Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, June 20, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend Bahcelievler mass inauguration ceremony in Istanbul.

ANKARA - Parliamentary Assembly of Mediterranean to hold second session of ‘security and migration’ meeting.

KOCAELI - Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez to attend farewell ceremony of Yavuz drilling vessel, country’s second hydrocarbon research ship to operate in Mediterranean.

IRAN

ISFAHAN - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to pay working visit to Iran.

UK

LONDON - Conservative Party leadership race and developments to be monitored.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - EU state and government heads to gather for European Council.

AUSTRIA

VIENNA - Funeral prayer in absentia to be held for Morsi.

EGYPT

CAIRO - Monitoring reactions after Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically-elected president, died Monday during court appearance.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to meet with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at White House.

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to unveil 2019 Trafficking in Persons report at State Department.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to participate in 'Direct Line with Vladimir Putin', annual event where he answers questions from Russian people.

MOSCOW - ‘Costumes of the Ottoman Empire through eyes of modern designers’ to be opened in Moscow.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - South African government, several international organizations, including UN Refugee Agency, to commemorate World Refugee Day at Pan-African Parliament.

CAPE TOWN - President Cyril Ramaphosa to address nation in which he is expected to provide detailed plans on how he will address issues affecting country, such as ailing economy and struggling state-owned entities.

SPORTS

ANKARA - Turkey's national women volleyball team to host Brazil in 2019 FIVB Volleyball Nations League match in Turkish capital.

ANKARA - Preview of 2019 Africa Cup of Nations which is set to begin in Egypt on Friday.

ANKARA - Daily round-up for 2019 Copa America to be covered.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Khashoggi killing more than an international murder'

By Bayram Altug

SWITZERLAND (AA) - Khashoggi killing has damaged international relations and it was more than an international murder, UN's special rapporteur Agnes Callamard told Anadolu Agency in a special interview.

SPECIAL REPORT

Syrian refugees make Turkey their second home

By Meryem Goktas and Faruk Zorlu

ANKARA (AA) - Syrian refugees in Turkey’s capital have proven resilient in the face of challenges in an unfamiliar environment.

SPECIAL REPORT

Syrian girl leaves school to provide for her family

By Meryem Goktas and Omer Koparan

AL-BAB, Syria (AA) - Like many of her compatriots, 11-year-old Rahaf is a victim of Syria’s brutal civil war, forced to drop out of school to provide for her family and leave her dream of becoming a teacher behind.

SPECIAL REPORT

Despite challenges, Ethiopia continues to host refugees

By Addis Getachew

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) - By looking at him, one cannot imagine the many challenges he faced as he travelled to Ethiopia in 2012, as a refugee fleeing war in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

SPECIAL REPORT

Afghanistan: Resilient sensation in game of cricket

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - In an amazing rare sight of joy, millions of Afghans get glued to the television screens as their national team continues to rise and shine on the global stage at the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales.

SPECIAL REPORT

Distrust dims hopes for stability in Sudan

By Mohammed Amin

KHARTOUM (AA) - A growing gap between Sudan's military rulers and the opposition is complicating the country's transition to democracy and undermining hopes for stability and a better future among civilians.