Diary

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency's English Desk plans to cover Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):



 



TURKEY



ANKARA – Turkish Prime Minister Davutoglu to visit Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and open the Yunus Emre Turkish Cultural Center in Lefkosa.



 



SPECIAL REPORT:



Egypt cannot fill Turkey-Russia trade gap: analysts



By Andrew Jay Rosenbaum



ANKARA - Analysts doubt Egypt's bid to fill the trade gap with Turkey caused by Russian sanctions in the wake of the shooting down of a Russian jet fighter which violated Turkish airspace on Nov. 24.



 



EUROPE



FRANCE



LE BOURGET – U.S. President Obama to hold bilateral meeting with Turkish counterpart Erdogan.



 



LE BOURGET – Follow developments at the UN's climate change conference.



 



UNITED KINGDOM



LONDON - British Cabinet meets to discuss motion to authorize airstrikes in Syria, ahead of debate and vote in parliament.



 



LONDON – U.K. Defense Secretary Fallon gives evidence to parliamentary committee on U.K. defense spending and the government's recent strategy security review.



 



LONDON – U.K. Finance Minister Osborne to give evidence to treasury committee in parliament following last week's spending review.



 



GERMANY



BERLIN – German Chancellor Merkel's Cabinet meets to decide on a more active role in Syria by sending reconnaissance jets, a tanker aircraft and a warship in support of French airstrikes.



 



BELGIUM



BRUSSELS – NATO foreign ministers to gather at the alliance's headquarters to discuss challenges on its southern borders, relations with Russia and Ukraine.



 



UNITED STATES



WASHINGTON - U.S. Defense Secretary Carter and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dunford to testify before the House Armed Services Committee.



 



WASHINGTON - Human Rights Watch briefs reporters on new report challenging claims that prosecutions are not legally possible.



 



NEW YORK - The United States assumes monthly rotating presidency of the UN Security Council.



 



AFRICA



SOUTH AFRICA



JOHANNESBURG - South African government is expected to announce its successes and challenges in combating HIV/AIDS in the country. 



 



KENYA



NAIROBI – Iranian ambassador Farajvand to hold press conference about the an alleged Iranian terror network in Kenya.



 



SPECIAL REPORTS:



Aging leader's health puts Algeria at crossroads



By Abdel-Raziq Abdullah



ALGIERS - Rumors regarding health of Algeria's 78-year-old president lead observers to ponder scenarios for post-Bouteflika Algeria.



 



Zambia: Central bank struggles with weak currency



By Francis Maingaila



LUSAKA, Zambia – The Zambian central bank is making an increased use of reserves to stabilize the kwacha, but experts say that the tactic will not work in the medium-to-long term.



 



Illicit tobacco trade costs South Africa $277M annually



By Hassan Isilow



JOHANNESBURG - The South African government loses over 4 billion rand (approximately $277 million) in revenue annually to the illicit tobacco trade, whose proceeds might be funding organized crime, the Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa (TISA) has told Anadolu Agency.  



 



Uganda faces 'intolerably high levels of corruption'



By Halima Athumani



KAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda continues to face intolerably high levels of corruption both within the public and private sector, Uganda's Minister for Ethics and Integrity Lokodo has told Anadolu Agency.



 



MIDDLE EAST



JERUSALEM - Israeli rights groups challenge court decision to indefinitely detain foreign asylum seekers who refuse deportation to third country.



 



SE ASIA-PACIFIC



THAILAND



BANGKOK – Week after United States ambassador's criticism of Thai junta sparks protests, he tries to underline that U.S. has not 'lost' Thailand to China.



 



PHILIPPINES



ZAMBOANGA - Philippines expresses confidence Permanent Court of Arbitration in Hague will come up with "just decision" on South China Sea arbitration case.



 



SOUTH KOREA



SEOUL – Weeks after demonstrators gathered in Seoul for largest anti-government protest in a decade, prime minister threatens those planning to gather for enormous demonstration this weekend with arrest if protest turns violent or they turn up wearing masks. - Ankara