Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

SOMALIA

MOGADISHU - Following aftermath of Saturday terror attack which killed nearly 80 people, including 2 Turkish nationals.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Monitoring clashes between UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and forces of Khalifa Haftar.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Following anti-government protests.

LEBANON

BEIRUT - Following anti-government protests.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB / HASAKAH / RAQQA - Monitoring developments in civil war and Syrians fleeing northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone towards Turkish border amid attacks by Assad regime, Russian army, and Iranian-backed groups.

INDIA

NEW DELHI - Monitoring developments in controversial citizenship law.

SPORTS

ANKARA - Fenerbahce to take on Caykur Rizespor in their last match in first half of 2019-20 football season.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey sees major technological developments in 2019

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - The Turkish government and private sector saw significant technological development during 2019, including a flying car, indigenous electric vehicle, and a laser gun.

SPECIAL REPORT

Despite issues, Turkish military bases still key for US

By Ali Murat Alhas

ANKARA (AA) - Despite the personal rapport often shared by their leaders, Turkey and the U.S. are currently at odds over a number of issues, but the U.S. interest in bases on Turkish soil endures, according to a political analyst.

SPECIAL REPORT

4 Arab leaders deposed by popular protests this year

By Mahmoud Barakat

ANKARA (AA) - Following the 2011 Arab Spring, another wave of major protests in 2019 forced four leaders to step down as aspirations for change reverberate across the Middle East.

SPECIAL REPORT

India-Pakistan border in Kashmir laced with blood

By Iftikhar Gilani

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan-administered Kashmir (AA) - The Line of Control (LoC) dividing the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into India and Pakistan symbolizes decades of painful history. Now it is once again turning into a battleground between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

SPECIAL REPORT

Hundreds join end-of-year community work in Rwanda

By James Tasamba

KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) - Hundreds of Rwandans took part Saturday in the last nationwide monthly community work of the year.