Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics that Anadolu Agency’s English Desk will cover on Saturday, Sep. 19, 2015:

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to receive Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri and former Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki.

ANKARA – Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu to receive Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz, president of the Syrian National Coalition Halid Hoca plus representatives of Syrian refugees living in Turkey.

ANKARA – Turkish Foreign Minister Feridun Sinirlioglu to meet Austrian counterpart Sebastian Kurz amid refugee crisis in Europe.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey: Eid buying peaks despite hike in livestock cost

-Anadolu Agency speaks to breeders and buyers in Istanbul markets ahead of Eid al-Adha, a major Islamic holiday

By Burcu Arik

ISTANBUL (AA) – The hustle and bustle of breeders and buyers, the shouts of bargaining, the shaking of hands and, of course, the overpowering smell of countless of cows and sheep...

A major Islamic holiday is coming up and Turkey's biggest city is now home to hundreds of thousands of animals from all over the country to be bought or sold.

MIDDLE EAST

SPECIAL REPORT

Israel deprives Palestinians of Hajj pilgrimage

NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – Filled with joy and excitement, Palestinian pilgrims from the West Bank packed their bags and got ready to make the spiritual journey of a lifetime to the Sacred Mosque in Makkah to perform Hajj.

SOUTH EAST ASIA & PACIFIC

JAPAN

TOKYO – Controversial security bills pass through parliament following opposition’s exhaustion of delaying tactics.

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Pro-democracy movement in Thailand commemorates 2006 coup anniversary under strict junta control.

KOREA

SEOUL – North Korea under increasing pressure from chief ally China after Pyongyang's insistence on right to launch rocket.