Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, July 14, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) leader Devlet Bahceli to hold press conference at party headquarters.

IRAQ

BASRA - Tensions mount in southern Basra province as popular protests gather momentum.

BAGHDAD - Political blocs hold talks over incoming government amid ongoing dispute over poll results.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB / HOMS - Monitoring Syrian civil war.

NIGERIA

LAGOS - Hotly contested regional elections in southwestern Ekiti state, with 30,000 police deployed, fearing violence.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Eritrean President Issaias Afeworki to arrive in capital Addis Ababa for 2-day visit -- a result of fast-tracked diplomatic thaw between the 2 countries.

SPORTS

ANKARA - England to face Belgium in FIFA World Cup third-place match at Russia's St. Petersburg at 5 p.m. local time (GMT1400).