ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
IZMIR – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend academic year opening ceremony at Dokuz Eylul University and inauguration ceremony of Azeri SOCAR's STAR oil refinery.
IZMIR – President Erdogan to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
ANKARA – Following developments on missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Turkey's main opposition party CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu to speak at Oxford Union.
LONDON – Khayaal Theatre Company to stage a performance event called Muslim Heritage Stories as a new Islamic gallery opens in British Museum.
GERMANY
BERLIN – German foreign minister Heiko Maas meets Czech counterpart Tomas Petricek for talks on bilateral issues, EU and international topics.
ALBANIA/KOSOVO
TIRANA – Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold a joint press conference with his Albanian counterpart Ditmir Bushati and meet Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.
PRISTINA – Cavusoglu to pay an official visit to meet his counterpart Behgjet Pacolli and President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
SARAJEVO – Bosnia and Herzegovina to commemorate 15th death anniversary of its first President Alija Izetbegovic who led country to independence.
UZBEKISTAN
TASHKENT – Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Uzbekistan.
PALESTINE
GAZA CITY – Palestinian protesters converge on Gaza-Israel buffer zone despite Israel’s threat to “intensify” its response to ongoing rallies.
CAIRO/GAZA CITY – Egyptian security delegation in Gaza discusses proposals for truce between Hamas and Israel.
YEMEN
ADEN – Crisis-hit Yemen contends with fierce tropical storms that have already displaced thousands of families in eastern Mahra province.
SPORTS
MOSCOW – Round 3 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague to get underway. At home, Russia's CSKA Moscow to face Turkey's Darussafaka Tekfen.