ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
TURKEY
ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair cabinet meeting at Presidential Complex.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to meet with speakers of Russian upper, lower chambers of parliament -- Council of Federation and State Duma.
ITALY
ROME/VATICAN CITY - Christians to celebrate Christmas, Pope Francis to lead Christmas Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica.
INDIA
NEW DELHI - Monitoring protests against controversial citizenship law in India.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI - Monitoring clashes between Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) and forces of commander Khalifa Haftar.
IRAQ
BAGHDAD - Following Iraqi anti-government protests.
LEBANON
BEIRUT - Following months-long anti-government protests.
SYRIA
ALEPPO / IDLIB / HASAKAH / RAQQA - Monitoring developments in Syrian civil war.
SPECIAL REPORT
Prospects bleak for ceasefire deal in Yemen
By Abdullah Ahmed
SANAA, Yemen (AA) - One year since a ceasefire for Yemen's western province of Al-Hudaydah between the government and Houthi rebels, efforts to save it from total failure have been underway by the UN's special envoy for Yemen.
SPECIAL REPORT
Ongoing floods hit millions in South Sudan
By Benjamin Takpiny
JUBA, South Sudan (AA) - Many search for high ground in South Sudan as heavy rain and severe flooding have beset almost one million people across the country, with the deluge destroying housing, roads and schools.
SPECIAL REPORT
Humanitarian catastrophe looms in Syria's Idlib
By Mahmoud Barakat
ANKARA (AA) - Intense attacks by Bashar al-Assad's regime, Russia and Iran backed-groups have forced thousands of civilians to flee from Syria's Idlib province which has been designated de-escalation zone.
SPECIAL REPORT
Liverpool enjoy 2019 with continental treble
By Can Erozden
ANKARA (AA) - Liverpool enjoyed the glory in 2019 with their stunning performance, as being the only English club in history performing a continental treble.
SPECIAL REPORT
Community-driven tourism leads Jordanian village out of poverty
By Aysu Bicer
AMMAN (AA) - In the far northwest of Jordan, along the borders of Syria and Israel, lies Umm Qais, an ancient Roman town which is home to the ancient ruins of the Greek city of Gadara.
SPECIAL REPORT
India-Pakistan in 2019: Mistrust plagues relations
By Aamir Latif
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – From almost on the brink of war in the beginning of the year to opening a peace corridor for Sikh pilgrims in November, the two nuclear armed neighbors, India and Pakistan, remained largely on the edge in 2019.