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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Monday, April 11, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend urban transformation congress at Halic Congress Center.

ANKARA - Presidential Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin to hold news conference.

SANLIURFA – Cabinet to convene in Sanliurfa in Turkey’s southeast, the first time in 13 years it has met outside Ankara.

SANLIURFA - Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to bestow the Medal of Independence to the province for the bravery and heroism it showed during Turkey’s War of Independence.

EUROPE

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - US Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control Frank Rose's visit to the UK.

LONDON - Parliament returns from Easter recess.

FRANCE

PARIS - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls receives leaders of youth organizations to discuss proposed labor reforms.

NETHERLANDS

AMSTERDAM - Turkish EU Minister Volkan Bozkir to attend EU ministers meeting.

AMERICAS

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama to meet with US Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen to discuss economic issues.

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

YEMEN

SANAA - First day of cease-fire in war-torn Yemen on Monday in advance of peace talks in Kuwait later this month.

SPECIAL REPORTS:

Palestinian ‘uprising’ fades without political support: Analysts

By Kaamil Ahmed​

JERUSALEM (AA) – An outburst of violence that erupted 6 months ago in Israeli-occupied West Bank and Jerusalem is unlikely to benefit the Palestinian cause, say analysts.

Investment deal brings TAPI gas pipeline one step closer

By Zabihullah Tamanna

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - Shareholders finally sign investment agreement bringing much-anticipated Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline one step closer to fruition.

AFRICA

GAMBIA

SPECIAL REPORT:

Campaigners concerned over torture in Africa

By Mustapha K. Darboe

BANJUL, Gambia (AA) - Africa’s leading torture watchdog has raised concern over the use of counter-terrorism measures by governments to justify torture and lengthy detentions in state custody.

SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC

MYANMAR

SPECIAL REPORT:

Muslim hospital for the poor thrives against odds

By Lyaw Ye Lynn

YANGON - After years of coups, politicking, and demonstrations, Yangon's Turkey-sponsored Muslim Free Hospital's latest challenge is religious discrimination.

KOREAS

SEOUL - Seoul claims senior North Korean intelligence official defected, reportedly with secrets to share.

THAILAND

BANGKOK - Thai political parties calls for ‘no' vote in referendum on draft charter.