ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to meet Prime Minister Binali Yildirim in Ankara; he will also meet Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani at the Presidential Complex as well.
ANKARA - PM Binali Yildirim to attend ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party meeting in Ankara.
ANKARA - Turkey's Council of Higher Education (YOK) head Yekta Sarac is guest of Anadolu Agency Editors' Desk.
UK
LONDON - Post office workers expected to start 2-day-long strike.
SWITZERLAND
GENEVA - Press stakeout with U.N. Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura and advisor Jan Egeland, following meeting of International Syria Support Group's Humanitarian Access Task Force.
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA - Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci to meet Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades as part of reunification talks.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Funeral service for Russia's ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov will be held at Cathedral of Christ the Savior. President Vladimir Putin will also attend.
MOSCOW - Putin to hold annual press conference.
ISRAEL
JERUSALEM – Knesset to vote on whether to strip Arab MK Basel Ghattas of parliamentary immunity.
SAUDI ARABIA
JEDDAH - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu will attend a meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) about Aleppo in Saudi Arabia.
SOMALIA
MOGADISHU - Members of Somali parliament expected to be sworn in ahead of nomination of speaker and presidential election on Dec. 28.
ZAMBIA
SPECIAL REPORT
Zambia: Mining runoff sparks water safety fears
By Francis Maingaila
LUSAKA - Mining, and copper mining in particular, has long been the powerhouse of the economy of Zambia, a land-locked country in southern Africa, with copper amounting to 75-85 percent of the country’s exports, according to official figures.
UNITED STATES
SPECIAL REPORT
UN advisor fears Myanmar situation may get out of hand
By Canberk Yuksel
NEW YORK - Special advisor to Myanmar tells Anadolu Agency gov't needs to build assurance in Rakhine before situation degenerates. (MOVED)
SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL –President Park Geun-hye's impeachment hearing to get underway Thursday afternoon as key aide finally shows up for interrogation by lawmakers.
JAPAN
TOKYO – Foreign minister confirms Tokyo has paid its dues to UNESCO that were withheld after the UN body registered documents relating to the Nanjing Massacre in World War II as part of its Memory of the World project. (MOVED)