Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Following worldwide pandemic situation, efforts to study and stem new omicron coronavirus variant.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to hold joint news conference following their meeting at NATO headquarters.

UK

LONDON - House of Commons to vote on government’s ‘Plan B’ measures against coronavirus to curb spread of the omicron variant.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

DUBAI - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold talks with UAE officials, meet with Turkish businesspeople as well as visit Turkey pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release house sales statistics for November.

BRUSSELS - Eurostat to share industrial production data for October.

WASHINGTON - US Labor Department to announce Producer Price Index for November.

SPORTS

ISTANBUL - Following Turkish Airlines EuroLeague round 15 games.

SPECIAL REPORT

Omicron setback may delay economic recovery by 6 months: Expert

By Ovunc Kutlu

ANKARA (AA) - As global financial markets await proof that COVID-19 vaccines are effective against omicron, the new variant becoming more widespread could delay an economic recovery by six months, an expert said Tuesday.

SPECIAL REPORT

'Turkey's game-changing position in security could have global effects'

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

ANKARA (AA) - As Turkey takes signature moves in its security policies like purchasing Russian S-400 air defense systems, which raised tensions with the US, its pivotal security role could have consequences both regionally and all over the globe, according to a Turkish security analyst.