Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

IZMIR - Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci, Qatari Economy and Trade Minister Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani to launch Turkey-Qatar Purchasing Mission Program.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - President Mustafa Akinci to meet UN envoy to Cyprus Espen Barth Eide.

GERMANY

BERLIN - EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker radio interview to be broadcast. Expected to oppose calls to end EU membership talks with Turkey.

FRANCE

PARIS - Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to meet newly appointed UN special envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame as he tries to bring peace to troubled country.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Reaction after Irish parliamentary report advising preparation for reunification with Northern Ireland following Brexit.

LONDON - Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee to announce interest rate decision.

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - Former prisoners to escalate protests in West Bank against cuts to stipend by Palestinian Authority.​

INDONESIA

SPECIAL REPORT: Child marriage still a threat to Indonesian women

By Ainur Rohmah

TUBAN, Indonesia (AA) - Siti Muthoharoh tries to smile through the tears as she recalls the difficulty of her first child’s birth when she was a teenager.

KENYA

NAIROBI - John Dramani Mahama, chairman of Commonwealth election observers group, to hold news conference on upcoming presidential election following death of local election official, protests.