Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend Annual Evaluation Meeting for 2019 at Bestepe National Congress and Culture Center.

ANKARA – Anadolu Agency’s Editors’ Desk to host Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez.

EGYPT/TURKEY

CAIRO/ANKARA – Following developments after Egyptian police raided Cairo office of Anadolu Agency and arrested four employees.

US

WASHINGTON – US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to hold press meeting on President Donald Trump's impeachment process.

WASHINGTON – Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to attend discussion on US-Pakistan relations hosted by Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).

RUSSIA

MOSCOW – Russian parliament to vote to approve President Vladimir Putin's pick for premiership, Mikhail Mishustin.

GERMANY

BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel to meet Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic for talks on EU, international issues.

UK

LONDON – International Coordination and Response Group to host meeting for families of victims of Ukrainian airliner shot down by Iran last week.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI – Monitoring developments over unraveling cease-fire and efforts to have both sides in conflict sign onto cease-fire.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB / RAQQA / HASAKEH – Monitoring developments after cease-fire brokered by Turkey and Russia came into effect in northwestern Idlib, which was targeted by Bashar al-Assad regime and allies.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD – Monitoring anti-government protests across country.

IRAN

TEHRAN – Following nationwide anti-government protests.

TEHRAN – Monitoring developments after UK’s ambassador to Tehran was arrested and released shortly after.

ECONOMY

ANKARA – Turkish Central Bank to release outstanding loans received from abroad by private sector for November 2019.

ANKARA – Central Bank of Turkey to hold its first Monetary Policy Committee Meeting of 2020 to set interest rates.

BRUSSELS – European Automobile Manufacturers' Association to reveal new passenger car registration statistics for 2019.

SPECIAL REPORT

What to expect from Spain's progressive coalition

By Santiago Sanchez B. and Beyza Binnur Donmez

MADRID/ANKARA (AA) – After years of political turmoil, Spaniards now swing between apprehension, antagonism and, in some cases, hope.

SPECIAL REPORT

Wife inheritance fuels spread of AIDS in Zimbabwe

By Jeffrey Moyo

MUREWA, Zimbabwe (AA) – Four years ago, 46-year-old Miranda Chihota had one of the happiest marriages in her village before a tragic road accident robbed her of her husband.

SPECIAL REPORT

New walking tour app spotlights multicultural Istanbul

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) – Going beyond well-trodden hotspots, a new smartphone app will help visitors to Turkey’s largest city discover the metropolis’ rich multicultural legacy through guided walking tours.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Indian, Turkish partnership can evolve new global order’

By Sorwar Alam and Zehra Nur Duz

ANKARA (AA) – Trade between Turkey and India has shown strong growth over recent years, however, both countries need to be more ambitious to increase trade and economic exchanges, Indian Ambassador to Turkey Sanjay Bhattacharyya told Anadolu Agency.

SPECIAL REPORT

Wildlife loss in Australia much bigger than it seems

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) – Australia's bushfires have killed an estimated 1.25 billion animals and burnt more than a billion trees so far, but even worse, they will cause permanent damage to the country's environment and wildlife presence, according to experts.

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