Diary

ANKARA

 Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk will cover on Wednesday July 29, 2015:

TURKEY

ANKARA

- Turkey’s parliament will hold an extraordinary meeting following a Republican People’s Party (CHP) call to discuss military operations against Kurdish rebels and Daesh.

- Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to attend Justice and Development (AK) Party's parliamentary group meeting

- Deputy Prime Minister Yalcin Akdogan will give an exclusive interview to Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ desk regarding the latest developments in the country.

SPECIAL REPORTS

-European Commission cracks down on Disneyland pricing

by Andrew Jay Rosenbaum

ANKARA (AA) - The European Commission has demanded an investigation into discriminatory pricing by Disneyland, as part of a larger probe into unfair charges to consumers based on where they live.

-When will the Fed raise interest rates?

by Andrew Jay Rosenbaum

ANKARA (AA) - The Federal Reserve's statement on Wednesday gives a much clearer idea of when an interest rate rise should be expected. 

ISTANBUL

SPECIAL REPORT

New Istanbul center treats Syrian children fleeing war

ISTANBUL (AA) - Mina, a shy and quiet eight-year-old from Damascus, is a troubled child. When she dreams, she sees dead bodies on the walls and is too frightened to go to the bathroom alone.

EUROPE

GERMANY

BERLIN - Germany’s panel of independent economic advisers argue Eurozone countries should be able to leave single currency, in a recent report on Greek crisis report submitted to government.

AMERICAS

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to hold consultations on Syria, UN Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura to brief

WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Ashton Carter testifies at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on "Impacts of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JPCOA) on U.S. Interests and the Military Balance in the Middle East.

MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

SPECIAL REPORTS

-Children of Gaza find joy in flying kites despite blockade

By Ahmed Badawy

GAZA (AA) - The skies of the Gaza Strip, besieged by Israel since 2007, are painted every summer with the shapes and colors of children’s kites.

-Joel Tshite: From Zimbabwean refugee camp to US university

By John Cassim

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Joel Tshite broke a nine-year record when he became the first student in that period to graduate from Tongogara Refugee School in the eastern Zimbabwean province of Manicaland. The 20-year-old student could not believe he was now enrolled to study electrical engineering at the University of Southern Indiana in the U.S.

SOUTH ASIA

SPECIAL REPORT

-Dam politics splits Pakistan's provinces

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - The building of dams to ease the country’s water and energy shortages has long remained a political fighting point between provinces.

SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC

CHINA

BEIJING - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on official visit to China.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR - Recently sacked deputy prime minister, Muhyiddin Yassin, to hold press conference following his removal in a cabinet reshuffle after he called call on Prime Minister Najib Razak to explain his role in a growing corruption scandal. 

CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH - World Wildlife Fund’s Cambodia branch marks World Tiger Day by drawing attention to government plan to reintroduce large felines in country where last tiger was spotted in 2007.