Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to deliver remarks at Young Black Leadership Summit.

FRANCE

PARIS - Following developments after knife attack at Paris police headquarters leaving four police officers dead.

GEORGIA

TBILISI - NATO Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller to meet with President Salome Zourabichvili.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Anti-corruption protests hit country for fourth straight day.

JORDAN

AMMAN - Teachers’ strike enters fifth week, with government seeking to derail it.

YEMEN

SANAA - Following latest developments in war-torn country.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following ongoing battles in area surrounding capital Tripoli.

PALESTINE

GAZA CITY - Palestinians to take part in 77th Friday of anti-occupation protests in eastern Gaza.

CAMEROON

YAOUNDE - Following ongoing national dialogue as President Paul Biya pardons 330 prisoners earlier detained in connection with Anglophone separatist rebellion.

NIGERIA

ABUJA - Opening ceremony of mosque built by Turkish NGO in capital Abuja.

KADUNA - Following developments after abduction of eight people in Kaduna State in northwestern Nigeria.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Road Motor Vehicles statistics for August.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Turkish Super Lig’s Week 7 to start with Fenerbahce vs. Antalyaspor and Yeni Malatya vs. Denizlispor matches.

ISTANBUL - Turkish Airlines Euroleague first week matches continue as Anadolu Efes take on Barcelona Lassa at home.

SPECIAL REPORT

Refugees, water focus of Bangladesh leader's India trip

By Md. Kamruzzaman

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - During his ongoing India visit, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will likely focus on getting concrete support from his larger neighbor on the Rohingya crisis and implementation of already signed river management pacts.

SPECIAL REPORT

$5M program launched in Kenya to combat malnutrition

By Andrew Wasike

TURKANA, Kenya (AA) - In Turkana county, Northern Kenya, one of the driest places in East and Central Africa, thousands of children are suffering from acute malnutrition.

SPECIAL REPORT

Inclusive politics spurs good economy: Indian expert

By Riyaz ul Khaliq and Shuriah Niazi

ANKARA (AA) – A fall in private consumption, global developments, and domestic political issues have contributed to the deepening of a slowdown in India, Asia’s third-largest economy, said an economic expert.