Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of 2019-2020 academic year for higher education at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center in capital.

ANKARA - Erdogan also due to chair his ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s Central Decision and Executive Board (MKYK) and Central Executive Board’s (MYK) meetings at party headquarters.

ISTANBUL - Turkey’s largest technology and aerospace event Teknofest Istanbul continues at Ataturk Airport.

ISTANBUL - Selcuk Bayraktar, chairman of Turkish Technology Team Foundation, to join Anadolu Agency's Finance Desk during Teknofest Istanbul.

ANKARA - Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank to release Turkey's Industry and Technology Strategy for 2023.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release housing sales statistics for August.

ANKARA - Central Bank to announce outstanding loans received from abroad by private sector for July.

ITALY

ROME - Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to host French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss irregular migration, and later hold joint news conference.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic.

LUXEMBOURG

LUXEMBOURG - European Statistical Office Eurostat to release inflation figures for August.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - European Automobile Manufacturers Association to release new passenger cars registrations figures for July-August.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to meet with Chinese Premier Li Keying.

US

WASHINGTON - Director of Pentagon's Defeat-ISIS Task Force Chris Maier to hold media briefing on latest developments in Syria.

EGYPT

CAIRO - Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to visit Egypt, then to proceed to France.

ALGERIA

ALGIERS - Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Caid Saleh to deliver “important” speech on latest developments.

TUNISIA

TUNIS - Monitoring developments after presidential polls.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following fierce battles between government forces and pro-Haftar militias on outskirts of capital.

ISRAEL

TEL AVIV - Following official results of Knesset (parliament) polls.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORTS

BRUGES, Belgium - Turkish champions Galatasaray to face Belgium's Club Brugge in UEFA Champions League Group A match.

SPECIAL REPORT

Anadolu Agency braves world's highest battlefield

By Mehmet Ozturk and Islamuddin Sajid

SIACHEN, Pakistan (AA) - The Siachen Glaciers, known as the world's highest battlefield, are located in the eastern Karakoram mountain range in the Himalayas, huddled next to the borders of Pakistan, India, and China.

SPECIAL REPORT

Pakistan in on Malaysian leader's joint venture bid

By Mehmet Ozturk and Islamuddin Sajid

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) - Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi has endorsed Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad’s proposal for a joint venture between Malaysia, Turkey, and Pakistan to unite the Muslim world.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey, Uganda to sign new cooperation agreements

By Hassan Isilow

KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) - Turkey and Uganda are expected to sign six new cooperation agreements before the end of the year, according to Turkey’s ambassador to Uganda.