Even if the construction sector everywhere else in the region looks to be in trouble, Turkmenistan can always be relied on to provide work for foreign building firms in search of a contract.
As ever, the …

The lustre to Turkmenistan’s rising star is starting to fade as its lamentable human rights record continues to draw criticism and news emerges of the arrest of yet another political dissident.
The Turkmenistan Helsinki Foundation for …

Moscow-based business daily Kommersant reported Tuesday that Turkmenistan has agreed on the purchase of six BM-30 Smerch multiple rocket launchers from Russian armaments manufacturer Motovilikhinsk Factories.
The transaction is being linked by experts to ongoing negotiations …

With suprisingly little fanfare, the Turkmenistan’s authorities have broken down another wall separating the population from the outside world, as The Associated Press reports:
Turkmenistan has begun allowing private citizens to connect to the Internet, the …

Laying a gas transit route across the Caspian bed from the Azeri coast to the shores of Turkmenistan, with all its hydrocarbon wealth, remains an exciting prospect for energy-hungry Europe and one that grows tantalisingly …

The Turkmen government has announced it will take down the Arch of Neutrality monument topped by a revolving golden statue of former President Saparmurat Niyazov in what is possibly the most drastic act to date …

Turkmenistan’s gas and oil reserves may soon attract the attention of yet another world players, Russian newspaper RBK daily reported Tuesday:
India ONGC Mittal Energy has acquired a 30 percent stake in an exploration block in …

“A good neighbour policy is the guiding principle of the Turkmen leader’s foreign policy, which in being implemented through collaborative practices with both border countries and beyond. Turkmen-Uzbek relations are a convincing case of the …

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov fired two more high-placed Interior Ministry officials, only days after dismissing the head and deputy head of the ministry, Turkmenistan.ru reported Monday.
Lieutenant Kakaly Tyllayev was released from his responsibilities as Ashgabat …

The globetrotting of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov continues unabated, this time with his attendance of this weekend’s CIS summit in Tajikistan.
As well as adding another country to the list of his visited destinations, Berdymukhammedov’s trip also …