Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Jan. 03, 2018, (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci to announce December and 2017 export figures.

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to announce December and 2017 inflation rates.

ANKARA - Forestry and Water Affairs Minister Veysel Eroglu to receive Iraqi Minister of Water Resources Hassan al-Janabi.

IRAN

TEHRAN - Monitoring events in Iran as anti-government protests enter seventh day.

PALESTINE

JERUSALEM - Monitoring protests in West Bank, Jerusalem, and Gaza Strip against U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.

SPECIAL REPORT

Arab royals hunt rare birds in Pakistan despite outcry

- Royals manage to hunt endangered migratory bird houbara bustard in face of opposition from 2 provincial governments

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Arab royals are continuing to hunt houbara bustard -- an endangered migratory bird -- in different parts of Pakistan despite strong opposition from at least two provincial governments, according to officials and local Pakistani media reports.