Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Sunday Feb. 28, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to depart for official visit to Ivory Coast.

EUROPE

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Referendum on four issues, including deportation of convicted foreigners.

IRELAND

DUBLIN - Final results of Friday’s general election expected, coalition discussions to begin.

MIDDLE EAST-NORTH AFRICA

IRAN

TEHRAN - Early parliamentary election results suggest victory for Iran’s reformers.

SUDAN

SPECIAL REPORT: Is Khartoum slouching towards Tel Aviv?

By Mohammed Amin

KHARTOUM (AA) - Recent assertions by Sudan’s foreign minister that Khartoum had no objection to the normalization of ties with Israel has stirred controversy.​

SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC

MYANMAR

SPECIAL REPORT: Myanmar town provides rare animals for Chinese consumption

By Kyaw Ye Lynn

MONG LA - Since the junta signed a ceasefire and an autonomy agreement with ethnic rebels in 1989, the town of Mong La on Myanmar’s border with China has become center of country¹s trade in illegally trafficked animals.

YANGON - Buddhist nationalists, military supporters protest any constitutional change that would allow opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to become president.

INDONESIA

TUBAN - Residents of infamous Jakarta nightlife district prepare for eviction, with authorities scheduled to clear the area Monday (MERITS).