Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Sunday, Jan. 29, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

EDIRNE - Defense Minister Fikri Isik to meet army veterans and families of martyrs

GREECE

Special Report:

Turkey's Nasreddin Hodja enthralls Greek audiences

By Magda Panoutsopoulou

ATHENS (AA) - Turkey’s Nasreddin Hodja -- a unique and entertaining character from Turkish folklore -- has found a new home in an unlikely setting: Greece

FRANCE

PARIS - France’ Socialist Party organizes run-off of presidential primary to choose candidate. The candidates are former Prime Minister Manuel Valls and his former education minister and Yvelines lawmaker Benoit Hamon.​

SYRIA

ALEPPO - Latest developments from Turkish-backed Operation Euphrates Shield that enters its 159th day to repel Daesh terrorists in northern Syria

PAKISTAN

Special Report:

Transparency big hurdle in Pakistan's long-due census

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Pakistan plans to hold census of its ever-growing populace after 18 years this March, which experts warn that if not carried out transparently, it could further deepen the already-existing sense of deprivation among smaller provinces and various ethnic groups of the country