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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020
ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair Cabinet meeting at presidential complex.
IRAN/US/IRAQ
TEHRAN /WASHINGTON/ BAGHDAD - Following developments as tensions remain high after US 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.
TEHRAN/KERMAN - Soleimani to be buried in Kerman after ceremony led by Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran.
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.
ALGERIA
ALGIERS - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet with his Algerian counterpart and to be received by Algerian president.
US
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at White House.
UK
LONDON - UK's National Security Council meets to discuss US-Iran tensions.
LONDON - Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab expected to update House of Commons on situation in Iran following killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani last week.
SPAIN
MADRID - Second round of voting in Spanish parliament to be held for vote of confidence of left coalition government to be formed by Spanish Socialist Workers' Party Leader Pedro Sanchez.
AUSTRIA
VIENNA - New government to be sworn in Austria.
VENEZUELA
CARACAS - Opposition leader Juan Guaido to try to enter National Assembly to start year as president of the organization.
ETHIOPIA
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church to celebrate Christmas.
ECONOMY
ANKARA - Transportation and Infrastructure Ministry to release airport statistics for December.
LUXEMBOURG - European statistical authority Eurostat to reveal Retail Trade statistics for November 2019.
SPORTS
APELDOORN, Netherlands - Turkish women’s national volleyball team to face Germany in European Qualifiers for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
HURGHADA, Egypt - Best African player in 2019 to be named in ceremony; Liverpool duo Mohamed Salah (Egypt) and Sadio Mane (Senegal), and Manchester City midfielder Riyad Mahrez (Algeria) are nominees.
SPECIAL REPORT
Muslim-Sikh love story raises tensions in Pakistan
By Islamuddin Sajid
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) - The alleged love story of a young Muslim-Sikh couple has raised tensions in Nankana Sahib district in Pakistan’s northeastern Punjab province.
SPECIAL REPORT
Internet blockade kills zeal of Kashmiri businesswomen
By Nusrat Sidiq
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) - Battling social norms and breaking barriers, many women in Indian-administered Kashmir had assiduously worked to build their businesses over the past many years.
SPECIAL REPORT
Plastics to worsen waste, health problems: Expert
By Burak Bir
ANKARA (AA) - If the current trend continues and one billion tons of plastic is produced annually by 2050, a very serious health and waste problem may occur globally, according to an expert on plastic waste.
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