ANKARA
Here are the main stories that Anadolu Agency’s English News Desk will cover on Thursday, July 16, 2015:
EUROPE
GERMANY
BERLIN - Debate on Greek bailout deal ahead of Friday’s parliamentary vote
BERLIN - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew meets Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble for talks on Greek bailout
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker visits Cyprus, meets Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades
AMERICAS
U.S.
WASHINGTON - Vice President Joe Biden meets Democrats on Senate foreign relations committee to discuss Iranian nuclear deal
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State John Kerry meets Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
SPECIAL REPORT: Eid shoppers hustle and bustle in Johannesburg markets
By Hassan Isilow
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AA) - Business is booming for traders in Johannesburg, as shoppers rush to buy items for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr this Friday.
SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC
THAILAND
BANGKOK - Thai junta raises pressure on "unfriendly" foreign journalists
CAMBODIA
PHNOM PENH - UN criticizes government over NGO regulation
INDONESIA
JAKARTA - Indonesians prepare for takbiran - the night before Idul Fitri (Eid al-Fitr)