Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Erdogan to receive Albanian Premier Edi Rama and Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic at working luncheon.

ISTANBUL - Erdogan to attend the closing session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's 5th Islamic Conference of Health Ministers.

ISTANBUL - 7th Atlantic Council Energy & Economic Summit attended by President Erdogan and Turkish Energy Minister Alaboyun.

SPECIAL REPORTS:

- Istanbul’s French community speaks out on Paris attacks

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) - French citizens living in Istanbul have told Anadolu Agency that the Paris terror attacks were an assault on multicultural neighborhoods, where Turks, Arabs and French people lived together.

- World Bank: Emerging markets must enable Islamic Finance

By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum

ISTANBUL (AA) - Emerging markets must create valid legal conditions, a “level playing field,” to gain access to Islamic finance at the international level, Zamir Iqbal, head of the World Bank Global Islamic Fınance Development Center, told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.

- Borsa Istanbul: Private market based on Islamic finance

By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Borsa Istanbul Private Market -- which brings together companies seeking capital and groups of investors -- exemplifies the basic principles of Islamic finance, Borsa Istanbul CEO Tuncay Dinc said in an interview with Anadolu Agency.

AMERICAS

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - House of Representatives to vote on legislation to tighten rules on acceptance of Syrian refugees.

NEW YORK - Former State Secretary and Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton to outline her strategy for defeating Daesh at political think tank.

SPECIAL REPORT:

- Tough scrutiny for Syrian refugees wishing to enter US

By Kasim Ileri

WASHINGTON (AA) - The recent deadly attacks in Paris has further pushed U.S. officials into a debate about America’s refugee admission process.

EUROPE

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Merkel meets Austrian counterpart Werner Faymann for talks on refugee crisis.

SPECIAL REPORT:

- Molenbeek residents call for end to 'terror stigmas' after Paris attacks

By Ilgin Karlidag

BRUSSELS (AA) - The police raids in the Molenbeek district of Brussels against key suspects over their alleged connection to the Paris attacks has put the neighborhood under the spotlight in terms of radicalism and terror recruitment.

AFRICA

KAMPALA, Uganda - Pan-African telecoms group MTN is fined for misconduct in Uganda, after facing a massive penalty for irregularities in Nigeria.

MIDDLE EAST

SPECIAL REPORT

- Bounty on Russian plane bombers more than for Baghdadi, bin Laden

By Mohamed Ahmed

CAIRO (AA) - The Russian bounty is almost double the rewards offered by the United States for slain al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

SOUTH ASIA

SPECIAL REPORT:

- Nepal's new PM has yet to solve country's crises

By Deepak Adhikari

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AA) - Only hours before his election as new Nepalese prime minister on Oct. 11, K.P. Sharma Oli pledged to steer the country out of a weeks-long political and diplomatic crisis that has brought it toe-to-toe with powerhouse India.

SE ASIA-PACIFIC

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Moratorium on death penalty expected to allow nation to focus on fixing weak economy, after international outcry following April executions caused some countries to hold back investment.

CAMBODIA

PHNOM PENH - Opposition leader unlikely to return to Cambodia over coming days, as promised, after party spokesman says he is hoping to hammer out a deal for a peaceful return while still abroad. A warrant for his arrest was issued last week.

MYANMAR

NEW YORK - Myanmar rebuked by UN General Assembly on treatment of Muslim Rohingya.