Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to separately meet Prime Minister Binali Yildirim, Chief of General Staff Hulusi Akar and head of National Intelligence Organization Hakan Fidan at the presidential complex.

ANKARA - Erdogan to meet Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci at the presidential complex.

ANKARA - Erdogan and Yildirim to attend opening ceremony of Kecioren metro.

UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON - Director of National Intelligence James Clapper to testify before Senate Armed Services committee on foreign cyber threats​.

WASHINGTON - House of Representatives to vote on resolution condemning UN for vote on illegal Israeli settlements.

NEW YORK – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

SWITZERLAND

GENEVA - Press stakeout with UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura and his adviser Jan Egeland following meeting of the International Syria Support Group's Humanitarian Access Task Force.

PHILIPPINES

ZAMBOANGA - Suspected militant leader who pledged allegiance to Daesh killed, 3 followers arrested in joint police/military raid in south.

SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE - Former manager of Singapore branch of Swiss bank charged with 16 offences in connection with probe into embattled Malaysia investment fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad.

THAILAND

BANGKOK - School administrator shot dead in Thai south.