ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):
ITALY
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis to deliver Christmas message.
RUSSIA
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin to summarize results of government work in 2019.
INDIA
NEW DELHI - Monitoring protests against controversial citizenship law in India.
SUDAN
KHARTOUM - Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok to deliver speech on first anniversary of Sudanese protests.
PALESTINE
GAZA CITY - Hamas to hold a press conference on general elections.
TUNISIA
TUNIS - Following latest developments on government formation.
LIBYA
TRIPOLI - Monitoring clashes between Libya's UN-recognized Government of National Accord 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.
ECONOMY
ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute to release Sectoral Confidence Indices for December.
SPECIAL REPORT
Mountains: Crucial ecosystems for wildlife, humanity
By Burak Bir
ANKARA (AA) - Montane ecosystems, which host unique habitats, endemic wildlife species and also play a crucial role in human life, are under a number of threats.
SPECIAL REPORT
Turkish-African relations thrived in 2019: Diplomats
By Hassan Isilow
JOHANNESBURG (AA) - Turkish diplomats and organizations in Africa say 2019 was a positive year for Turkish-African relations as they held bilateral talks leading to more visits of delegations between their countries.
SPECIAL REPORT
India: ‘New citizenship law to make Muslims stateless’
By Ahmad Adil
New Delhi, India (AA) - Off late Asaduddin Owaisi, 50, is India’s most recognized Muslim politician. President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and a four-time Member of Parliament, representing the historic southern city of Hyderabad, he has emerged as an effective voice against the newly adopted controversial citizenship law, believed to be discriminatory to the 180 million Muslim population, living in India.
SPECIAL REPORT
Spanish football dominates 2010s
By Can Erozden and Muhammed Enes Calli
ANKARA (AA) - Spanish football reigned Europe and the world in 2010s, clubs and national team bagged at least 25 major trophies such as UEFA Champions League, Europa League, Super Cup titles and FIFA World Cup.
SPECIAL REPORT
Soviet invasion: Afghanistan’s 40-year-old open wound
By Shadi Khan Saif
KABUL, Afghanistan (AA) - Four decades since the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the country continues to teeter precariously between war and peace, with lives being lost in an ongoing conflict day and night.
SPECIAL REPORT
Mixed blessings for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2019
By Felix Tih
ANKARA (AA) - From the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize, to fast pacing of the peace process in South Sudan, coupled with the discovery of rare black leopard and saving of white rhinoceros form the total extinction, the year 2019 has left many positive marks behind, in the African continent.
SPECIAL REPORT
Iran's naval drill 'show of strength' to US: Analysts
By Syed Zafar Mehdi
TEHRAN (AA) - Iran is preparing to hold a joint naval exercise with China and Russia in the Indian Ocean, the first of its kind since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.