Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, June 17, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to speak at ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's mass rally in Istanbul's Yenikapi fairgrounds.

ALBANIA / SERBIA / KOSOVO

TIRANA / BELGRADE / PRISTINA - Turkish citizens living in Albania, Serbia, and Kosovo to begin casting ballots in Turkey’s presidential and general elections.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - 2018 FIFA World Cup continues across Russia with Costa Rica-Serbia, Brazil-Switzerland, Germany-Mexico matches.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB / HOMS - Monitoring Syrian civil war.

YEMEN

MAARIB - Following fight between Yemeni army and Houthi rebels over strategic Al-Hudeidah province.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following ongoing dispute over results of Iraq’s May 12 parliamentary poll.

SPECIAL REPORT

Eid reminds Rohingya refugees of happier times at home

By Md. Kamruzzaman

COX’S BAZAR - Eid is always better when one gets to celebrate it with loved ones, a fact that one can see in the teary eyes and heavy hearts of the persecuted Rohingya Muslims living at dilapidated refugee camps in Bangladesh.

SPECIAL REPORT

Afghan peace march wins hearts of many

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - The peace march of peasants, students and farmers from Afghanistan’s restive Helmand province has already won hearts and minds of many war-weary Afghans halfway through their destination, Kabul.