ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, May 5, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
KAYSERI - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to attend ordinary congress of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s women branch, inauguration ceremony of city hospital in Kayseri.
ANKARA - Yildirim to attend ordinary congress of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s women branch in capital Ankara.
SYRIA
IDLIB/AZAZ/AFRIN - Monitoring Operation Olive Branch against YPG/PKK-Daesh terror groups.
YEMEN
ADEN - Following dispute between Yemen and UAE over strategic island of Socotra.
MOROCCO
RABAT - Following resumption of social unrest in Morocco’s northeastern city of Jerada.
SPECIAL REPORT
Analysts sceptical of Security Council visit to Myanmar
By Ayhan Simsek
BERLIN (AA) - The visit of UN Security Council envoys to Myanmar has been cautiously welcomed by Rohingya advocates who called for stronger pressure on Myanmar authorities to put an end to genocidal policies against the Muslim minority.
SPECIAL REPORT
Ethiopia ups textile sector in industrialization bid
By Addis Getatchew
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) - Ethiopia is largely an agrarian economy but the country is working hard to change this by upping its game in the textile sector.
SPECIAL REPORT
'Turkey to play leading role in Islamic finance'
By Diyar Guldogan and Jeyhun Aliyev
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey plays a leading role in Islamic finance, said group chairman and chief executive officer of Path Solutions, an Islamic banking software provider.