Turkish daily news (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
Turkmen leader Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov will discuss Project plans to build a natural gas pipeline that would bypass Russia with the government of Turkey, a source in the Turkmen
A Healthy Blog (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
From BBC News: Turkmenistan's president has announced incentives to reward women who give birth to eight or more children, according to state media. Those who qualify for Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov’s reward will receive a one-off payment of $250 (£125). They will also get lifetime benefits such as free dental care, utilities and public transport. There was a [...]
NoisyRoom.net (Free subscription) | 02/22/2008
From Fox News: Thirty people have been fired by the president of Turkmenistan after a cockroach scurried across the studio table of the nation's nightly television news program, the Guardian reports. President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov fired 30 workers from the main state TV station after the roach made an appearance during the 9 p.m. broadcast of Vatan, the [...]
India Uncut (Free subscription) | 02/22/2008
Reportage of the day: Berdymukhamedov’s apparent dislike of cockroaches may have something to do with his previous career as a dentist. This is from a news report about how Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, the president of Turkmenistan, saw a cockroach on national television and fired “no fewer than 30 workers from the main state TV channel,” including “journalists, directors, camera operators, and technical...
OTB News (Free subscription) | 02/14/2008
ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov pardoned more than a thousand prisoners on Thursday — the first anniversary of his rule in the gas-producing Caspian nation. Share This
BBC News (Free subscription) | 12/21/2007
The BBC profiles Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, the president of Turkmenistan.
i4U (Free subscription) | 12/04/2007
ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Turkmen leader Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has ordered that "ugly" satellite dishes be removed from people's homes in the capital Ashgabat, in a flamboyant gesture reminiscent of his eccentric predecessor. ...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 12/04/2007
ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Turkmen leader Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has ordered that "ugly" satellite dishes be removed from people's homes in the capital Ashgabat, in a flamboyant gesture reminiscent of his eccentric predecessor.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/21/2007
ASHGABAT (Reuters) - Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov heads to the United States next week to explore closer energy ties with the West for his gas producing state in a trip certain to irritate Russia.
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 09/07/2007
TURKMEN president Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov plans to pardon 9000 prisoners next month, continuing an annual ritual observed during the rule of his eccentric predecessor, state television reported today.
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 05/14/2007
The presidents of Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan agreed Saturday to build a new pipeline along the Caspian Sea coast to transport Turkmen natural gas to Western markets, the Interfax reported. ...
ireland.com (Free subscription) | 05/12/2007
Turkmenistan has not dropped plans for a trans-Caspian Sea gas pipeline that would bypass Russia despite agreeing to a rival line along the coastline to Russia.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 05/12/2007
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan (Reuters) - The leaders of Russia, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan agreed on Saturday to build a new natural gas pipeline around the Caspian Sea, a move that maintains Russia's dominant role as regional gas broker.
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 05/11/2007
ASHGABAT – Russian President Vladimir Putin, urging Turkmenistan to remain Moscow's main partner for natural gas exports, held talks on energy with the secretive Central Asian state's leader on ...
MosNews (Free subscription) | 04/24/2007
On Monday, April 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the new Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov to discuss cooperation in gas production between the two countries. Putin called for expansion of the current partnership.
