ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Friday, March 23, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s district congress in Istanbul.
ANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag to meet British Minister of State for Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt.
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to announce workforce statistics of 2017.
BURSA - Uludag Economy Summit will begin. Main theme of the two-day event is "Future".
SWITZERLAND
MONTREUX/LAUSANNE - Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to meet Turkish citizens and representatives of nongovernmental organizations.
SYRIA
IDLIB/AZAZ/AFRIN - Desk to monitor Turkey-led Operation Olive Branch against YPG/PKK-Daesh terror groups in Syria's Afrin.
EGYPT
CAIRO - Egypt to open Rafah crossing for two days to allow people with humanitarian needs to leave blockaded Gaza Strip.
PALESTINE
RAMALLAH - Weekly protests expected to continue against Trump's decision to relocate U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - EU leaders summit in Brussels continues.
SPORTS
ANTALYA - Turkish national football team to play friendly match with Republic of Ireland at Antalya stadium at 8.30 p.m. (GMT 1730).