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ANKARA

Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

AFYON – Justice and Development Party leader and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will make closing remarks at party's consultation and assessment meeting in western Afyon province.

SPECIAL REPORT

Turkish ports ponder expansion as mega ships appear

By Humeyra Atilgan Buyukovali

ISTANBUL (AA) - As ships become larger and transport an increasing amount of goods, seaports are confronted with the task of accommodating the new vessels.

MIDDLE EAST

SPECIAL REPORT

The Shia cleric whose death ended Saudi-Iran ties

By Yavuz Selim Kurt

ANKARA (AA) – Prominent Shia cleric Nimr Baqir al-Nimr, executed last week by the Saudi authorities, had enjoyed considerable influence among Shia communities of the Arabian Gulf and beyond.

SE ASIA-PACIFIC

SOUTH KOREA

SEOUL – U.S. B52 bomber deployed over South Korea as tensions continue to build in peninsula.

JAPAN

TOKYO – PM Shinzo Abe says ruling party seeks to work with opposition parties open to amending pacifist post-World War II constitution.