Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Sunday, March 6, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - Turkish President Erdogan to examine construction of Istanbul Strait's third bridge, Yavuz Sultan Selim.

EUROPE

BELGIUM - Turkish PM Davutoglu to arrive in Belgium to attend Monday's Turkey-EU summit.

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

SPECIAL REPORT:

-Charter change paves way for post-Bouteflika era: Ex-minister

By Abdul Razak bin Abdullah

ALGIERS (AA) – In exclusive interview with Anadolu Agency, Bouguerra Soltani, a former head of Algeria’s largest Islamist party, says recent constitutional changes pave way for Algeria’s post-Bouteflika era.​

AFRICA

BENIN

COTONOU - Presidential election to take place in Benin.

SOUTH EAST ASIA & PACIFIC

JAPAN

TOKYO – Northern town of Kamaishi turns to rugby in hopes of economic revival following 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

MYANMAR

YANGON – Police investigation large amount of drug pills seized in Mandalay.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA – Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus to attend two-day Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) focusing on Palestinian struggle. (MERITS)