ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday Jan. 12, 2018 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend ceremony at Istanbul's Marmara University to mark 135th anniversary of university's foundation.
ANKARA - Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdag, Somalian counterpart Mahdi Mohammed Gulaid to sign Turkey-Somalia Joint Economic Commission meeting protocol at the Ministry of Economy.
ANKARA - Anadolu Agency Editors' Desk to host Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock Esref Fakibaba.
UNITED STATES
LOS ANGELES - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to attend editorial meeting of daily Los Angeles Times and to meet with Los Angeles World Affairs Council members. He is also scheduled to visit graveyard of martyred Turkish diplomats in Los Angeles.
WASHINGTON - Head of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate Ali Erbas to hold press conference at Diyanet Center of America.
FRANCE
PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron to host Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz for talks.
CZECH REBUBLIC
PRAG - First round of presidential elections to be held.
SYRIA
DAMASCUS/IDLIB - Monitoring ongoing regime airstrikes and artillery attacks on civilians in Syria, especially in Idlib province.
TUNISIA
TUNIS: Monitoring anti-austerity protests.
SPECIAL REPORT
French NGO slams Israel's 'undemocratic' entry ban
By Hajer M’tiri
PARIS (AA) - Israel's recent imposed ban on representatives of 21 NGOs from entering its territory reflects the "undemocratic" policy of the Israeli authorities and its attempt "to frighten and silence" those who disagree with its methods and uncover its violations against the Palestinian people's rights, Bertrand Heilbronn, President of the French-Palestinian Solidarity Association (AFPS) has told Anadolu Agency.