Diary

ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Sunday, Jan. 24, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ISTANBUL – Turkish PM Davutoglu in Istanbul to attend funeral of Mustafa Koc, chairman of board of Turkey’s largest company Koc Holding.

EUROPE

PORTUGAL

LISBON – 9.7 million Portuguese voters will choose new president.

AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - Egyptian expats in South Africa to protest outside Egyptian embassy in Pretoria to denounce current government on fifth anniversary of Arab spring.

MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

BAGHDAD - Turkish Parliamentary Speaker Ismail Kahraman to meet with Iraqi President Fuad Masum.

SOUTH ASIA

SPECIAL REPORT

-Republic Day eve in Jammu Kashmir

By Zahid Rafiq

SRINAGAR – In the run-up to India's Republic Day celebrations on Jan. 26, Indian-held Jammu Kashmir has become dotted with checkpoints while regional capital Srinagar looks more like an army garrison.

SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC

THAILAND

BANGKOK – Police say they have no information about alleged disappearance of Chinese journalist wanted by Beijing.

INDONESIA

JAKARTA – Largest party in opposition coalition says will cooperate with government of President Joko Widodo despite backing his rival in 2014 election.

MALAYSIA

KUALA LUMPUR – Transport minister says civil aviation department will coordinate with Thai authorities to verify if piece of aircraft debris found on shores of southern Nakhon Si Thammarat belongs to missing Flight MH370.