Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday Nov. 17, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Forestry and Water Affairs Minister Veysel Eroglu to attend Anadolu Agency's Editors’ Desk.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

ISLAMABAD - Erdogan to address joint session of parliament.

GERMANY

BERLIN - U.S. President Barack Obama to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel at start of two-day visit.

BERLIN - Meeting of anti-Daesh coalition members to discuss campaign in Iraq, Syria.

FRANCE

PARIS - Final Republican party debate ahead of primaries for next year's presidential election.​

SPAIN

MADRID - Opening of parliament, boycotted by some parties including far-left Podemos in protest at king’s presence.

UNITED STATES

SPECIAL REPORT: Obama’s legacy in doubt as Trump heads to White House

By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON (AA) - It was a surprise that very few saw coming but when Donald Trump was elected to America’s highest office last week, his victory signaled a tide change for the country not unlike the ascension of his predecessor, President Barack Obama.

SPECIAL REPORT: Turkey's digital transformation to progress rapidly

By Ovunc Kutlu

NEW YORK (AA) - Turkey is at the heart of a digital transformation that can benefit investors, the head of Microsoft in the country said.

YEMEN

SANAA - U.S.-proposed cease-fire due to take effect in bid to end 20-month conflict.

SAUDI ARABIA

JEDDAH - Organization of Islamic Cooperation to hold emergency meeting on conflict in Yemen.

MYANMAR

YANGON - Myanmar again urged to allow probe into alleged rights abuse in Rakhine State by human rights group.

THAILAND

BANGKOK - Relatives of Japanese, South Korean victims of alleged abductions by North Korea demand justice.

JAPAN

SPECIAL REPORT: A new role for Japanese peacekeepers

By Todd Crowell

TOKYO (AA) - Japanese soldiers leave Sunday for South Sudan under new rules that permit them to use weapons to defend themselves or other peacekeeping units under attack.