ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to separately meet Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar and head of National Intelligence Organization Hakan Fidan at the presidential complex.
ANKARA – Erdogan to meet Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci at the presidential complex.
ANKARA – Erdogan and Yildirim to attend opening ceremony of Kecioren metro.
UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON – Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to testify before Senate Armed Services committee on foreign cyber threats.
WASHINGTON – House of Representatives to vote on resolution condemning UN for vote on illegal Israeli settlements.
NEW YORK – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA – Press stakeout with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and his adviser Jan Egeland following meeting of the International Syria Support Group’s Humanitarian Access Task Force.
PHILIPPINES
ZAMBOANGA – Suspected militant leader who pledged allegiance to Daesh killed, 3 followers arrested in joint police/military raid in south.
SINGAPORE
SINGAPORE – Former manager of Singapore branch of Swiss bank charged with 16 offences in connection with probe into embattled Malaysia investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad.
THAILAND
BANGKOK – School administrator shot dead in Thai south.
