Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

US

WASHINGTON – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart Donald Trump to meet at White House. Meeting to be followed by joint news conference. Erdogan later to address citizens at Diyanet Center of America in Maryland.

WASHINGTON – House Democrats to convene to open presidential impeachment hearings.

TURKEY

ANKARA – Monitoring developments over Turkey’s agreements hammered with US, Russia on Syria.

FRANCE

PARIS – Turkey’s National Education Minister Yusuf Ziya Selcuk to attend 40th Session of UNESCO General Conference.

SPAIN

MADRID – Santiago Abascal, leader of far-right Vox party, to hold news conference.

BOLIVIA

LA PAZ – Following developments after resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales on call of country’s army chief.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD – Iraqis continue anti-government sit-ins.

LEBANON

BEIRUT – Following weeks-long anti-government protests.

SPECIAL REPORT

Families wait for justice after Sudan sit-in dispersal

By Mohammed Amin

KHARTOUM (AA) – Months after the death of their beloved ones, families of Sudanese protesters killed or gone missing when army forces cleared their protest camp in Khartoum are still waiting for justice.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sri Lanka ruling party runner woos women with free sanitary pads

By Munza Mushtaq

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AA) – Sri Lanka’s ruling party presidential candidate, Sajith Premadasa, 52, appears to be tapping into the sentiments of the country’s female voters by launching a rather unusual campaign offering free sanitary napkins for women and young girls if he is elected president on Saturday.

SPECIAL REPORT

Sri Lankan polls: Choice becomes harder for minorities

By Munza Mushtaq

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AA) – On the eve of Nov. 16 presidential elections, Sri Lankan minority communities, particularly Tamils and Muslims, are confused and feel betrayed by the successive governments for not attending to their issues.

SPECIAL REPORT

In era of change, Frankfurt poised to claim global finance crown

By Aysu Bicer

FRANKFURT (AA) – With the dragged-out Brexit process eroding London’s position more each day, Germany’s claim to be the financial capital of Europe is rising, and especially perhaps its central city of Frankfurt.

SPECIAL REPORT

IMF: Turkey's economic challenges could be solved domestically

By Aysu Bicer and Bahattin Gonultas

ANKARA / BERLIN (AA) – Although Turkey’s vulnerabilities remain high, they can be solved domestically, if the right policies are put in place, Donal McGettigan, the IMF's mission chief to Turkey said on Tuesday, suggesting the country could overcome its economic challenges without IMF help.