Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANTALYA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party’s presentation of mayoral candidates for Mediterranean resort town of Antalya.

SYRIA

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

VENEZUELA

CARACAS - Monitoring developments on opposition-held demonstrations in different parts of capital Caracas.

SPORTS

MELBOURNE - Season’s first grand slam match in Australian Open to be held as Serbian Novak Djokovic meets Spaniard Rafael Nadal in men's singles final at Melbourne Park.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Backwardness to be overcome in Bangsamoro’

- Autonomous Bangsamoro region will be a place of peace again, says Turkey's IHH representative

By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet

ANKARA (AA) - The backwardness and injustices in Philippines' Bangsamoro will be overcome after the ratification of the landmark Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a Turkish non-governmental organization’s official said.