1. Turkish foreign mission chiefs will gather in Turkey's capital, Ankara, for their annual "Ambassadors' Conference".
2- Turkish Parliament Speaker Cemil Cicek will meet Tunisia’s Ambassador in the Turkish capital Mohamed Salah Tekaya.
3- Protesters plan mass demonstrations in Egypt ahead of this week's vote on an amended version of Egypt's 2012 suspended charter. The army-installed interim authorities are taking security measures as part of the preparations for the constitutional referendum set for January 15 and 22.
4- South Sudanese government officials continue peace talks with opposition to settle the crisis in Africa's newest state.
5- The Syrian civil war and its ramifications in the region will be followed.
6- UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon will hold talks in Iraq.
7- US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will meet at the US embassy in Paris.
8- Former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s funeral ceremony will be held.
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