Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, July 19, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey to release International Investment Position for May.

ANKARA - The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey to announce Established and Liquidated Companies for June.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Central Government Budget Appropriations and Outlays on Research and Development for 2019.

US

WASHINGTON - Monitoring US statements regarding Turkey's purchase of S-400 missile system.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to hold annual news conference on domestic, international issues.

PAKISTAN

KARACHI - Former Pakistani premier Shahid Khaqan Abbasi to appear before judge over graft case.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORTS

CAIRO - Senegal and Algeria to meet in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations final in Cairo, Egypt.

SPECIAL REPORT:

S-400 purchase related to Turkey’s security: Official

By Muhammet Emin Avundukluoğlu

ANKARA (AA) - Turkey sees the S-400 issue as a move related to its national security, the deputy chairman of the opposition Good Party said Friday.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Pakistan's tribal region: From militancy to elections

By Aamir Latif

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AA) - Over 2.8 million voters from Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region will go to the landmark polls on Saturday to elect their representatives for the provincial assembly -- the first time in the region's history.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Soil to sand: Spain’s growing threat of desertification

By Alyssa McMurtry

MADRID, Spain (AA) – If carbon emissions remain unabated, Madrid will have a climate more like present-day Marrakesh by 2050, according to a recently published study by Swiss researchers.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Palestinian breadwinners struggle under occupation

Aness Suheil Barghoti

RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Nine years ago, Fatima Atallah, 38, found herself the sole breadwinner of her family after her husband was arrested by Israeli forces and sentenced to life in prison.