Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY/EGYPT

ANKARA/CAIRO - Following developments after Egyptian police raided Cairo office of Anadolu Agency and arrested four employees, with one reporter back in Turkey after release.

US

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to meet Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

GERMANY

HAMBURG - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to meet German Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, address annual Christian Democratic Union (CDU) meeting, sister party Christian Social Union (CSU).

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to hold annual news conference.

GREECE

ATHENS - Libyan renegade commander Khalifa Haftar to meet Greek officials to discuss Libyan crisis ahead of Berlin conference.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Monitoring developments on unraveling cease-fire, efforts for both sides to sign truce.

SYRIA

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

IRAQ

BAGHDAD - Monitoring anti-government protests across country.

IRAN

TEHRAN - Following nationwide anti-government protests.

TEHRAN - Monitoring developments after U.K. ambassador's brief arrest.

ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Central Bank to announce short-term external debt statistics for November 2019.

LUXEMBOURG - European Statistical Office Eurostat to announce Inflation figures for December.

SPORTS

ANKARA - Turkish Super Lig's second half to begin with Friday's game between MKE Ankaragucu - Ittifak Holding Konyaspor.

ISTANBUL - Anadolu Efes to face French opponents ASVEL in Turkish Airlines EuroLeague Round 20.

SPECIAL REPORT

Football clubs to chase free stars in summer

By Can Erozden and Muhammed Enes Calli

ANKARA (AA) - Several football stars in Europe are set to be free at the end of the 2019-2020 season unless they sign contract with any club.

SPECIAL REPORT

Medal-winning athlete sticks to swimming against all odds

By Emre Asikci

ANKARA (AA) - Once petrified of even the thought of being immersed in water after nearly having drowned as a child, Emre Sakci grew up to become a medal-winning Turkish swimmer.

SPECIAL REPORT

Nepal: Cafe with cause helps trafficking survivors

By Deepak Adhikari

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AA) - Like any other morning, 24-year-old Sushma climbed the stairs of a two-story building to a restaurant overlooking a bustling Kathmandu street. She tapped to a biometric attendance device and began an eight-hour shift.

SPECIAL REPORT

Novel implants in test to ease patients' life

By Sena Guler

ANKARA (AA) - A state of art invention is being tested to help the patients who have to live with implants, the man-made devices used to support the treatment of some significant diseases.

SPECIAL REPORT

India: 'Detention centers holding doubtful citizens pathetic'

By Ahmad Adil

CHANDIGARH, India (AA) - For 17 years since he resigned from India’s elite bureaucratic service, Harsh Mander has made activism his mission to fight on issues ranging from dignity of persons with disabilities, the right to food and protection of tribals and downtrodden.

SPECIAL REPORT

Mutual growth drives Turkish investment in Ethiopia

By Seleshi Tessema

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) - It was business as usual on a bright weekday morning in the city of Adama, located 100 kilometers (62 miles) southeast of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkey continues to be haven for investors: IsDB

By Gokhan Ergocun and Yunus Turk

ISTANBUL (AA) - While investment opportunities are scarce globally, Turkey continues to be a haven for investors, said the regional manager at the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group Regional Hub in Turkey.