ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend a meeting on upcoming local elections in capital Ankara.
ANKARA - Following developments in case of killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
GERMANY
COLOGNE - Ali Erbas, head of Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate, to attend opening ceremony of 2nd meeting of European Muslims.
ETHIOPIA
ADDIS ABABA - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to pay an official visit to Ethiopia and the African Union (AU) headquarters.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out troops.
YEMEN
SANAA - Monitoring developments in humanitarian crisis in Yemen.
AFGHANISTAN
SPECIAL REPORT
Afghan conflict evolving into war of nerves
By Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - As a new year dawns, Afghanistan’s long-running conflict is shifting to a form of psychological warfare as casualties mount on all sides.