Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Friday, March 25, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

YOZGAT- President Erdogan to participate in series of inauguration ceremonies.

MANISA- PM Davutoglu to attend inauguration ceremony of several foundations.

ISTANBUL

SPECIAL REPORT:

- Istanbul theater revamps Shakespeare plays

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) – A local theater in Istanbul performs modern versions of Shakespeare’s works

EUROPE

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - President Mustafa Akinci to meet UN Special Envoy on Cyprus Espen Barth Eide.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - US Secretary of State Kerry to visit Belgium in aftermath of terror attacks in capital.

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

SPECIAL REPORT:

- Palestinian arson victims say attacks pose constant threat

By Kaamil Ahmed

DUMA, Palestine (AA) – The smell of fire and fuel lingers in Ibrahim Dawabsheh's charred kitchen, days after his home was the target of a suspected arson attack on Sunday.

SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC

MYANMAR

YANGON – Myanmar’s first-ever bourse Yangon Stock Exchange (YSX) starts trading.

JAPAN

TOKYO - Flotilla returns home with quota of 333 dead Antarctic minke whales, considerable reduction from previous expedition aimed at maintaining Tokyo’s position that catch was for scientific purposes.

CHINA

BEIJING – Ministry of Public Security announces more than 130 people captured and 69 criminal cases filed in illegal vaccine scandal.