Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, May 18, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Prime Minister Binali Yildirim at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Erdogan later to attend high advisory council of Turkish Industry and Business Association (TUSIAD).

FRANCE

PARIS - New President Emmanuel Macron holds first Cabinet meeting, a day after unveiling his government.​

GREECE

ATHENS - Parliament vote on controversial new reform package.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - On day 3 of Geneva VI peace talks on Syria, UN Envoy Staffan de Mistura to meet separately with regime, opposition delegations, and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov to meet with opposition.

PALESTINE

SPECIAL REPORT

Gaza withers from heat of inter-Palestinian rift

By Kaamil Ahmed

GAZA CITY (AA) - Gazans reel under ongoing power crisis and salary cuts imposed by Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority.

U.K.

LONDON - Weeks before snap poll, ruling Conservative Party expected to publish manifesto.

SPECIAL REPORT

UK activist charged for not handing over passwords

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON (AA) – British prosecutors sparked controversy after director of human rights group charged for refusing to surrender passwords for his computer and mobile phone.