Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday Jan. 5, 2018, (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to hold news conference at Ataturk Airport before his departure to Paris.

FRANCE

PARIS - Erdogan to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron as part of one-day visit to French capital. Two leaders to hold joint news conference after the meeting.

PARIS - Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to meet separately with Saudi counterpart Adel al-Jubeir and UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.

UNITED STATES

NEW YORK - United Nations Security Council to hold emergency session on Iran.

PALESTINE

RAMALLAH - Demonstrations to be staged across West Bank following Friday's prayer, in protest against Trump's move over Jerusalem.

GAZA CITY - Confrontations expected on Gaza borders upon calls of Islamic and national factions to organize protests.

SPORTS - BASKETBALL

ISTANBUL - Fenerbahce Dogus to play against Baskonia Vitoria in Turkish Airlines Euroleague's regular season match in Istanbul at 1745GMT.

SPECIAL REPORT:

Turkish professor says Turkey in Africa to stay

By Ahmet Sait Akcay

ANKARA (AA) - A Turkish professor has hailed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent Africa visits as a sign of strong willingness to "stay in the continent".

SPECIAL REPORT:

Drug use among Bangladeshi children at alarming level

By Sorwar Alam

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) - There is nothing more tragic than seeing a young child snuffing the life out of himself through drugs. And yet this has become a common sight in the Bangladeshi capital where most people have become so used to the unfolding tragedy in front of them that they simply just ignore it.