Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

HUNGARY

BUDAPEST - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set to attend a Turkish-Hungarian business forum with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Erdogan also expected to officially inaugurate the restored Tomb of Gul Baba in Budapest and pay a visit to the Budapest Turkish Memorial Cemetery.

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak to attend launch of a program on the "total" fight against inflation.

ANTALYA - Parliament speaker Binali Yildirim to attend 3rd Eurasian Parliament Speakers meeting's opening ceremony.

SYRIA

IDLIB - In line with Turkey-Russia agreement, opposition factions in Syria’s Idlib withdraw heavy weapons from frontlines.

MAURITANIA

NOUAKCHOTT - Mauritanian opposition parties react to election of ruling party MP as parliament speaker.

PALESTINE

GAZA CITY - Following Palestinian demonstrations along heavily-fortified Gaza-Israel buffer zone.

INDONESIA

PALU - Desk to follow developments in the region after earthquake, tsunami in Indonesia.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following efforts by prime minister-designate to draw up Iraq’s next government.

US

WASHINGTON - Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis hosts his Greek counterpart Panos Kammenos at Pentagon.

UK

LONDON - Investigative website Bellingcat to hold an event to announce the identity of the second suspect in Salisbury nerve-agent incident.

LONDON - Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace to address a national security conference.

YEMEN

SANAA - Monitoring developments on civil war in Yemen.

SPORTS

KONYA - The 54th Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey will kick off in "World Tour" category for the second time.

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestinian women suffer abuses in Israeli jails

- Israeli forces have detained 90 Palestinian women since the beginning of this year

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Taken away from their children, dozens of Palestinian women are suffering abuse in Israeli prisons, according to Palestinian activists.