Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend inauguration ceremony of new headquarters of National Intelligence Organization (MIT). Erdogan also due to chair ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party's central decision and executive board meetings.

ANKARA - Anadolu Agency Editor's Desk to host Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank.

ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold joint news conference with South Sudan’s Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Awut Deng Acuil.

IRAN/US/IRAQ

TEHRAN /WASHINGTON/ BAGHDAD - Following developments as tensions remain high after U.S. operation killed Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Forces, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, vice president of Hashd al-Shaabi group, or Popular Mobilization Units.

LIBYA

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

SYRIA

ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war and northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone targeted by Bashar al-Assad regime and allies.

CHINA

HONG KONG - Monitoring anti-government protests in Hong Kong.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Road Motor Vehicles data for November 2019.

LONDON - Global information provider IHS Markit to announce Eurozone's Purchasing Managers Index for December.

SPECIAL REPORT

PROFILE - Bogota's first female mayor: Claudia Lopez

By Santigo Serna Duque

BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) - Jan. 1 was a historic day for the Colombian capital as the first time in 481 years since its founding, Bogota has a woman as mayor.

SPECIAL REPORT

Soleimani's death undermines moderates in Iran

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

TEHRAN (AA) – The killing of top Iranian military general Qasem Soleimani in a U.S. drone airstrike has put moderate politicians in Iran at the center of storm, amid rising tension with Washington.

SPECIAL REPORT

Citizenship law changed world's attitude toward India

By Shuriah Niazi

NEW DELHI (AA) - Public opinion against India has shifted in the last few months, said India’s former Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon.