Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

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

QATAR

DOHA - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to be received by Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani as part of 5th meeting of Turkey-Qatar High Strategic Committee.

DOHA - Cavusoglu to meet his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

DOHA - Cavusoglu to attend Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Somalia Contact Group meeting.

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.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - The world's only intercontinental marathon, the 41st Vodafone Istanbul Marathon to be run.

AUSTIN, US - The US Grand Prix in the Formula 1 to be held at the Circuit of the Americas.

SPECIAL REPORT

Russian negotiator recounts road to peace in Syria

By Iftikhar Gilani

ISTANBUL (AA) – It is not an easy task to get a serving diplomat to talk to media, especially if he/she was assigned as a top negotiator to calm nerves in a war-like situation.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey crucial in restoring peace in Syria, Russia

By Iftikhar Gilani

ISTANBUL (AA) – After failing to enforce reconciliation in Syria while working with the U.S. and other international players for over three years, Russia learned the hard way that the road to peace travels through Turkey, a top Russian diplomat told Anadolu Agency.