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ANKARA

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

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to host fast-breaking (iftar] dinner for craftsmen and sportsmen.

ISTANBUL - Turkey's Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop, along with a parliamentary delegation, to leave Istanbul for visits to North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - Following developments after National Unity Party leader was asked to form new Cabinet.

SYRIA

IDLIB/ALEPPO - Following attacks of Bashar al-Assad regime and its supporters on Idlib de-escalation zone and other developments. 

SPECIAL REPORT:

Turkish journalists recall challenges in conflict areas

By Gozde Bayar and Meryem Goktas

ANKARA (AA) - As conflicts continue to rage throughout the world, journalists are consistently exposed to danger and threats while carrying out their duties.

SPECIAL REPORT

Modernizing madrassa: Pakistan’s response to tackle extremism

By Islamuddin Sajid

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) - As part of strategy to dismantle the extremist networks, Pakistan government has decided to introduce major reforms in the curriculum of over 30,000 Islamic schools or madrassas dotting the country’s landscape.