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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, August 25, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):


TURKEY

TRABZON - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend mass opening ceremonies in northeastern Black Sea province of Trabzon.



FRANCE

BIARRITZ - Leaders of G7 countries -- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK, and US -- meet for day 2 of summit to discuss several issues, particularly fight against inequality.



SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

CHINA

HONG KONG - Following protests of territory's bill to allow extraditions to China.  

SPECIAL REPORT

Expert: Digitization to raise Turkish exports by 30%

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish firms can raise their exports by 30% through taking proper steps for digitization, according to a digital communications expert.  


SPECIAL REPORT

Rohingya refugees long for home and citizenship

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Abdur Rahim, 57, a Rohingya refugee in Bangladesh, vividly remembers the treacherous journey through steep hills and thick forests he made on foot to flee persecution in Myanmar two years ago.


SPECIAL REPORT

ANALYSIS - Rohingya issue: Crisis that global actors play with

By Khawaza Main Uddin

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Repatriation of the Rohingya is unlikely soon in the absence of any international coalition to create required conditions in Myanmar, the actions of the parties concerned suggest.


SPECIAL REPORT

INFOGRAPHIC - Who are the Rohingya?


Who are the Rohingya?

The Rohingya are primarily Muslims who live in Buddhist-majority Myanmar’s Rakhine state.


SPECIAL REPORT

Rohingya restless in India as deportation threat looms

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI, India (AA) - Seven-year-old Aayan plays with other children in a camp for Rohingya refugees in Kalindi Kunj in New Delhi, India’s capital.