Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, May 31, 2019.

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend fast-breaking (iftar) dinner in Istanbul’s Uskudar district.

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency to host Justice Minister Abdulhamit Gul at Editors’ Desk.

ANKARA - Turkey’s statistical authority TurkStat to release GDP growth figures for the first quarter of 2019 and foreign trade figures for April.

ANKARA - Ministry of Culture and Tourism to release number of arriving-departing foreigners and citizens figures for April.

GERMANY

BERLIN - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on his first official visit to Germany. He is scheduled to have separate meetings with Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.

BERLIN - Merkel meets Chinese Vice-President Wang Qishan for talks on bilateral relations, international issues.

SAUDI ARABIA

MECCA - Saudi Arabia to host 14th Summit Meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation, themed Hand in Hand toward the Future in Mecca.

SYRIA

IDLIB/ALEPPO - Following attacks of Bashar al-Assad regime and its supporters on Idlib de-escalation zone and other developments.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Tobacco: Killing you softly over time

By Gozde Bayar and Vakkas Dogantekin

ANKARA (AA) - More than 8 million people died of tobacco in 2018 and another million due to second-hand smoke exposure, said the World Health Organization (WHO) in its latest report.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish investors see boon in pan-African trade pact

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - A groundbreaking pan-African trade pact will open new doors for Turkish investors on the continent, according to business leaders working to forge stronger trade ties.

SPECIAL REPORT

Syrian women take up bread-winner role as war lingers on

By Meryem Goktas

ANKARA/AZAZ (AA) – Rena Hanif, a mother of two, has been forced to take up the bread-winner role for her family after her husband was picked up by the Syrian regime.

SPEACIAL REPORT

Turkish firm to launch mega-housing project in Angola

By Gozde Bayar

ANKARA (AA) - A Turkish construction firm will launch a mega-housing project in Angola, marking the largest social housing project in the southwestern African nation.