Diary
Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019
ANKARA
Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
MUGLA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to lead campaign rallies in Aegean resort town of Mugla for March 31 local elections.
ANKARA - Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges to announce established and liquidated companies for January.
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release sectoral confidence indices for February and Life Satisfaction Survey for 2018.
ANKARA - Central Bank to announce manufacturing industry capacity utilization rate for February.
ANKARA - Industry and Technology Ministry to release patent, trademark, utility model, and design statistics for January.
ANKARA - European Statistical Authority to release inflation figures for January.
ANKARA - European Automobile Manufacturers Association to announce commercial car registrations for January.
ANKARA - US Afghanistan Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and Russian counterpart Zamir Kabulov to meet in Turkish capital.
US
WASHINGTON - Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to hold talks.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet Latvian counterpart Edgars Rinkevics for talks on bilateral relations, EU, and international issues.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to hold talks with Greek Cypriot counterpart Nikos Christodoulides.
MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold
VENEZUELA
CARACAS - Monitoring crisis over
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in
RWANDA
KIGALI - Officials from Nile basin countries, water experts, and partner groups to celebrate
SPORTS
ISTANBUL - Round of 23 of 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular basketball season to continue. Two Turkish clubs to meet as Fenerbahce Beko to face Darussafaka Tekfen.
NYON - UEFA Europa League last 16 round draw ceremony to be held in Switzerland.
ANKARA - Turkey to face Slovenia at home in FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkish leader’s visit to Pakistan to be 'historic'
By Handan Kazanci
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s expected visit to Pakistan next month will be a "historic" one, according to a top Pakistani government minister.
SPECIAL REPORT
Recent executions in Egypt are unacceptable: German lawmaker
By Ayhan Simsek
BERLIN (AA) - The recent executions in Egypt are an unacceptable human rights violation, according to a senior German lawmaker.
SPECIAL REPORT
Survivor of Syrian regime prisons recounts ordeal
By Meryem Goktas
ISTANBUL (AA) - A former inmate of Syrian regime prisons recounted the torture and abuse she faced during her detention.
SPECIAL REPORT
Azerbaijani cyclist loses fortune but gains the world
By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet
ANKARA (AA) - A true wanderer, Ramil Ziyadov has been on the road with his bicycle since 2014, when he decided to sell all his assets and travel the world.
Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
