Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – President and ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend his party’s parliamentary group meeting.

ANKARA – Erdogan later to join meeting of provincial heads serving since establishment of party at party headquarters.

ANKARA – President also set to receive Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani at presidential complex.

ANKARA – Following developments in Turkey's deals with US, Russia on northern Syria.

UK

LONDON – Prime Minister Boris Johnson to respond to questions from lawmakers on Brexit, early general elections.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA – Opening meeting of Syria's new Constitutional Committee to be held with attendance of Syrian parties.

HUNGARY

BUDAPEST – Russian President Vladimir Putin to pay working visit to Budapest at invitation of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU – Russia's Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu to chair defense ministers' meeting of Commonwealth of Independent States.

SOUTH SUDAN

JUBA – Following two-day oil and power conference in South Sudan.

RWANDA

KIGALI – Following Africa judicial dialogue in Rwandan capital.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD – Monitoring developments in anti-corruption demonstrations in capital, southern cities.

LEBANON

BEIRUT – Monitoring developments in anti-tax demonstrations across nation.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB – Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Statistical Institute to release economic confidence index for October.

ISTANBUL – Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency to announce banking sector statistics for September.

BRUSSELS – European Commission to reveal economic sentiment indicator for October.

ISTANBUL – Turkey's leading technology event, the Smart Future World Expo 2019, to kick off.

SPORTS

TEL AVIV – Turkish basketball powerhouse Fenerbahce Beko to take on Israeli opponents Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague game.

SPECIAL REPORT

Zalmay Khalilzad: The man of peace or pieces for Afghanistan?

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) – Having served as the highest-ranking Muslim in the U.S. administrations under four presidents, Afghanistan-born Zalmay Khalilzad has resumed his daunting task of reviving talks with Taliban insurgents.

SPECIAL REPORT

Hong Kong youths being radicalized: Ex-leader

By Sorvar Alam

ISTANBUL (AA) – Blaming radicalization of the youth through the medium of internet, responsible for the continued protests in Hong Kong, a former leader of the region claimed that the city was enjoying a unique autonomous status, more than any other cities in the world, be that London, Paris, New York or Tokyo.