Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and parliament speaker Mustafa Sentop to attend International Ombudsman Conference in Istanbul

ANKARA - Erdogan to preside Central Executive Committee meeting at his party's headquarters

ANKARA - Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend TechAnkara Project Bazaar 2019

ANKARA - Monitoring developments on Turkey’s agreements signed with US, Russia on Syria

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to hold news conference after two-day Cabinet retreat in Meseberg near Berlin

BERLIN - President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, leaders from African countries ahead of Compact with Africa conference

CROATIA

VUKOVAR - Croatia to mark 28th anniversary of 1991 killings in Vukovar city

SOUTH SUDAN

JUBA - East African Intergovernmental Authority on Development to meet

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa to mark African Statistics Day

UGANDA

KAMPALA - 8th African Population Conference to kick off

KENYA

NAIROBI - International non-governmental organizations to launch World Antibiotic Awareness Week

HONG KONG

HONG KONG- Following developments in ongoing protests

BOLIVIA

LA PAZ – Following developments after resignation of President Evo Morales

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following anti-government protests

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Following weeks-long anti-government protests

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release House Sales statistics for October

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce Short Term External Debt Statistics for September

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey corners terrorists with advanced drones: Expert

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) – Significant advances in drone technology have strengthened Turkey’s hand to clear terrorists from its territory, according to a security expert.

SPECIAL REPORT

Air pollution could bring 'killer fog' to large cities

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - If the problem of air pollution continues to worsen, the world's big cities could face London's fate in 1952, when as many as 12,000 people are thought to have died from dense smog that smothered the city, according to an expert.

SPECIAL REPORT

Tunisia's new president has a big job in first 100 days

By Ihsan Mejdi

TUNIS (AA) – On Oct. 23, former law professor Kais Saied, 61, was sworn in as Tunisia's 7th president after defeating his contender, businessman Nabil Karoui, in a presidential runoff.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ethiopian coffee attracts visitors at Ankara expo

By Sadik Kedir Abdu

ANKARA (AA) - An Ethiopian coffee booth was crowded with visitors during a four-day tourism and travel expo at the ATO Congresium in Turkey's capital.