Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Friday Sept. 2, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend meeting titled “First Hundred Days of the 65th Government”.

ANKARA - Leader of opposition Republican People's Party Kemal Kilicdaroglu to meet Parliamentary Assembly of Council of Europe President Pedro Agramunt and U.S. Ambassador to Turkey John Bass, separately.

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

LEFKOSA - President Mustafa Akinci to meet Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades.

SLOVAKIA

BRATISLAVA - Turkey’s Minister for EU Affairs Omer Celik to attend unofficial EU Foreign Ministers' meeting.

ISRAEL

SPECIAL REPORT: Israel granting fewer permits to leave blockaded Gaza

By Kaamil Ahmed

JERUSALEM - Palestinians have had markedly more trouble leaving the Israeli-blockaded Gaza Strip in recent months, aid workers and activists have told Anadolu Agency.

NIGERIA

SPECIAL REPORT: Kerry's Nigeria visit stokes religious tensions

By Rafiu Ajakaye

LAGOS - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Nigeria last week came amid a new low in relations between its Muslim and Christian populations.

JAPAN

TOKYO - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on sidelines of Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok.

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL - President defends planned deployment of advanced U.S. antimissile system on South Korean soil prior to Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok – move Moscow and Beijing strongly oppose.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian minister claims prime minister is “Malaysian Official 1” named in U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) civil suit against state wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).