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ANKARA

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

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – Turkish President Erdogan to attend signing ceremony of "Istanbul New Airport Project Financing" .

ANKARA - Turkish Culture Minister Topcu set to visit Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Perceptions: reality or prejudice, experts ponder

By Yuksel Serdar Oguz

ANKARA - The role of perceptions is still a key concern in our lives, says Turkish behavioral economist Baris Urhan.

“Perceptions are the starting point to change ourselves and the world around us,” Urhan underlines, adding that a multi-dimensional effort is a must to understand the construction of ideas, feelings and behaviors in professional and daily life.

EUROPE

SERBIA

BELGRADE - Turkish Economy Minister Zeybekci to meet Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Ljajic and Serbian Prime Minister Vucic.

BELGRADE – Turkish bank "Halkbank" to open its first branch in Serbia.

UNITED KINGDOM

LONDON - Turkish man targeted in Islamophobic attack on London bus.

US citizen describes prison torture in post Morsi Egypt

By Ahmet Gurhan Kartal

LONDON - “They threw in a dying person into my cell and made me sleep with the corpse,” says Mohamed Sultan, a U.S. citizen who was held in Egypt’s notorious Tora prison for almost two years and released only last May after 21 long months of torture and death threats.

In a special interview with Anadolu Agency in London, Sultan said his ordeal in Egypt started right after the 2013 military ousting of country’s first democratically-elected President, Mohamed Morsi.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Far-right group PEGIDA followers to rally in German city of Dresden to mark first anniversary of the Islamophobic movement. Anti-fascist demonstrators are expected to stage a counter demonstration.

AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG – Hamas leader Khaled Mashal to engage with leadership of the ruling African National Congress over their shared vision of self-determination for the Palestinian people. A joint media briefing is expected Monday afternoon.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Zambia’s mining industry struggles

By Francis Maingaila

LUSAKA, Zambia - Pressured by falling copper prices and deteriorating operating conditions, the mining industry in Zambia is struggling, where up to 10,000 jobs may be lost.

MIDDLE EAST

SPECIAL REPORT:

The Sinai Peninsula: Egypt’s leading security challenge

By Mohamed Sabry

CAIRO - For the past two years, Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has been dogged by frequent militant attacks on security forces deployed in the area.

SOUTHEAST ASIA-PACIFIC

THAILAND

BANGKOK - Thai separatists kill two soldiers in remote-controlled bomb attack.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA - Authorities begin closing churches after sectarian tensions in Aceh, Indonesia.

PHILIPPINES

ZAMBOANGA - Typhoon Koppu continues to wreak havoc in the Philippines.