Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

OMAN

MUSCAT – Turkey’s Vice President Fuat Oktay to visit Oman after death of Oman's long-serving Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI – Monitoring developments after forces loyal to Libya's renegade general Khalifa Haftar accepted joint call by Turkey and Russia for cease-fire.

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.

TEHRAN - Following developments after Iran's announcement on unintentionally shooting down Ukrainian 737 plane in Tehran, leaving all passengers, crew members dead.

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.

SPORTS

SAUDI ARABIA

JEDDAH - Real Madrid to face Atletico Madrid in final match of the Spanish Super Cup at the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium.

SPECIAL REPORT

Automotive sector tops Turkey's exports in 2019

By Gokhan Ergocun

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey's automotive sector topped the country's exports with $30.6 billion in 2019, while Istanbul was the largest exporter city in the country.

SPECIAL REPORT

Autism faces witchcraft prejudices in Cameroon

By Aurore Bonny

DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) - Dina Doumbe Rode and Eric Bile Massouke are both autistic. In Cameroon, where they live, most people believe they are victims of witchcraft.