Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of a special needs school serving children with mental and physical disabilities.

ANKARA - Vice President Fuat Oktay to be hosted by Anadolu Agency’s Editor Desk.

ISTANBUL - Following the case of slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and national and international reactions.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to announce inflation rate in October.

SYRIA

IDLIB - Following ongoing attacks by the Assad regime and its allies in Idlib’s de-escalation zone.

JAPAN

TOKYO - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono and later hold a joint press conference.

UK

LONDON - Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy to attend World Tourism Market fair in London.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel’s press conference following a two-day meeting of her Christian Democrats (CDU) on the future direction of the party.

U.S.

WASHINGTON - Desk to follow repercussions of U.S. move to reimpose all sanctions lifted under a 2015 nuclear pact world powers struck with Iran.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin to hold a press briefing on 'Update on Iran Policy and Sanctions' at the Foreign Press Center.

SERBIA

BELGRADE - Austrian Prime Minister Sebastian Kurz to arrive in the capital Belgrade for an official visit.

CROATIA

ZAGREB - A seminar titled 'How free and safe are journalists in Croatia?' to be held by the Association of Croatian Journalists and the Croatian Journalists' Union.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba to hold bilateral talks with Kenya's Interior Minister Fred Matiang’i. Ministers to later inspect the Lindela illegal immigrants holding facility.