Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Tuesday Feb. 21, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive members of Turkey’s top business association -- Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association -- at presidential palace.

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to address Justice and Development (AK) Party parliamentary meeting before party’s central executive meeting.

ANKARA - Parliamentary meetings of four main political parties.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci before meeting team negotiating Cyprus reunion.

FRANCE

PARIS - President Francois Hollande to host Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government President Massoud Barzani, their second meeting in two months.

ISRAEL

JERUSALEM - Court to sentence soldier Elor Azaria for killing of unarmed Palestinian attacker.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - House of Lords to hold two-day debate on Brexit bill.

BAHRAIN

MANAMA - Trial resumes for Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab over series of critical tweets.

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - Amnesty International to launch annual report on Africa.