Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, July 1, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA- President and ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party chairman Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend AK Party's provincial meeting. Erdogan also to receive Qatari Minister of Defense Khaled Al-Attiyah.

SWITZERLAND

CRANS-MONTANA - An international conference on reunification of Cyprus to continue in Crans-Montana. The Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders with the three other states involved in the process -- guarantor countries Turkey, Greece, and the U.K to meet in Swiss Alps.

KENYA

SPECIAL REPORT:

Violence from past Kenyan elections haunts victims

By Andrew Wasike and Magdalene Mukami

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – Kenya will head to the general elections in 38 days. But for victims of post-election violence from 2007-08 that took more than 1000 lives, the upcoming elections will just open wounds that are yet to heal.

UNITED STATES

SPECIAL REPORT:

Alienation worries at US mosque amid travel ban

By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON (AA) - The Trump administration's most recent attempt to curtail Muslim immigration is having a "counterproductive" effect on its stated goal - securing the nation, according to a top official at one of the nation's largest mosques.