Diary - 27th August

ANKARA 

Here are the main topics that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover on Wednesday August 27, 2014:

1. A general meeting of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party in capital Ankara, where the new chairman of the party will be elected. 

2. Developments in the Gaza Strip following a ceasefire deal between Palestinian resistance factions and Israel.

3. The civil war in Syria and repercussions in the region. 

4. Developments in Iraq, where self-proclaimed Islamic State militants are clashing with Kurdish and Iraqi forces. Efforts continue to build a new Iraqi government.

5. Developments in Ukraine after the dissolution of the parliament by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

6. A Champions League playoff game between Turkey's Besiktas and English Premier League giants Arsenal in London.

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