ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday Nov. 17, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Forestry and Water Affairs Minister Veysel Eroglu to attend Anadolu Agency's Editors’ Desk.
PAKISTAN
ISLAMABAD - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
ISLAMABAD - Erdogan to address joint session of parliament.
GERMANY
BERLIN - U.S. President Barack Obama to meet Chancellor Angela Merkel at start of two-day visit.
BERLIN - Meeting of anti-Daesh coalition members to discuss campaign in Iraq, Syria.
FRANCE
PARIS - Final Republican party debate ahead of primaries for next year's presidential election.
SPAIN
MADRID - Opening of parliament, boycotted by some parties including far-left Podemos in protest at king’s presence.
UNITED STATES
SPECIAL REPORT: Obama’s legacy in doubt as Trump heads to White House
By Michael Hernandez
WASHINGTON (AA) - It was a surprise that very few saw coming but when Donald Trump was elected to America’s highest office last week, his victory signaled a tide change for the country not unlike the ascension of his predecessor, President Barack Obama.
SPECIAL REPORT: Turkey's digital transformation to progress rapidly
By Ovunc Kutlu
NEW YORK (AA) - Turkey is at the heart of a digital transformation that can benefit investors, the head of Microsoft in the country said.
YEMEN
SANAA - U.S.-proposed cease-fire due to take effect in bid to end 20-month conflict.
SAUDI ARABIA
JEDDAH - Organization of Islamic Cooperation to hold emergency meeting on conflict in Yemen.
MYANMAR
YANGON - Myanmar again urged to allow probe into alleged rights abuse in Rakhine State by human rights group.
THAILAND
BANGKOK - Relatives of Japanese, South Korean victims of alleged abductions by North Korea demand justice.
JAPAN
SPECIAL REPORT: A new role for Japanese peacekeepers
By Todd Crowell
TOKYO (AA) - Japanese soldiers leave Sunday for South Sudan under new rules that permit them to use weapons to defend themselves or other peacekeeping units under attack.