ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, March 14, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend the opening ceremony of Bilkent City Hospital.
ANKARA - Erdogan to address citizens at rally in Yenimahalle district.
ANKARA - Turkey’s statistical authority TurkStat to release industrial production index for January.
ANKARA - Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT) to release figures for outstanding loans received from abroad by private sector as of January.
ISTANBUL - Family, Labor and Social Services Minister Zehra Zumrut Selcuk and Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez to attend award ceremony for women contribution to field of energy in Turkey.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend conference titled "Supporting the Future of Syria and Region".
BRUSSELS - NATO to release 2018 Annual report.
UK
LONDON - British parliament to hold vote on extension of article 50 to delay Brexit.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Monitoring German political reactions to Brexit vote at UK Parliament.
US
WASHINGTON - Senate to vote on resolution opposing President Donald Trump’s border wall emergency declaration.
WASHINGTON - Acting Secretary Defense Patrick Shanahan to testify at Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Department of Defense Budget Posture.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS - Monitoring crisis over nation’s leadership.
SPORTS
TEL AVIV - The Round of 26 of the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season to tip off. Turkey's Anadolu Efes to face Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv while Turkey's Darussafaka to face Spain's HerbalLife Gran Canaria.
LONDON - UEFA Europa League last 16 round second-leg matches.
SPECIAL REPORT
Rafale jet debate upsetting India's defense: Analysts
By Ahmad Adil
CHANDIGARH, India - Analysts say that political controversy surrounding the Rafale jet deal is impacting India's "defense preparedness" as the country enters full election mode.