ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's parliamentary group meeting.
ANKARA – Erdogan to hold joint news conference with visiting Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras after bilateral and inter-delegation meetings. He will later host dinner in honor of Tsipras.
ANKARA – Vice President Fuat Oktay to welcome Tsipras in official ceremony at the presidential complex. Oktay later to meet Greek PM.
ANKARA – Turkey’s statistical authority, TurkStat, to release road motor vehicle statistics for 2018.
ANKARA – European Statistical Office (Eurostat) to release retail trade figures for December 2018.
ANKARA – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to release inflation bulletin for December 2018.
ANKARA – National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to attend a defense summit at ATO international exhibition center.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS – Turkey's Transport and Infrastructure Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan to hold news conference with EU Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc.
UK
LONDON – Prime Minister Theresa May expected to visit border between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – Afghan leaders and Taliban representatives to attend first day of Inter-Afghan Dialogue conference
TAJIKISTAN
DUSHANBE – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to pay official visit to Tajikistan to meet President Emomali Rahmon and Foreign Minister Sirodjidin Aslov.
TURKMENISTAN
ASHGABAT – Lavrov to visit Ashgabat for talks with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov.
US
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump to deliver State of the Union address.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS – Monitoring developments on demonstrations in support of and against President Nicolas Maduro in different parts of capital Caracas.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB – Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of US decision to withdraw its troops.
YEMEN
SANAA – Monitoring developments in humanitarian crisis amid civil war.
SPECIAL REPORT
Allegations in S.Arabia could amount to torture: British MP
- Conservative MP and chair Detention Review Panel Crispin Blunt says torture is a crime of universal jurisdiction
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal
LONDON (AA) – A group of human rights activists who are under detention in Saudi Arabia are mistreated and these allegations could amount to sustainable allegations of torture, a senior British MP said.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey offers huge opportunities for foreign students
By Sorwar Alam
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey has become one of the top destinations for international students as the country offers tremendous opportunities for learning.
SPECIAL REPORT
'Turkey can be bridge for gaming sector'
By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey can be a bridge for the gaming sector in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, said the brand and marketing communication manager of Gaming Istanbul (GIST) expo.
SPECIAL REPORT
Pakistan: Madrassa face financial curbs
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Squeezed by pressure from international money-laundering watchdogs, Pakistan has imposed curbs on religious seminaries or madrassa which provide free education to millions of students, but are accused by some as being breeding grounds for terrorism.
SPECIAL REPORT
State-building harder than fighting USSR: Abdullah Anas
- Renowned Algerian scholar talks to Anadolu Agency about the Afghan ‘jihad’ against Soviet occupation
By Mehmet Ozturk
ISTANBUL (AA) – Rebuilding the Afghan state will be harder than waging “jihad ” against the Soviet Union in the 1980s, according to a prominent Algerian scholar.
