Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Turkish President Erdogan to receive former British premier Blair and Greek Prime Minister Tsipras at the presidential complex.

ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu to meet Blair and Tsipras at Cankaya Palace.

ISTANBUL - Conference on Islamic finance kicks off in Istanbul.

SPECIAL REPORTS:

Paris attacks cause Turks to reconsider tour plans

By Nilay Kar Onum

ISTANBUL - Turkish tour operators are reporting a 50 percent drop in the number of people willing to visit Paris after last weekend’s terror attacks.

Turkey: Public-Private Partnerships key to economic development

By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum

ANKARA - In an interview wıth Anadolu Agency, the new head of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Ankara office head seeks to bring government and private industry together.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Defense Carter to make remarks following terror attacks in France.

EUROPE

GERMANY

BERLIN – Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Asselborn, U.S. Army Europe Commander Lieutenant General Hodges and Russia’s permanent representative to NATO Ambassador Grushko to address Berlin Security Conference 2015.

UNITED KINGDOM

SPECIAL REPORT:

Can Britain agree to strike Daesh in Syria?

By Michael Sercan Daventry

LONDON - President Hollande’s declaration that France is now at war has given fresh impetus to those wanting to roll out Britain’s combat machine. The U.K. government has made no secret of its ambition to join France, Jordan and the United States in striking Daesh targets in Syria from the air.

AFRICA

SPECIAL REPORT:

Arrest of activist sparks fears of civil war in Nigeria

By Rafiu Ajakaye

Lagos, Nigeria -The arrest of secessionist Biafra activist Nnamdi Kanu on Oct. 19 has been followed by a wave of popular agitation in the southeastern region of Nigeria, which is largely populated by the Igbo tribe.

MIDDLE EAST

EGYPT

CAIRO - Freedom Seekers Movement, a nongovernmental organization, says 245 Egyptian students have been victims of extrajudicial killings since the 2013 coup.

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - Anadolu Agency photographer wins award for viral photo of Palestinian women fighting Israeli soldier.

LEBANON

SPECIAL REPORT:

Lebanon twin blasts show Daesh able to establish new cells

By Jad Yatim

BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanese anti-terrorism experts said that the recent twin blasts in Beirut indicate that Daesh managed to establish new cells despite 18 months of strict security measures.

SE ASIA-PACIFIC

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Rights groups protest Thailand's deportation of two registered refugees to China, say should not have been returned to country where their lives could be in danger.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR - Opposition federal lawmaker condemns apparent killing of Malaysian hostage by Daesh-linked Abu Sayyaf group in neighboring Philippines, calls it “an act of war”.

KOREAS

SEOUL – South Korea detains two Indonesian migrants on suspicion of links to Daesh.