Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, April 19, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):



TURKEY



ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet ruling AK Party deputies over breakfast at the party headquarters; Prime Minister Binali Yildirim also to join.



ANKARA - Erdogan to meet Macedonian Parliament Speaker Talat Xhaferi, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov and military chief Gen. Hulusi Akar, separately at presidential complex.



ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to meet Macedonian counterpart Talat Xhaferi at the parliament.



ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint press meeting after meeting Abdrakhmanov.



ANKARA - Anadolu Agency's Editors' Desk to host Deputy Premier Bekir Bozdag.



SYRIA



IDLIB/AZAZ/AFRIN - Desk to monitor Operation Olive Branch against YPG/PKK-Daesh terror groups.



FRANCE



STRASBOURG - European Parliament to debate human rights motions on Belarus, the Philippines and the Gaza Strip, and vote on a motion demanding better protections for journalists.



U.K.



LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II to host formal opening of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting where leaders from 53 member states will gather in biennial event.



LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May to address Commonwealth Conference.



RUSSIA



MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zaharova to hold news conference.



PALESTINE



SPECIAL REPORT:



Gaza protests face bone-breaking bullets, mystery gas



By Hidayah al-Saidi



GAZA CITY, Palestine - Israel is using deadly new weapons against ongoing rallies on the Gaza Strip's border, local medical sources tell Anadolu Agency.​



SPORTS



ISTANBUL - Fenerbahce to host Besiktas in Turkish Ziraat Cup semi-final second leg match at Ulker Stadium at 8.30 p.m. local time . -