ANKARA
Here are the main stories that The Anadolu Agency's English News Desk will cover on Monday, March 9, 2015:
TURKEY
ANKARA -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair cabinet meeting at presidential palace for second time, during which issues including solution process, parallel state and presidential system are due to be discussed.
Special Report:
By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum
Turkey offers a multitude of investment opportunities: Experts
Foreign interest in sectors like pensions, mining, automotive, dairy, and shopping centers remains strong.
ANKARA (AA) – While foreign direct investment dropped slightly, on an overall basis, in Turkey in 2014, investor interest in specific sectors remains strong.
ISTANBUL -- Coverage of Istanbul launch of major exhibition commemorating this year's 100th anniversary of Battle of Canakkale – also known as Gallipoli Campaign. New display is backed by IsBank, one of Turkey's major financial institutions.
UNITED STATES
NEW YORK -- EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini to brief UN Security Council, which may include remarks on Ukraine and Russia.
NEW YORK -- UN to host "Increasing Women's Access to Economic Opportunities in Turkey" event, organized by Turkey's UN mission and World Bank.
WASHINGTON -- Following Feb. 17 preliminary injunction against President Barack Obama's executive actions on immigration, U.S. district court in Texas has until close of business Monday to issue final ruling before Department of Justice may opt to take case to appeals court.
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama to hold bilateral meeting with European Council President Donald Tusk, as U.S. and EU contemplate next steps in their response to Russia's actions in Ukraine.
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State John Kerry to speak at luncheon in honor of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women – U.S. Department of State Entrepreneurship Program for Women in the Middle East, one day after International Women's Day.
EUROPE
FRANCE
PARIS -- Foreign Affairs minister Laurent Fabius to meet his Malian counterpart Abdoulaye Diop to discuss recent attacks in Mali.
STRASBOURG -- European Parliament to debate progress on gender equality in European Union in 2013.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS -- Eurozone finance ministers to gather in Brussels for first time since Greece was granted four-month loan extension over two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Greece has warned it would hold a referendum if its reform proposals are rejected by international lenders.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA -- Turkish Central Bank Governor Erdem Basci to attend Bank for International Settlements meeting in Basel.
SE ASIA-ASIA PACIFIC
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE -- Families visit two Australian death row inmates in Indonesia for first time since their transfer to island where they face execution.
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL -- President Park Geun-hye visits injured U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert.
JAPAN
TOKYO -- Five people dead in stabbing attack at two homes in small western Japanese town.
THAILAND
BANGKOK -- Nine wounded in motorbike bomb attack in Thai Muslim south.
BANGKOK -- Former Premier Abhisit Vejjajiva warns new draft constitution “a step backward for democracy,” calling for referendum once drawn up.
MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
PALESTINE
GAZA -- Egypt opens Rafah crossing after 40-day closure.
EGYPT
CAIRO -- Arab Foreign Ministers begin two-day meeting.
Special Report:
S. Sudan's alcohol: Bad for people, good for business (photos)
By Okech Francis
JUBA (AA) – Denis Onen started drinking alcohol out of boredom and idleness.
"I have looked for work and I cannot get any," the 34-year-old told The Anadolu Agency at a drinking joint in Juba.
"It's so boring at home and so I come to the joint here," said Onen, who was already tipsy by 10:00 in the morning.
