Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Friday, Oct. 30, 2015 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Akdogan to attend AA’s Editor’s Desk.

EUROPE

AUSTRIA

VIENNA - Turkish Foreign Minister Sinirlioglu to attend Syria talks in Vienna.

FRANCE

PARIS - French President Hollande to discuss refugee crisis and EU-Turkey cooperation with Austrian Chancellor Faymann.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON – Top NATO commander and U.S. Air Force General Breedlove to hold media briefing at the Pentagon.

MIDDLE EAST

TUNISIA

TUNIS - Tunisia has been ranked the best of the worst in the Middle East North African region's army corruption index, while Egypt, Syria and Iraq too are among the worst, according to Transparency International.

EGYPT

CAIRO - Only one opposition candidate wins seat in first round of parliamentary elections.

AFRICA

UGANDA

KAMPALA - Conservation agencies from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and the Central African Republic are expected to sign a treaty to protect wildlife across their borders.

SOUTH EAST ASIA & PACIFIC

PHILIPPINES

ZAMBOANGA - Philippines welcomes decision by international tribunal to hear case filed against China over disputed parts of West Philippine Sea/South China Sea.

CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH – Opposition leader removed from National Assembly position in vote by ruling Cambodian People’s Party members.

THAILAND

BANGKOK - Thai deputy-PM scrambles to limit damage made by speech in which Thai junta leader threatens to extend stay in power and “close country… [if] there is no peace and order”.