Diary

Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover on Friday, July 31, 2015:



The Turkish lira is set to stay its course despite global economic headwinds, analysts tell Anadolu Agency on Friday.



Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won an important political victory on Thursday, as his SYRIZA party's central committee voted to support his government's deal with its creditors.



A number of Syrian refugees in Lebanon have declared their support for a Turkish proposal to establish a 'safe zone' in northern Syria, saying they are willing to return to their homeland once it is implemented.



With the recent upsurge of Boko Haram attacks, including suicide bombings increasingly carried out by young women, Congo, Chad, Cameroon and Guinea have initiated a ban on wearing the niqab, the full-face veil.



 



SOUTH ASIA



KABUL, Afghanistan – Taliban disunited over choice of new leader after reports that the organization's central council's decision to promote acting chief has been rejected. This week, Taliban chief and founder Mullah Omar was confirmed to have died two years ago.



DHAKA, Bangladesh – India and Bangladesh exchange more than 100 territorial enclaves of land on either side of the border, ending seven decades of limbo for their inhabitants.



 



SE ASIA-PACIFIC



INDONESIA



JAKARTA - Turkish President Erdogan visits Indonesia with delegation on second leg of Asian tour.



 



MALAYSIA



KUALA LUMPUR - Probe into debt-ridden Malaysian investment arm 1MDB frozen until October.



 



SOUTH KOREA



SEOUL - Detained Korean-Canadian pastor 'confesses' to plotting against North Korea, South Korea protests. - Ankara