Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

SARAJEVO - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend Southeast European Cooperation Process (SEECP) summit.

SARAJEVO - Erdogan to meet with North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski.

SARAJEVO - Erdogan also due to attend procession to commemorate victims of Srebrenica Genocide in front of Presidential Council Building.

SARAJEVO - Recently identified remains of 33 victims to be buried at a cemetery in Potocari, a village in eastern Bosnia-Herzegovina.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to meet with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin al Thani at White House.

GREECE

ATHENS - New Cabinet under new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakisto to be sworn in.

UK

LONDON - A panel discussion titled "Jamal Khashoggi's Assassination: The Open Secret” to be held in London, with attendance of Hatice Cengiz, Khashoggi’s fiancee.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to host annual reception for foreign ambassadors and members of diplomatic corps serving in Germany.

RUSSIA

YEKATERINBURG - Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend INNOPROM International Industrial Trade Fair.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

IRAN

TEHRAN - Following reactions on Tehran’s move to surpass 3.67% of uranium enrichment.

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Following ramifications of agreement between opposition forces and military.

SOUTH SUDAN

JUBA - President Salva Kiir to address nation as country celebrates Independence Day.

NIGERIA

LAGOS - African Development Bank Group, Africa Finance Corporation to meet industry and business leaders in Abuja, as part of roadshow to woo investors ahead of its second Africa Investment Forum (AIF).

SPORTS

LONDON - Wimbledon tennis tournament to continue with quarterfinal matches.

SPECIAL REPORT

Candidate seeks to be 1st Turkish-American in Congress

By Umar Farooq and Dildar Baykan

WASHINGTON (AA) - As the political race in the U.S. heats up ahead of the 2020 elections, one candidate is looking to make history by becoming the first Turkish congressional representative.

SPECIAL REPORT

Fear, hope as West Africa adopts single currency 'eco'

By Abu 'Adnan

LAGOS, Nigeria (AA) - West African political leaders have taken the boldest step towards regional integration after approving a single currency for the 15-member bloc formed in 1975, analysts said.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ethiopian Jews suffer racism in Israel

By Mustafa Deveci

JERUSALEM (AA) – The fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager of Ethiopian descent has rekindled complaints of racism and discrimination by Ethiopian Jews in Israel.

SPECIAL REPORT

Children should not be trapped by video games: experts

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) - The technology revolution has changed many traditional practices over the years with many breakthrough developments and the tendency of children’s online gaming is no exception.