ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Pakistani lawmakers plus delegation of Islamic NGOs.
ANKARA – Prime Minister Binali Yildirim to meet head of Turkish armed forces Hulusi Akar and Turkic Council Secretary-General Ramil Hasanov.
FRANCE
SPECIAL REPORT:
France: Are burkinis illegal, an infraction of France’s ‘laicite’?
By Hajer M'tiri
PARIS (AA) – A wave of bans on ‘burkinis’ on French beaches is gaining ground as more French mayors prohibit the concealing swimming suit worn by some Muslim women.
KOREA
SEOUL – South Korea announces largest ever artillery exercise close to border with North Korea.
THAILAND
BANGKOK – Thai junta chief hints at accepting offer of premiership after elections.
PHILIPPINES
ZAMBOANGA – Second Indonesian escapes Abu Sayyaf captors.