ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and parliament speaker Mustafa Sentop to attend International Ombudsman Conference in Istanbul
ANKARA - Erdogan to preside Central Executive Committee meeting at his party's headquarters
ANKARA - Vice President Fuat Oktay to attend TechAnkara Project Bazaar 2019
ANKARA - Monitoring developments on Turkey’s agreements signed with US, Russia on Syria
GERMANY
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to hold news conference after two-day Cabinet retreat in Meseberg near Berlin
BERLIN - President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, leaders from African countries ahead of Compact with Africa conference
CROATIA
VUKOVAR - Croatia to mark 28th anniversary of 1991 killings in Vukovar city
SOUTH SUDAN
JUBA - East African Intergovernmental Authority on Development to meet
ETHIOPIA
ADDIS ABABA - United Nations Economic Commission for Africa to mark African Statistics Day
UGANDA
KAMPALA - 8th African Population Conference to kick off
KENYA
NAIROBI - International non-governmental organizations to launch World Antibiotic Awareness Week
HONG KONG
HONG KONG- Following developments in ongoing protests
BOLIVIA
LA PAZ – Following developments after resignation of President Evo Morales
IRAQ
BAGHDAD - Following anti-government protests
LEBANON
BEIRUT - Following weeks-long anti-government protests
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war
ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release House Sales statistics for October
ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce Short Term External Debt Statistics for September
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey corners terrorists with advanced drones: Expert
By Gozde Bayar
ANKARA (AA) – Significant advances in drone technology have strengthened Turkey’s hand to clear terrorists from its territory, according to a security expert.
SPECIAL REPORT
Air pollution could bring 'killer fog' to large cities
By Burak Bir
ANKARA (AA) - If the problem of air pollution continues to worsen, the world's big cities could face London's fate in 1952, when as many as 12,000 people are thought to have died from dense smog that smothered the city, according to an expert.
SPECIAL REPORT
Tunisia's new president has a big job in first 100 days
By Ihsan Mejdi
TUNIS (AA) – On Oct. 23, former law professor Kais Saied, 61, was sworn in as Tunisia's 7th president after defeating his contender, businessman Nabil Karoui, in a presidential runoff.
SPECIAL REPORT
Ethiopian coffee attracts visitors at Ankara expo
By Sadik Kedir Abdu
ANKARA (AA) - An Ethiopian coffee booth was crowded with visitors during a four-day tourism and travel expo at the ATO Congresium in Turkey's capital.