ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
SAUDI ARABIA
JEDDAH - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend the open-ended extraordinary meeting of Organization of Islamic Cooperation executive committee.
TURKEY
ANKARA - Turkey’s statistical authority TurkStat to release turnover, retail trade indices for May, house sales statistics for June.
ANKARA - Central Bank of Turkey to release outstanding loans received from abroad by private sector figures as of May.
ANKARA - European Statistical Office (Eurostat) to release inflation figures for June.
ANKARA - European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) to release new passenger car registrations statistics for June.
ANKARA - Monitoring FETO-linked cases across Turkey.
GERMANY
BERLIN - Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to be officially appointed as Germany’s new defense minister by acting President Michael Mueller at ceremony at Schloss Bellevue.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - Following aftermath of Ursula von der Leyen's election as first woman president of European Commission.
GREECE
ATHENS - Parliament to convene for first time after July 7 general snap elections, with swearing-in of deputies.
US
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa at State Department.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold weekly news conference.
MOSCOW - Hamas members to hold news conference.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
PAKISTAN
ISLAMABAD - International Court of Justice in the Hague to announce verdict in case of Kulbhushan Jadhav, former Indian navy commander sentenced to death in Pakistan over espionage charges.
ETHIOPIA
ADDIS ABABA - Some 200 million trees to be planted in 24 hours as part of the 4 billion tree project.
KENYA
NAIROBI - Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) to perform free eye surgeries for poor communities in northern Kenya.
SPORTS
ISTANBUL - Turkish top-tier football league fixtures for the 2019-2020 season to be held in Istanbul.
CAIRO - Tunisia, Nigeria to meet in 2019 Africa Cup of Nations third place playoff.
SPECIAL REPORT
Murals tell the story of Sudanese revolution
By Mohammed Amin
KHARTOUM (AA) - Inspired by popular protests that swept autocrat Omar al-Bashir from power, graffiti artists have been using the walls in the capital Khartoum to express their aspirations for a better future in Sudan.
SPECIAL REPORT
'Clean energy should be shifted against climate change'
By Burak Bir
ANKARA (AA) - Turkey in the fight against climate change needs to be directed more towards renewable, clean energy sources, according to the head of Chamber of Environmental Engineers.