Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/ breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend the opening ceremony of Ankara Golbasi City Crossing and ETI Maden Lithium Production Facility via videoconference at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul.

ANKARA - Following latest developments on COVID-19 outbreak in Turkey, worldwide, discovery of new coronavirus variant.

VATICAN

VATICAN - Pope Francis to deliver the traditional ‘Urbi et Orbi’ (to the city and the world) speech following Christmas.

RUSSIA

MOSCOW - Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov to hold news conference.

AZERBAIJAN

BAKU - Following developments and period of cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh region.

SPECIAL REPORT

NGOs offer lifeline to Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

By Ahmet Salih Alacaci

ISTANBUL(AA) - Two years after the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees lost its biggest donor country, many civil society groups around the world are trying to at least partially meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of residents of Lebanese refugee camps.

SPECIAL REPORT

Coach-athlete ties crucial to success: Turkish swimmer

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Devotion and passion for any sport are keys to success, according to a Turkish record-holder swimmer.

SPECIAL REPORT

Serbian water polo player cast vote in Anadolu Agency contest

By Talha Ozturk

BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) - One of Serbia's prominent water polo players has voted in a photography contest hosted by Anadolu Agency.