ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
SOMALIA
MOGADISHU – Following aftermath of Saturday terror attack which killed nearly 80 people, including 2 Turkish nationals.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI – Monitoring clashes between UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and forces of Khalifa Haftar.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD – Following anti-government protests.
LEBANON
BEIRUT – Following anti-government protests.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB / HASAKAH / RAQQA – Monitoring developments in civil war and Syrians fleeing northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone towards Turkish border amid attacks by Assad regime, Russian army, and Iranian-backed groups.
INDIA
NEW DELHI – Monitoring developments in controversial citizenship law.
SPORTS
ANKARA – Fenerbahce to take on Caykur Rizespor in their last match in first half of 2019-20 football season.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkey sees major technological developments in 2019
By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Turkish government and private sector saw significant technological development during 2019, including a flying car, indigenous electric vehicle, and a laser gun.
SPECIAL REPORT
Despite issues, Turkish military bases still key for US
By Ali Murat Alhas
ANKARA (AA) – Despite the personal rapport often shared by their leaders, Turkey and the U.S. are currently at odds over a number of issues, but the U.S. interest in bases on Turkish soil endures, according to a political analyst.
SPECIAL REPORT
4 Arab leaders deposed by popular protests this year
By Mahmoud Barakat
ANKARA (AA) – Following the 2011 Arab Spring, another wave of major protests in 2019 forced four leaders to step down as aspirations for change reverberate across the Middle East.
SPECIAL REPORT
India-Pakistan border in Kashmir laced with blood
By Iftikhar Gilani
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan-administered Kashmir (AA) – The Line of Control (LoC) dividing the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into India and Pakistan symbolizes decades of painful history. Now it is once again turning into a battleground between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.
SPECIAL REPORT
Hundreds join end-of-year community work in Rwanda
By James Tasamba
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – Hundreds of Rwandans took part Saturday in the last nationwide monthly community work of the year.
