ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Dec. 25, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Monitoring possible demonstrations in East Jerusalem, West Bank, and Gaza following U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
SUDAN
SUAKIN – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit several Ottoman historical sites in the eastern town of Suakin, which has been an important port city for centuries.
KHARTOUM – Erdogan later scheduled to attend Sudanese-Turkish business forum in the capital with his Sudanese counterpart.
KHARTOUM – Erdogan also to be presented with an honorary doctorate by Khartoum University.
PAKISTAN
ISLAMABAD – Turkish Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to meet his Afghan and Iranian counterparts Abdul Rauf Ibrahimi and Ali Larijani separately as part of official meetings.
ITALY
ROME – Pope Francis to deliver a speech titled “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world).
PALESTINE
RAMALLAH – Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki to meet his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono.
JERUSALEM – Monitoring developments after two Turkish citizens were detained for a second time by Israeli police for deportation.
