ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to attend provincial heads meeting at headquarters of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party.
TRABZON - Erdogan to attend AK Party presentation of mayoral candidates for Black Sea metropolis.
ANKARA - Turkey's Central Bank to release balance of payments statistics for November.
TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS
LEFKOSA - Turkish Cypriot President Mustafa Akinci to meet UN Cyprus Envoy Elizabeth Spehar.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to hold news conference.
SYRIA
ALEPPO/IDLIB - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war in wake of U.S. decision to withdraw its troops.
YEMEN
SANAA - Monitoring developments in humanitarian crisis amid civil war.
SPECIAL REPORT
Somaliland seeks recognition by hosting naval bases
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AA) - The self-declared republic of Somaliland has expressed an interest in hosting British and Russian naval bases, which would add to an already active military presence along the coast of the Red Sea – one of the world’s busiest and most strategically important maritime passages.