Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Parliament set to debate motion authorizing government to deploy Turkish troops in Libya.

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend symposium on urban security in presidential complex.

ANKARA - Algerian, Canadian and Guatemalan ambassadors to present their credentials Erdogan.

ANKARA - Erdogan to meet with representatives of legislative, executive and judicial bodies at dinner.

AUSTRIA

VIENNA - Center-right Austrian People's Party and the Greens to unveil coalition government’s program at news conference.

GREECE

ATHENS - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Greek capital. Israel, Greece and Greek Cypriot administration expected to sign deal on construction of pipeline to carry natural gas to European market via Greece.

PAKISTAN

ISLAMABAD - Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan to pay one-day official visit to Pakistan.

LIBYA

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

IRAQ

BAGHDAD – Following reflections after US embassy raid by Iranian-backed Shiite militia and ongoing anti-government protests.

SYRIA

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

SPORTS

ATHENS - Turkish basketball club Fenerbahce Beko to face Greek opponents Olympiacos in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague regular season Round 17.

SPECIAL REPORT

Netanyahu trial could be watershed in Israeli politics

By Burak Dag

ANKARA (AA) - With Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit announcing his decision on Nov. 21 to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel stepped into a whole new political uncertainty.

SPECIAL REPORT

EU faces many challenges in 2020

By Agnes Szucs

BRUSSELS (AA) - European politics saw countless campaign promises in 2019. A new European Parliament was elected in May and a new European Commission entered into office in December.

SPECIAL REPORT

Film on British whistleblower’s life to hit Turkish theaters

By Handan Kazanci

ISTANBUL (AA) – A former British government translator who blew the whistle on the Iraq war says a movie adapted from her life would help pave the way for “discussions and dialogue” on the “truth and accountability” of war.