ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – Turkstat to announce housing sales statistics for November.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW – President Vladimir Putin to hold annual news conference. In the significant year-end media meeting, Putin speaks and answers questions for around four hours unaccompanied.
GREECE
SPECIAL REPORT
By Idyli Tsakiri
ATHENS, Greece (AA) – Coats buttoned all the way up, woolen gloves and hats to protect them from the drizzle, Greek pensioners form long queues in front of ATMs, patiently waiting to withdraw a bonus provided by the government, on Thursday morning.
SPAIN
MADRID – Catalonian Premier Carles Puiddemont to meet with regional leaders and likely to make an announcement regarding the independence referendum after Spain’s Supreme Court said last week a referendum would be unconstitutional.
TUNISIA
TUNIS – Parliament to hold emergency hearing on last week’s assassination of Hamas-linked aviation engineer.
THAILAND
BANGKOK – Deputy defense minister presents to cabinet plans for country’s insurgency-plagued far South.
CAMBODIA
PHNOM PENH – Antiquities dealer arrested in New York for selling artifacts allegedly looted from Cambodia and other countries, amid Cambodian government efforts for return of plundered artifacts.
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE – Police say have foiled plot to detonate explosives in Melbourne around Christmas Day and five Daesh-inspired suspects remain in custody. (MOVED)
