Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, April 17, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif.

ANKARA - Erdogan to chair defense industry executive committee meeting and board meeting of Turkey Wealth Fund.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with his Iranian counterpart Javad Zarif following meeting.

UK

LONDON - Turkey's First Lady Emine Erdogan to receive "changemaker" award from World Humanitarian Forum.

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE - Ali Erbas, the head of Turkey’s Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet), to meet NGO representatives.

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

SARAJEVO - Turkey's Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend Sarajevo Business Forum opening.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to meet with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon

MOSCOW – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to reveal an annual government report to parliament

MOSCOW – Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to meet with his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dacic

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Following general election in Indonesia

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Following developments after new head of military administration was sworn in.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - 55th edition of Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey to continue.

ISTANBUL - Anadolu Efes to face Barcelona Lassa in EuroLeague basketball quarterfinal playoffs.

ANKARA - UEFA Champions League quarterfinals second-leg matches.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sudanese scholar explains al-Bashir’s ouster

By Riyaz ul Khaliq

ISTANBUL (AA) - The ouster of Omar al-Bashir, Sudan's longtime president, in a military coup following months of popular protests, could have two possible implications, a Sudanese-American scholar has said.