Diary

ANKARA (AA) -Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to separately receive newly appointed Luxembourger, Latvian, Bangladeshi, Japanese, and Chinese ambassadors to Turkey as they present their credentials at presidential complex.

ANKARA - Erdogan to chair meeting of Presidential High Advisory Board.

ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to accept delegation of Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA).

ANKARA - Following latest developments in Eastern Mediterranean.

ANKARA - Monitoring latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

US

WASHINGTON - Following repercussions of US sanctions against Ankara over purchase of S-400 missile system.

NEW YORK - UN Security Council to debate situation in conflict-hit Yemen.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Following technical meeting on critical reforms of Libyan economy.

BELGIUM

BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg to visit European Commission, hold press conference with President Ursula von der Leyen.

GUINEA

CONAKRY- Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend inauguration ceremony of President Alpha Conde of Guinea.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Monitoring cease-fire between Azerbaijan and Armenia, latest developments in frontline and international repercussions.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - TurkStat to release house sale figures for November.

ANKARA - Treasury and Finance Ministry to release budget balance table for November.

ANKARA - Adil Karaismailoglu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, to attend the Economic Cooperation Organization's 10th Transport Ministers Meeting via video conference.

SPORTS

BELGRADE - Women's events to continue at Individual World Cup in Serbia, where national athletes are also competing in wrestling.

SPECIAL REPORT

Shrinking habitat endangers Bangladesh's wild elephants

By SM Najmus Sakib

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - Asian wild elephants are under serious threat in southeast Bangladesh due to the construction of huge settlements on forest land and hills which has shrunk the mammals’ habitat and restricted their free movement.

SPECIAL REPORT

Environmental disasters across globe in November 2020

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - November saw a host of global environmental disasters, including floods in Mexico and typhoon gales in the Philippines, as well as forest fires in Algeria and storms in Central America and Somalia.