Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL/MALATYA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend a student program organized by the Directorate of Religious Affairs. Erdogan to also attend an opening ceremony in eastern Malatya province.

IRAN

TEHRAN – Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani to be sworn in for second term in office.​ Economy minister Nihat Zeybekci to represent Turkey at Rouhani’s swearing-in ceremony.

PHILIPPINES

MANILA – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold bilateral meetings with Vietnamese, Lao, Thai, and South Korean counterparts on sidelines of 24th ASEAN Regional Forum.

MAURITANIA

NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritanians to vote in referendum on proposed constitutional changes.

KENYA

SPECIAL REPORT: Kenyans flee Nairobi in fear of poll violence

By Andrew Wasike and Magdalene Mukami

NAIROBI - At the Machakos bus station in Nairobi, hundreds of people are bumping into each other, tickets held firmly on one hand, the other clutching heavy luggage.