Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend 1st Global Refugee Forum in Geneva.

GENEVA - Erdogan to separately receive Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre and European representatives of International Democrat Union.

GENEVA - Turkish first lady Emine Erdogan to make opening speech of panel on 'proactive approaches to reduce maternal and newborn deaths' at Global Refugee Forum.

UK

LONDON - Post-election developments to be followed.

BELFAST - Northern Ireland Executive formation talks are due to resume among main political parties in the region.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Merkel to meet business leaders, union representatives to discuss ways to attract more skilled workers from abroad.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Parliamentary consultations to begin to nominate new prime minister.

BEIRUT - Following anti-government protests.

BAHRAIN

MANAMA - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan pays official visit to Bahrain.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following fierce battles over capital Tripoli.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - President Barham Salih is expected to propose candidate to form government.

BAGHDAD - Monitoring anti-government protests in capital Baghdad and southern provinces.

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB/HASAKAH/RAQQA - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to announce unemployment statistics for September.

ANKARA - TurkStat to reveal retail trade and turnover indices for October.

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce outstanding loans received from abroad by private sector for October.

ANKARA - Turkish Treasury and Finance Ministry to release Central Government Budget Balance Table for November.

SPORT

NYON - Round of 16 draw in UEFA Champions League and Europa League’s last 32 draw to be held. Turkey’s Medipol Basaksehir to join Europa League draw.

SPECIAL REPORT

Bangsamoro chief minister focuses on moral governance

By Sorvar Alam and Riyaz Ul Khaliq

ANKARA (AA) - The newly formed Muslim autonomous region in the southern Philippines has been working on organizing government and ensuring peace.