Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

SAUDI ARABIA

JEDDAH - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend the open-ended extraordinary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation executive committee.

TURKEY

ANKARA - Turkey’s statistical authority TurkStat to release turnover, retail trade indices for May, house sales statistics for June.

ANKARA - Central Bank of Turkey to release outstanding loans received from abroad by private sector figures as of May.

ANKARA - European Statistical Office (Eurostat) to release inflation figures for June.

ANKARA - European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) to release new passenger car registrations statistics for June.

ANKARA - Monitoring FETO-linked cases across Turkey.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to be officially appointed as Germany’s new defense minister by acting President Michael Mueller at ceremony at Schloss Bellevue.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Following aftermath of Ursula von der Leyen's election as first woman president of European Commission.

GREECE

ATHENS - Parliament to convene for first time after July 7 general snap elections, with swearing-in of deputies.

US

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa at State Department.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold weekly news conference.

MOSCOW - Hamas members to hold news conference.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - International Court of Justice in the Hague to announce verdict in case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, former Indian navy commander sentenced to death in Pakistan over espionage charges.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Some 200 million trees to be planted in 24 hours as part of the 4 billion tree project.

KENYA

NAIROBI - Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) to perform free eye surgeries for poor communities in northern Kenya.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Turkish top-tier football league fixtures for the 2019-2020 season to be held in Istanbul.

CAIRO - Tunisia, Nigeria to meet in 2019 Africa Cup of Nations third place playoff.

SPECIAL REPORT

Murals tell the story of Sudanese revolution

By Mohammed Amin

KHARTOUM (AA) - Inspired by popular protests that swept autocrat Omar al-Bashir from power, graffiti artists have been using the walls in the capital Khartoum to express their aspirations for a better future in Sudan.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Clean energy should be shifted against climate change'

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey in the fight against climate change needs to be directed more towards renewable, clean energy sources, according to the head of Chamber of Environmental Engineers.