Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ERZURUM - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address the public.

ISTANBUL - Erdogan to attend the July 15 Martyrs' Relatives and Veteran Soldiers Program.

IZMIR - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to address the public in Bornova and Bayrakli districts as part of next Sunday's referendum campaign.

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency’s Editors' Desk to host Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak.

FRANCE

PARIS - President Francois Hollande hosts his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for talks.​

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov.

BAHRAIN

MANAMA - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to pay official visit.

EGYPT

SPECIAL REPORT: Egypt’s struggling Siwa Oasis

By Fiola Fahmy

CAIRO - Once known as a major producer of dates, Egypt’s Siwa Oasis now faces declining production and government neglect.​

SOUTH AFRICA

PRETORIA - President Jacob Zuma hosts Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani who is on a two-day state visit.

PRETORIA - Thousands of South Africans to protest demanding Zuma resignation for reportedly hurting the country’s economy.

JOHANNESBURG - Thousands of commuters to be affected across South Africa as bus employees embark on a nationwide strike calling for better pay.