Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
BY DEIRDRE TYNAN Human rights groups are calling for top-level Western and Russian diplomatic intervention to halt the politically motivated prosecution of an environmental activist in Turkmenistan. Political and economic considerations make it unlikely that such outreach will be forthcoming, however.
Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
BY REGIS GENTE Are Turkmenistan’s energy reserve figures fudged or not? Just over a week after allegations first surfaced that the Turkmen government’s claims are grossly hyped, the controversy over Ashgabat’s export capacity is still flaring. Representatives of the firm that conducted the original audit are vigorously defending their reputation for thoroughness. Meanwhile, a whistleblower...
Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Attempting to develop an image as an investment-friendly destination, Ashgabat hosted what was billed as the inaugural International Investment Forum of Turkmenistan in mid-October. Turkmen leaders spent lavishly to produce a slick three-day event. Nevertheless, some business executives were not sold on the concept of Turkmenistan being an open economic environment.
Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
BY REGIS GENTE Turkmenistan has proven a fickle energy-export partner for all foreign companies trying to do business there. Yet, a Kremlin spokesperson’s recent statement that Russia would resume natural gas imports as soon as the end of October, confirms that hope springs eternal when it comes to the question of Ashgabat and energy.
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Students from Turkmenitsan who were set to study in the American University in Bulgaria’s Blagoevgrad have been denied permission to leave their country. After being barred from leaving to study at the American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the students were booked on a flight from Ashgabat to Istanbul and then on to Bulgaria but border guards informed them that they had...
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Turkmenistan has offered to host an international conference on disarmament in Central Asia and the Caspian basin under UN auspices in its capital, Ashgabat.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Musafirbek reports that Turkmenistan hosted international telecommunications and information technology exhibition and the “Turkmenistan and Global Telecommunications System” international scientific conference.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 09/16/2009
Anasoltan reports that a domestic violence hotline has been launched in Turkmenistan with the support of the OSCE center in Ashgabat.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a proponent of a global gas suppliers' cartel, will visit Central Asia's main gas producer Turkmenistan on Sunday and Monday, Turkmen leader Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said on Saturday.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/31/2009
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan -- Turkmenistan will establish a naval base on the Caspian Sea, the Central Asian nation's president said Monday - a move that could inflame disputes over the area's lucrative hydrocarbon fields.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 08/16/2009
Orazdurdy reports that dozens of students at Ashgabat (capital of Turkmenistan) airport were not allowed on board a plane heading to Almaty. This is the latest incident in a broader trend: hundreds of Turkmen students still cannot leave the country in pursuit of education abroad.
Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
Soon after assuming power in late 2006, Turkmenistan’s leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov sent signals that education would be one of his top policy priorities. But over the past few days, Berdymukhamedov’s status as Turkmenistan’s "education president" has taken a hit, as authorities in Ashgabat have been hindering students from departing the country to begin their studies...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan -- The Central Asian nation of Turkmenistan is creating a 2,000-square-kilometer (770-square-mile) lake in the heart of a barren desert.
Gadgets9.com (Free subscription) | 07/13/2009
Mossad, Mossad – Coming Soon To A Town Near You!By Tariq Saeedi in Ashgabat The Balochistan Post5-13-2 In a fascinating plot, full of intrigue and betrayal, Mossad, RAW and Israeli-Russian-Ukrainian drug mafia seem to have joined hands to catch the ultimate prize: The Entire World. The whole story may never be available but we have put together enough pieces to give you a fair idea of what may...
Eurasianet (Free subscription) | 07/08/2009
BY DEIRDRE TYNAN Turkmenistan is quietly developing into a major transport hub for the northern supply network, which is being used to relay non-lethal supplies to US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. The Pentagon has confirmed a small contingent of US military personnel now operates in Ashgabat to assist refueling operations.
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