Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend mass opening ceremony in Istanbul.

ANKARA - Following local and international developments in case of killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

IRAN

TEHRAN - Turkey’s Parliament Speaker Binali Yildirim to address meeting of Parliament Speakers on Combating Terrorism and Extremism.

FRANCE/BELGIUM/NETHERLANDS

PARIS/BRUSSELS/THE HAGUE - Following Yellow Vest protests in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Russian Federal Service representative Alexey Volsky to hold a news conference on the situation in the Sea of Azov.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

ETHIOPIA

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to inaugurate Industrial Park in Jimma town, 347km southwest of the capital. Sudanese and Djibouti presidents to join him.

SPORTS

SHAOXING - Turkish and Brazilian teams to vie against each other in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship semi-finals in China. Vakifbank to play against Praia Clube while Eczacibasi VitrA to face Minas Tenis Clube.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Landmark nuclear arms treaty marks 31 years

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) - The 31st anniversary of a landmark nuclear arms treaty could be its last, analysts fear, as the U.S. and Russia look for ways to withdraw from it.