Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover on Friday Jan. 20, 2017 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):



TURKEY



ANKARA - Second round of parliamentary debate on Turkey's new constitutional reform package continues.



SPECIAL REPORT



Syrian opposition negotiator talks to Anadolu Agency.



By Adham Kako



ISTANBUL - Mohammad Alloush, the Syrian opposition's chief negotiator, talks to Anadolu Agency about upcoming peace talks in Astana.​



US



WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump to be sworn into office amid planned civil disobedience across nation's capital.



WASHINGTON - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to hold press conference.



SWITZERLAND



DAVOS - Turkish Deputy PM Mehmet Simsek to speak on last day of World Economic Forum.



FRANCE



PARIS - French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux to host EU Security Commissioner Julian King for talks.​



SOUTH AFRICA



JOHANNESBURG - South African activists opposed to policies of US President-elect Donald Trump to protest outside the US consulate in Johannesburg.



GAMBIA/SENEGAL



BANJUL/DAKAR – To follow developments regarding Senegal's potential military intervention in Gambia after the latter's incumbent leader refused to cede power to the incoming elected president.



ISRAEL



UMM AL-HIRAN - Palestinian resistance icon Raed Salah to lead Friday prayers in Bedouin village facing threat of demolition by Israeli authorities.



PALESTINE



SPECIAL REPORT



Resourceful Palestinian turns wastepaper to bricks



By Qais Abu Samra



QALQILYA - With rudimentary tools, 43-year-old Mohamed Abu Khamis is turning wastepaper into bricks for use in rebuilding Palestinian homes.



MYANMAR



YANGON - UN human rights envoy Yanghee Lee to hold news conference after 12-day information-gathering visit to western Rakhine state where rights groups accuse military of crackdown on Rohingya Muslims following Oct.9. attacks. -