Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, June 3, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship, at Vahdettin Pavilion.

ISTANBUL - Separately, Erdogan to receive Ersin Tatar, Prime Minister of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

ANKARA - Statistical authority TurkStat to release inflation figures for May.

ANKARA - Ministry of trade to release preliminary foreign trade figures for May.

UK

LONDON - US President Donald Trump to start 3-day state visit to the UK. Queen Elizabeth II will give state banquet at Buckingham Palace for Trump.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Social Democratic Party (SPD) leadership is meeting to discuss next steps after party chairwoman Andrea Nahles announced her resignation.

SYRIA

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

SOUTH AFRICA

PRETORIA - South African Muslim organizations and individuals will send letter to Saudi Arabian embassy in Pretoria demanding explanation as to why 3 Muslim scholars in kingdom were arrested and currently face execution.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL- Fenerbahce Beko to face TOFAS in Game 2 of Turkish basketball playoff semi-final series.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bilal al-Habashi - Inspiration for Muslim writers, muezzins

By Seleshi Tessema

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) - An illustrious Islamic history unfolded in Medina when Prophet Muhammed appointed a freed slave with dark complexion and melodious voice to lead and recite the first call to prayer, Azaan.