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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – President Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of Vakif Participation Bank at Halic Congress Center.

ISTANBUL – Coverage of event discussing the Feb. 1992 Khojaly Massacre of Azerbaijani civilians during the Nagorno-Karabakh war with Armenia.

EUROPE

FRANCE

PARIS – Annual ceremony of the Cesars, France's version of the Oscars. Turkey’s ‘Mustang’ is among those nominated for Best Film.

IRELAND

DUBLIN – Voters go to the polls in general election which could usher in a new coalition government.

SERBIA

BELGRADE – Funeral will be held for two embassy officials kidnapped in Libya and later killed in an airstrike on Daesh targets.

AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

PRETORIA – South Africa-European Union Ministerial Political Dialogue starts in Pretoria.

MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA

SPECIAL REPORT

Al-Qeeq fighting Israeli injustice ‘with his stomach’, wife says

By Kaamil Ahmed

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Islam al-Qeeq does not know what a hunger strike is, so when the four-year-old sees pictures of his father Mohammed al-Qeeq plastered all over the occupied West Bank, he asks what the fuss is about.

IRAN

TEHRAN – Iranians head to polls for first parliamentary elections since nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.

SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC

THAILAND

BANGKOK - Rights group denounces 'alarming levels' of abuse of Thailand's lese-majeste law by ruling military junta.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – U.S. Assistant Secretary of State in Seoul to discuss ongoing problems with North Korea and ratcheting up of sanctions (MERITS).