ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk will cover on Friday, July 31, 2015:
TURKEY
ANKARA - Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to attend ‘Civilian Initiative Against Terror’ conference at Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey HQ.
ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency speaks to some of the thousands of tourists who are still arriving in Istanbul every day, despite warnings from some foreign governments about security concerns in Turkey's biggest city.
ANKARA - TurkStat to announce foreign trade statistics for June.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkish lira stays course in volatile global economy
by Andrew Jay Rosenbaum and Fatih Erkan Dogan
ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish lira is set to stay its course despite global economic headwinds, analysts tell Anadolu Agency on Friday.
EUROPE
SPECIAL REPORT
Tsipras wins party approval for bailout deal
by Andrew Jay Rosenbaum and Magda Panoutsopoulou
ATHENS, Greece (AA) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won an important political victory on Thursday, as his SYRIZA party’s central committee voted to support his government's deal with its creditors.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
SPECIAL REPORT
Syrian refugees in Lebanon support 'safe zone' proposal
By Sarab Younes
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – A number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon have declared their support for a Turkish proposal to establish a ‘safe zone’ in northern Syria, saying they are willing to return to their homeland once it is implemented.
SPECIAL REPORT
Four African countries ban niqab, cite Boko Haram attacks
By Felix Tih
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – With the recent upsurge of Boko Haram attacks, including suicide bombings increasingly carried out by young women, Congo, Chad, Cameroon and Guinea have initiated a ban on wearing the niqab, the full-face veil.
SOUTH ASIA
KABUL, Afghanistan – Taliban disunited over choice of new leader after reports that the organization’s central council's decision to promote acting chief has been rejected. This week, Taliban chief and founder Mullah Omar was confirmed to have died two years ago.
DHAKA, Bangladesh – India and Bangladesh exchange more than 100 territorial enclaves of land on either side of the border, ending seven decades of limbo for their inhabitants.
SE ASIA-PACIFIC
INDONESIA
JAKARTA - Turkish President Erdogan visits Indonesia with delegation on second leg of Asian tour.
MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR - Probe into debt-ridden Malaysian investment arm 1MDB frozen until October.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL - Detained Korean-Canadian pastor 'confesses' to plotting against North Korea, South Korea protests.
