Since gaining independence from the USSR, Iran has been one of Turkmenistan's few foreign policy partners, with which it shares almost 1,000 kilometres of border. During Raisi's presidency, new ...

Coverage of the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games will be broadcast to hundreds of millions of homes worldwide, according to organisers ©Ashgabat 2017 The 12-day event is due to feature 65 ...

This photo taken on March 16, 2026 shows a view of the Independence Monument in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. (Xinhua/Li Renzi) ...

When Stanislav Volkov began reporting for the Alternative Turkmenistan News, the secret service cut his internet and threw acid at him – all for daring to describe the harsh reality of daily life in ...

This essay is part of a series by American diplomats sharing their impressions of the dramatic early years of Central Asia's independence from the Soviet Union. These memoirs were written at the ...

OCA President Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah delivered a speech as part of the Ashgabat 2017 Closing Ceremony ©Uwimanaclarisse/Twitter Berdimuhamedow was invited to bring the curtain down on Ashgabat ...

For the past few years, the Christmas symbol has been installed in the central part of the capital of Turkmenistan on New Year's Eve, drawing more and more street kids, a sign of the contradictions of ...

ASHGABAT -- Small private shops in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, have been shut down apparently as a measure to prevent the spread of the coronavirus although authorities in the tightly controlled ...

Cultural attaches and diplomats from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Afghanistan, and Azerbaijan were amongst attendees to the opening ceremony of the exhibit at the cultural office of the Islamic ...

Film-maker and ‘dark tourist’ David Farrier visited Turkmenistan’s newly built capital, designed to cope with anything – as long as it’s preplanned Wandering around Ashgabat, I had Land of Sunshine, ...

Trump Endangers the Handover of the UK’s ‘Last Colony’ The ten-day spectacle, which kicked off September 17, features competitions between 5,000 athletes from over 62 countries, in sports as diverse ...

A new survey has named Turkmenistan's capital as the world's most expensive city for international employees, illustrating the stark inequalities in a Central Asian state battered by a long-running ...