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Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020
ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
ALBANIA
TIRANA - Turkish Environment Minister Murat Kurum to be received by Albanian President Ilir Meta, meet officials, hold press conference with Albanian Reconstruction Minister Arben Ahmetaj.
BELGIUM
BRUSSELS - EU countries' foreign ministers to hold extraordinary meetings on developments in Middle East.
IRAN/US/IRAQ/TURKEY
TEHRAN /WASHINGTON/ BAGHDAD/ANKARA - Following developments after U.S. operation killing Qasem Soleimani, commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guards' Quds Forces, and Iran's missile attack on Iraqi bases housing U.S. troops on Jan. 8.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI - Monitoring clashes between UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and forces of Khalifa Haftar.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB/ RAQQA/HASAKEH - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war and northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone targeted by Bashar al-Assad regime and allies.
ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release unemployment figures for October 2019.
SPORTS
NETHERLANDS
APELDOORN - Turkey's national women volleyball team to take on Belgium for their last group match in European qualifiers with winner to advance to semifinals.
SPAIN
BARCELONA - Anadolu Efes to face Barcelona in an away match in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
SPECIAL REPORT
US-Iran tensions: Hitting the breaks or here to stay?
By Zehra Nur Duz
ANKARA (AA) - Neither the U.S. nor Iran have any intention to escalate the conflict between them following a U.S. drone strike last week killing an Iranian top general in Iraq, experts say, while yet others argue that increased tension and military conflict will continue in the medium and long term.
SPECIAL REPORT
Deployment in Libya, possible opening to strengthen Turkey-US ties?
By Ali Murat Alhas
ANKARA (AA) - Having struck game-changer maritime and security deals with the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya in November 2019, the Turkish parliament ratified a motion authorizing the government to send troops to Libya on Jan. 3 in a bid to protect the rights of both countries.
SPECIAL REPORT
Zimbabwe's female entrepreneurs pound poverty at all odds
By Jeffrey Moyo
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AA) - Six years ago, owning a bed was only a dream for 47-year-old Michelle Chitembwe, who slept on the floor of her house in a slum in the Zimbabwean capital of Harare.
SPECIAL REPORT
China, Indonesia tread with caution amid brewing tension
By Pizaro Gozali Idrus with the Anadolu Agency Indonesian wire
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AA) - China and Indonesia have backed away from an imminent conflict after they dispatched warships and planes to claim the ownership of the Natuna islands in the South China Sea.
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