ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>TURKEY</p> <p>ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend 49th meeting of mukhtars (heads of Turkish villages and neighborhoods) at presidential complex.</p> <p>ANKARA – Erdogan also to chair Defense Industry Executive Committee Meeting.</p> <p>ISTANBUL – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend a conference, titled Importance of International Relations in Turkey, at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University.
SPECIAL REPORT
Indonesia ready to overcome challenging tsunami
By Sorwar Alam and Meryem Goktas
ANKARA (AA) – Charity groups are helping thousands of people displaced in Indonesia's tsunami-hit areas as search for the missing continues.
INDONESIA
<p>JAKARTA – Monitoring developments after tsunami hit Sunda Strait following volcanic eruption. </p> <p> </p> <p>SYRIA</p> <p>ALEPPO/IDLIB – Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of US President Trump's decision to pull out troops.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>YEMEN </p> <p>SANAA – Monitoring developments in Yemeni humanitarian crisis. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>SPECIAL REPORT</p> <p>Prisoners stuck in midst of Pakistan-India tensions</p> <p>By Aamir Latif</p> <p>KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Already locked in a string of land and sea disputes, longtime rivals Pakistan and India are all set for another showdown in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in a case involving an alleged Indian spy. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>SPORTS </p> <p>ISTANBUL (AA) – Darussafaka Tekfen to take on Greece's Olympiakos at home while Anadolu Efes to face Barcelona Lassa in an away match in the 15th round of the 2018-19 Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season.</p> <p><br>
SPECIAL REPORT
Football: 'Big 3' domination in Super Lig over?
By Can Erozden and Satuk Bugra Kutlugun
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey's top tier football league, the Spor Toto Super Lig, has been experiencing something new this year as trio — Galatasaray, Besiktas and Fenerbahce — look far away from the leaders spot.
