Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Executive Board meeting and later reception to mark its 18th anniversary.

ANKARA - Erdogan also to attend graduation ceremony of Gendarmerie and Coastal Guard Academy.

ANKARA - Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) to release established and liquidated companies statistics for July.

FRANCE

PARIS - Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron as well as his counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - On official visit, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, and Interior Minister Raya al-Hassan.

ITALY

ROME - Following developments in wake of prime minister’s resignation.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPECIAL REPORT

Myanmar-China trade hurt by rebel attacks

By Kyaw Ye Lynn

YANGON, Myanmar (AA) – Cross-border trade between Myanmar and China has ground to a halt since rebels launched coordinated attacks on several targets along a major trade route on Aug. 15.

SPECIAL REPORT

Split Somali families to be reunited in Germany

By Andrew Wasike and Magdalene Mukami

NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) - After six long years, Abdi Ghuled was able to track down his wife and two daughters, who had fled violence in Somalia, ultimately locating them in Germany.