ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's Central Executive Board meeting and later reception to mark its 18th anniversary.
ANKARA - Erdogan also to attend graduation ceremony of Gendarmerie and Coastal Guard Academy.
ANKARA - Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) to release established and liquidated companies statistics for July.
FRANCE
PARIS - Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron as well as his counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian.
LEBANON
BEIRUT - On official visit, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri, and Interior Minister Raya al-Hassan.
ITALY
ROME - Following developments in wake of prime minister’s resignation.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
SPECIAL REPORT
Myanmar-China trade hurt by rebel attacks
By Kyaw Ye Lynn
YANGON, Myanmar (AA) – Cross-border trade between Myanmar and China has ground to a halt since rebels launched coordinated attacks on several targets along a major trade route on Aug. 15.
SPECIAL REPORT
Split Somali families to be reunited in Germany
By Andrew Wasike and Magdalene Mukami
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) - After six long years, Abdi Ghuled was able to track down his wife and two daughters, who had fled violence in Somalia, ultimately locating them in Germany.