Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Thursday, March 9, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to meet with foreign media at Cankaya Palace and then to move to Lefkosa, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

ANKARA - Presidential spokesman İbrahim Kalin to take journalists' questions at Presidential Complex.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to address parliament on EU leaders' summit set for later today in Brussels. Leaders scheduled to discuss refugee crisis, economy, Western Balkans, and post-Brexit EU.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May to hold talks with Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny in Brussels over new administration talks following Northern Ireland Assembly election.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Moscow and exchange views on Middle East and bilateral relations.

FRANCE

PARIS - Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault to host his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin for talks followed by joint press conference.

PARIS - President Francois Hollande to hold talks with UN climate envoy and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo also to attend. ​

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - Central Command Commander Gen. Joseph L. Votel to testify before Senate committee.

SOUTH AFRICA

PRETORIA - Hundreds of South African nationals and migrants to march together against recent anti-immigrant attacks in the capital.

EGYPT

SPECIAL REPORT

Egypt turns to PR firms to polish image in US capital

By Rabie al-Sukari

CAIRO - Egypt hires two PR companies to improve its image among US policymakers and promote its “strategic partnership” with Washington. ​

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - South Korea braces for impeachment decision as religious leaders and politicians make appeals to president and public.