ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Thursday Dec. 28, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Ismail Kahraman to attend the 2017 Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) award ceremony at the presidential complex.
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend TUBITAK ceremony in capital Ankara.
Erdogan to separately meet Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono and Turkey's National Intelligence Chief Hakan Fidan.
ANKARA - Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold a joint news conference with Japanese counterpart Taro Kono.
ZIMBABWE
HARARE - General Constantino Chiwenga and former Security Minister Kembo Mohadi to be sworn in as Zimbabwe’s new vice presidents at the State House in Harare.
INDIA
SPECIAL REPORT:
Kashmir's wetlands, migratory birds face uncertainty
By Zahid Rafiq
SRINAGAR, Jammu Kashmir (AA) - Amid the gloom and bleakness of the harsh Kashmiri winter, hundreds of thousands of migratory birds bring a splash of color to the skies as they head to the region’s wetlands.
PALESTINE
RAMALLAH - Trial of detained Ahed al-Tamimi and her mother to be held in Ofer military court, west of Ramallah.
ALGERIA
ALGIERS - Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) to open childcare center in the Algerian capital.