ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Nov. 25, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend congress of Turkey’s Women and Democracy Association.
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold talks with Northern Cyprus President Mustafa Akinci and Prime Minister Huseyin Ozgurgun. Meeting follows recent end of negotiations with Greek Cypriot Administration in Switzerland.
UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON – Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus to deliver speech at Chatham House, a leading U.K. think tank. Kurtulmus to also meet British PM’s national security advisor plus representatives of Turkish associations in London.
GERMANY
BERLIN – Lufthansa cancels 830 flights scheduled for Friday as strike by pilots enters third day.
IRAQ
NINEVEH – Shia militias close in on Daesh-held city of Tal Afar, prompting fears of sectarian conflict.
SOUTH AFRICA
JOHANNESBURG – Ratings agency Moody’s will release updated grading for South Africa amid fears from traders the country might lose investment-level status due to slow growth and political interference.
ASIA-PACIFIC
BANGKOK/JAKARTA/KUALA LUMPUR – Protests taking place outside Myanmar embassies across region regarding recent violence against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State.
KOREAS
SEOUL – Rebel ruling party lawmakers make impeachment possible for South Korean president.
MALAYSIA
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian Football Association to decide whether to withdraw from Suzuki Cup in Myanmar in protest at country’s treatment of Rohingya.