ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
EDIRNE / ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to address nation in campaign rallies in northwestern Edirne province and Istanbul for local March 31 elections.
GERMANY
MUNICH - Chancellor Angela Merkel to address Munich Security Conference. US Vice President Mike Pence, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov are also among speakers.
NIGERIA
ABUJA - Following developments after Nigeria has rescheduled presidential and parliamentary elections hours before the polls.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS - Monitoring developments amid calls for protests by supporters and opponents of President Nicolas Maduro.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in the Syrian civil war in wake of US decision to withdraw troops.
SPECIAL REPORT
English historian recalls Menderes aircraft accident
By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal
SURREY (AA) - Adnan Menderes, the ninth prime minister of Turkey and founder of the Democrat Party, was the country’s first popularly elected leader and served between 1950 and 1960.
SPECIAL REPORT
ANALYSIS - Conference calls for action to end Rohingya genocide
By Maung Zarni
LONDON (AA) - On Feb. 8 and 9 at Barnard College in New York City, the Free Rohingya Coalition held an extremely productive conference, drawing an audience of 200 researchers, activists and renowned academics from around 12 countries.