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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

IZMIR - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend academic year opening ceremony at Dokuz Eylul University and inauguration ceremony of Azeri SOCAR's STAR oil refinery.

IZMIR - President Erdogan to meet with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

ANKARA - Following developments on missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Turkey's main opposition party CHP leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu to speak at Oxford Union.

LONDON - Khayaal Theatre Company to stage a performance event called Muslim Heritage Stories as a new Islamic gallery opens in British Museum.

GERMANY

BERLIN - German foreign minister Heiko Maas meets Czech counterpart Tomas Petricek for talks on bilateral issues, EU and international topics.

ALBANIA/KOSOVO

TIRANA - Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold a joint press conference with his Albanian counterpart Ditmir Bushati and meet Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama.

PRISTINA - Cavusoglu to pay an official visit to meet his counterpart Behgjet Pacolli and President of Kosovo Hashim Thaci.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

SARAJEVO - Bosnia and Herzegovina to commemorate 15th death anniversary of its first President Alija Izetbegovic who led country to independence.

UZBEKISTAN

TASHKENT - Following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Uzbekistan.

PALESTINE

GAZA CITY - Palestinian protesters converge on Gaza-Israel buffer zone despite Israel’s threat to “intensify” its response to ongoing rallies.

CAIRO/GAZA CITY - Egyptian security delegation in Gaza discusses proposals for truce between Hamas and Israel.

YEMEN

ADEN - Crisis-hit Yemen contends with fierce tropical storms that have already displaced thousands of families in eastern Mahra province.

SPORTS

MOSCOW - Round 3 of Turkish Airlines EuroLeague to get underway. At home, Russia's CSKA Moscow to face Turkey's Darussafaka Tekfen.