Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

DUZCE / BOLU / USAK - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to lead election rallies in western provinces of Duzce, Bolu, and Usak ahead of Sunday’s local elections.

QATAR

DOHA - Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend inauguration of National Museum of Qatar.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian for talks on bilateral relations, EU, and international issues.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - House of Commons to hold indicative votes for new Brexit strategies after MPs took control of parliamentary business, and Prime Minister Theresa May to take questions from lawmakers.

US

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify before House, Senate panels on State Department budget.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to chair meeting of Board of Trustees of Alexander Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Fund.

NEW ZEALAND

CHRISTCHURCH - Monitoring developments in wake of terror attacks at two mosques.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

ANKARA / JERUSALEM / WASHINGTON - Monitoring developments following US President Donald Trump's move on Golan Heights, occupied illegally by Israel.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish imam hatip schools promote science: Foundation

By Elif Selin Calik Muhasilovic

ISTANBUL (AA) - After flying to the Big Apple for an international robotics contest, a team of girls from a religious high school in Turkey is coming in for high praise.

SPECIAL REPORT

Ukrainian football giants: Five years in exile

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) - Ukrainian football giants Shakhtar Donetsk have been far from home since a five-year conflict gripped eastern Ukraine in mid-2014.