Diary

ANKARA 

Here are the main topics that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover on Saturday, Aug 30, 2014:

1. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu's attendance at the August 30 Victory Day celebrations in capital Ankara. 

2- Trials against Muslim Brotherhood leaders in Egypt and anti-coup rallies across the country.

- The court is expected to issue a ruling in the case in accordance with the reply from the grand mufti, Egypt's top religious authority, for possible death sentences over violence-related charges against Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and 13 others. 

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

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

5- Developments in Iraq, where self-proclaimed Islamic State militants are clashing with Kurdish and Iraqi forces.

6- Developments in Ukraine after the dissolution of the parliament by President Petro Poroshenko.

7- The start of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Bilbao, Spain with 12 matches in four groups. Turkey face New Zealand at 16.00 CET.

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