ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, March 8, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):</p> <p><br>
TURKEY
SANLIURFA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to lead campaign rallies in southeastern Sanliurfa province ahead of March 31 local elections.
SANLIURFA – Erdogan later to attend opening ceremony of Gobeklitepe archaeological site and event marking International Women's Day.
ANKARA – Anadolu Agency’s Editors' Desk to host National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.
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UK
LONDON- Conscience Movement, activist group for rights of women and children kept in prisons in Syria, to hold rally outside prime minister's office.
PALESTINE
GAZA – For 50th consecutive week, Palestinians to converge along Gaza-Israel buffer zone to take part in rallies against Israeli occupation.
SPORTS
ISTANBUL – Turkish basketball team Anadolu Efes to face Spain's Barcelona in Round of 25 of 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season.
SPECIAL REPORT – Turkish woman ambulance driver strives in male industry
By Ali Murat Alhas
ANKARA (AA) – Busra Teke always welcomed the idea of saving lives as a way of earning a living. But she also enjoys driving cars.
SPECIAL REPORT – Syrian nurse recounts struggles of war-affected women
By Meryem Goktas
AZAZ, Syria (AA) – As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, a nurse in Syria recalls the struggles women have been facing since the outbreak of the war in 2011.
