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ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, April 13, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend the general assembly of Onder Imam Hatipliler Association in Istanbul.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Monitoring developments after Khalifa Haftar, who commands forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government, launches campaign to capture capital Tripoli, where the UN-backed unity government is based.

ALGERIA

ALGIERS - Monitoring developments after Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's resignation following weeks of demonstrations.

SUDAN

KHARTOUM - Following developments after new head of military administration was sworn in.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

SPORTS

European Wrestling Campionship continues in Romania where eight-time European champion Riza Kayaalp of Turkey will seek gold medal in final match.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Turkey plays active role in confronting Islamophobia’

By Nilay Kar Onum

ISTANBUL (AA) - A U.S.-based academic has praised Turkey for its role in combating Islamophobia.

SPECIAL REPORT

Indonesians to vote on April 17 in presidential polls

By Muhammad Latief and Pizaro Gozali

JAKARTA (AA) - More than 192 million Indonesians will head to the polls in the upcoming elections on April 17.

SPECIAL REPORT

100 years on, UK ‘must apologize’ for massacre in India

By By Ahmad Adil

CHANDIGARH, India (AA) - Although British Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed “regret” over 1919 massacre by British troops in India, but many in the South Asian country wait for an official apology from the British authorities.