaded Gaza despite Ramallah’s objections.
GAZA CITY/JERUSALEM – Following efforts to hammer out truce between Israel and Gaza-based resistance groups.
YEMEN
SANAA – Monitoring developments on civil war in Yemen.
INDONESIA
SPECIAL REPORT:
Soil liquefaction leaves Indonesian island in ruins
By Muhammad Latief
JAKARTA (AA) – Nearly two weeks after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck the city of Palu and its surrounding areas in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, the death toll has risen to over 2,000.
SPORTS
IZMIR – Fifth stage of 54th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey to be held between western Izmir’s Selcuk and Manisa.
