Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Sunday, May 29, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend the celebration of the 563rd anniversary of Istanbul’s conquest by the Ottomans.

ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to visit mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk – Turkey’s first president – with new cabinet ministers.

ANKARA – Turkish parliament to hold vote of confidence on new government.

EUROPE

UNITED KINGDOM

SPECIAL REPORT

A referendum with Turkey at its center

By Michael Sercan Daventry

LONDON (AA) – Experts say Vote Leave is emphasizing potential Turkish immigration because it is losing the economic argument for Brexit.

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

JORDAN

SPECIAL REPORT

Jordan: Christian builds replica of Dome of the Rock mosque

By Laith al-Juneidi

AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – A Jordanian Christian artist has built a replica of the Dome of the Rock mosque to honor Palestine’s martyrs.

AFRICA

NIGERIA

LAGOS – President Muhammadu Buhari to address his countrymen on his first year in office. Expected to tell citizens how far his administration has gone to realize campaign promises.

SOUTHEAST ASIA & THE PACIFIC

AUSTRALIA

MELBOURNE – Police in Victoria will discuss whether face masks can be banned at protests after violence recently erupted between anti-racism and anti-immigration groups holding counter rallies.

CHINA

BEIJING – More than 50 flights delayed in southwest Sichuan Province after drone spotted above Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport.

SPORTS

ANTALYA, Turkey – Turkey’s national football team to play a friendly game with Montenegro in preparation for Euro 2016.