TURKEY

ISTANBUL - Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of the National Gardens in Istanbul’s Basaksehir district.

ISTANBUL - Erdogan to attend opening ceremony of 2018 Mawlid al-Nabi Week.

ANKARA - Desk to follow local and international reactions about killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. 

U.S.

NEW YORK - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to visit ongoing constructions of Turkevi (Turkish house) center in New York. Cavusoglu to also meet with Turkish citizens at Turkey’s New York Consulate.

PALESTINE

GAZA CITY - Following Israeli attacks on blockaded Gaza Strip.

SAUDI ARABIA

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia scrambles to contain political fallout amid ongoing revelations pertaining to Khashoggi murder case.

ISRAEL

TEL AVIV - Netanyahu’s governing coalition faces specter of early elections after defense minister’s resignation on Wednesday.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments on Syrian civil war.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - African leaders to meet in an extraordinary Summit of the African Union to deliberate on the continent's reform agenda.

IRAN

TEHRAN – Iraqi President Barham Salih to pay first visit to Iran since assuming office.

SPECIAL REPORT

Iranian carpets still hold own on international markets

By Muhammet Kursun

TEHRAN (AA) – Despite recent technological advances, Iran’s traditional carpet industry still appears to maintain its competitive edge.