Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend his party's group meeting at parliament.

ANKARA - In separate meetings, Erdogan to receive Mehmet Sepil, head of Turkish Union of Clubs, with commission members, and Sahak Masalyan, head of Armenian Patriarchate of Turkey, at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Erdogan also to chair High Advisory Board meeting at presidential complex.

US

WASHINGTON - House Foreign Affairs Committee to hold hearing on Trump administration’s policy on Iran.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Monitoring diplomatic developments pertaining to implementation of cease-fire in Libya.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB / RAQQA / HASAKEH - Monitoring developments after cease-fire brokered by Turkey and Russia came into effect in northwestern Idlib, which was targeted by Bashar al-Assad regime and allies.

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 - Monitoring anti-government protests and developments after arrest and release of U.K.'s ambassador to Iran.

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Monitoring anti-government protests across country.

EGYPT

CAIRO - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte starts unlimited visit to Cairo to discuss situation in Libya.

ALGERIA

ALGIERS - Foreign Minister Sabri Bogadom starts Gulf tour, to include Saudi Arabia and UAE, to discuss Libyan issue.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Turnover, Retail Trade and Industrial Production Indices for November 2019.

SPECIAL REPORT

Palestinians eye Jerusalem polls for sovereignty

By Nesma Seyam

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) - Since 2006 election, rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah have been in a constant conflict, failing to reach out to a reconciliatory program after a series of un-finalized reconciliation deals to form a power-sharing government.

SPECIAL REPORT

Mrs. World 2020 to help suffering children

By Munza Mushtaq

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AA) - Winner of the 2020 Mrs. World title, Sri Lankan dusky beauty Caroline Jurie, 27, plans to use her new-found fame to inspire and empower children in the island nation.

SPECIAL REPORT

Cameroon's mangroves could vanish without action

By Aurore Bonny

DOUALA, Cameroon (AA) - The state of Cameroon’s mangrove forests is deplorable due to numerous destructive practices, according to local experts.