Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Monitoring developments over agreements with Russia, US on Syria.

IRAQ

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

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Monitoring developments in anti-tax protests across nation.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - October’s foreign trade data to be released by the Ministry of Trade.

SPECIAL REPORT

Syria safe-zone plans in line with Turkey’s 1998 deal

Ali Murat Alhas and Sibel Morrow

ANKARA (AA) – Now that Turkey has struck two major deals with Russia and the U.S. for a long-planned safe zone in Syria, a 1998 anti-terrorism agreement between then-government of Syria and Turkey has once again made the headlines.

SPECIAL REPORT

Indian hits civilian houses, schools in Kashmir

By Islamuddin Sajid

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) - Indian forces hit civilian population including a school and a market in Pakistan administered Kashmir, known Azad Jammu and Kashmir, on Oct 20.

SPECIAL REPORT

No solution in sight for Iraq unrest

By Raed Hamed

ISTANBUL (AA) - The latest wave of anti-government protests in Iraq is considered the gravest challenge to the cabinet of Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi since it came to power a year ago.