Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

SAMSUN – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend AK Party presentation of mayoral candidates for Back Sea province of Samsun.

GERMANY

BERLIN – Turkey’s Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli to attend 11th Berlin Agriculture Ministers' Conference.

SYRIA

ALEPPO / IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of U.S. decision to withdraw its troops.

US

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump to make a 'major' announcement about southern border and ongoing government shutdown

WASHINGTON - Saturday to mark second anniversary of Women's March, which first took place in 2017 following President Donald Trump's inauguration.

YEMEN

SANAA - Monitoring developments in humanitarian crisis amid civil war.

SPECIAL REPORT

Macedonian FM: Prespa agreement is 'too big to fail'

By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet

ANKARA (AA) - The Macedonian foreign minister has said that the Prespa agreement over the Macedonia name dispute with Greece is "too big to fail".

SPECIAL REPORT

Squabbling undermines shaky Afghan peace process

By Shadi Khan Saif

KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - At a crucial juncture in the shaky Afghan peace process, the Taliban are threatening to stall all talks and negotiations with the U.S. over “unlawful” pressures and maneuvering.