Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend inauguration ceremony of Abdulhakim Sancak Mosque in Istanbul Technical University

ANKARA - Transport and Infrastructure Ministry to release airport statistics for August

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to announce cash realizations for August

IZMIR - Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan to attend Turkey-China Business Forum

ITALY

CERNOBBIO - Turkey's Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend 45th Ambrosetti Forum

LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG CITY - Eurostat to release GDP and employment figures for second quarter

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Following developments day after first transitional government was formed.

Palestine

GAZA CITY - Thousands of Palestinians due to take part in Friday of Great March of Return protests.

Yemen

SANAA - Following ongoing clashes between government forces and UAE-backed separatists.

SPECIAL REPORT

Citizenship list deals blow to India’s ruling party

By Iftikhar Gilani

ANKARA (AA) - The recently released citizenship list in India’s northeastern province of Assam has become an albatross around the neck of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), with reports that many of its own voters, Bengali Hindus and Gurkhas, have made their way into the list of illegal immigrants or foreigners.

SPECIAL REPORT

Afghanistan juggles presidential polls, peace talks

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - Kabul has expressed growing anxiety over the proposed agreement between the U.S and Taliban as Afghanistan juggles between key presidential elections and the fragile yet rejuvenated peace process.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘UN responds to crises with political agenda’

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Acting slowly and often with political agendas has damaged the credibility of UN agencies, although they remain important in terms of their expertise, resources, and capabilities, according to an Africa analyst.