Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics that Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover on Thursday July 24, 2014: 

1 -  Israel's expanding ground operation in Gaza as the death toll mounts, as well as efforts to secure a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.

2- Turkey's presidential election campaigns.

3- The latest developments in Ukraine's restive eastern regions.

4- Developments on clashes between the Iraqi army and armed militants.

- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's talks in the country and his press conference at the Iraqi Parliament in the capital, Baghdad.

5- The civil war in Syria and its repercussions in the region.

6- Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek will attend the 2013-2014 graduation ceremony of Turkish War Colleges Command in Istanbul.

7- Turkish EU Affairs Minister and Chief Negotiator Mevlut Cavusoglu will receive Ambassador Stefano Manservisi, head of the European Union Delegation to Turkey in the capital, Ankara.

- The iftar banquet to be hosted by Cavusoglu and attended by deputies, ambassadors, press members along with representatives of different religious groups.

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