Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, August 2, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Supreme Military Council to convene under chairmanship of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the presidential complex.

ANKARA - Erdogan to hold a dinner for members of the Supreme Military Council.

US/TURKEY

WASHINGTON/ANKARA - Following developments after a decision by the U.S. Treasury Department to impose sanctions on two Turkish ministers.

SPECIAL REPORT

US Palestine refugee bill could backfire: diplomat

By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON (AA) - A bill winding its way through Congress could have significant blowback for the U.S. should it become law, a western diplomat has warned.

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend opening ceremony of ASEAN 51st Foreign Ministers' Meeting.

SINGAPORE - Cavusoglu also due to hold bilateral meetings with some of his counterparts from the participant countries on the sidelines of the ASEAN meeting.

ZIMBABWE

HARARE – Following developments in Zimbabwe as the country awaits Sunday's election results.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

KINSHASA - Following new Ebola outbreak in the country.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB / HOMS - Monitoring Syrian civil war.

PAKISTAN

SPECIAL REPORT

Minorities make inroads in Pakistani parliament

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Many things have happened first time in Pakistan in July 25 elections – from representation of the country’s tiny communities in the parliament to the direct election of a non-Muslim parliamentarian.