Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):



TURKEY



ANKARA – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with EU foreign policy chief Frederica Mogherini and EU Neighborhood Policy Minister Johannes Hahn.



ANKARA - Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin to attend symposium on Turkey-Russia relations at Yildirim Beyazit University.



ANKARA - Following local and international developments in case of killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.



ANKARA - TurkStat to release consumer confidence index figures for November.



ANKARA- The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) to release new commercial vehicle registrations statistics for October.



GERMANY



BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel to attend German Employers Day event in Berlin.



BERLIN - Foreign Minister Heiko Maas to meet Colombian counterpart Carlos Holmes Trujillo for talks on bilateral relations, international issues.



UK



LONDON - Developments regarding U.K.'s EU withdrawal agreement to be followed.



RUSSIA



SOCHI - President Vladimir Putin to preside last in series of meetings with Defense Ministry senior officials.



MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.



ITALY



ROME – The annual Mediterranean Dialogues (MED) conference to be held in Rome.



ROME - Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi to meet his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov who is set to attend the MED event.



SYRIA



ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.



ETHIOPIA



ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian parliament expected to endorse nomination of former prominent opposition politician to lead restructured National Electoral Board.



SPORTS



ISTANBUL - Turkish Airlines Euroleague Round 9 matches to get underway. Darussafaka Tekfen to take on Anadolu Efes while Fenerbahce to face Maccabi Fox Tel Aviv.



NEW DELHI - Women's World Box Championships to continue in New Delhi, India.



PAKISTAN



SPECIAL REPORT



US, Pakistan ties plunge with new war of words



By Islamuddin Sajid



ISLAMABAD - U.S. President Donald Trump's recent comments and tweets against Pakistan have renewed tensions between the two countries, analysts said. -