ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk will cover on Friday, July 17, 2015:
TURKEY
ANKARA - Eid al-Fitr to be celebrated across Turkey.
SPECIAL REPORT
- Rival Cypriot leaders to decide island’s fate
By Handan Kazanci
ISTANBUL (AA) – Cyprus and its decades-old unsolved ethnic conflict has been described as ‘a graveyard for diplomats,’ as history has endured many failed attempts to bring harmony to the island.
EUROPE
GERMANY
BERLIN - German parliament to vote on a mandate demanded by government to enter negotiations with Greece on EU's planned 85 billion euro($93 billion) bailout.
AMERICAS
U.S.
WASHINGTON - Eid al-Fitr prayer at Turkish American Cultural Center in Maryland.
WASHINGTON - U.S. Consumer Price Index data (CPI) of June 2015 will be released.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
SPECIAL REPORT
- Palestinians in occupied territories greet Eid al-Fitr with joy
By Anees Barghouthy
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) - Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem hit the streets to mark Eid al-Fitr holiday, with many using the opportunity to bring a smile to their children's faces.
SOUTH ASIA
MUMBAI/KARACHI/DHAKA – Muslims in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh shop, cook and travel home as they prepare for Eid celebrations expected to be held on Saturday
SPECIAL REPORT
- Security tight but Afghans upbeat for Eid
By Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL (AA) – Security plans and calls to ceasefire are an unfortunate reality of the Eid festival being celebrated in Afghanistan on Friday.
SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC
THAILAND
BANGKOK - Thai junta's order to take anti-coup TV station off the air rebuffed by judges.
JAPAN
TOKYO – Strong typhoon leaves two people dead after hitting western Shikoku island, as local authorities advise the evacuation of at least 367,800 people.
INDONESIA
JAKARTA - Indonesians flock to mosques for prayer marking start of Eid al-Fitr holiday.
