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Turkmenistan currency crisis seen causing cola shortage

Ashgabat - Muslimchronicle

Fans of Coca-Cola in gas-rich Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat are complaining they can no longer “taste the feeling”: their favourite drink has disappeared from shop shelves amidst a sharpening economic crisis.”You used to be able to find it in every shop, but now only a few are selling it and the price has increased significantly,” Mergen Kakayev, a 24-year-old taxi driverRead more

First eSports competition kicks off at Asian games in Turkmenistan

Ashgabat - Muslimchronicle

The Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat kicked off its first ever eSports competition as global interest surges in video games as a spectator sport. The inclusion of eSports as a demonstration sport in the event hosted by the isolated Central Asian state ushers in a "new era in gaming," the games' organisers said on itsRead more

Turkmenistan bans cars for a day to promote bikes, health

ASHGABAT - Muslimchronicle

The Central Asian country of Turkmenistan has banned most locals in its major cities from using their cars for a day in a bid to promote cycling and healthy lifestyles. Residents of the capital, Ashgabat, and regional cities were told not to use their vehicles between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday without express permission as the government staged massRead more

Turkmenistan bans cars for a day to promote bikes, health

Ashgabat - Muslimchronicle

Berdymukhamedov wins Turkmenistan's election for third term

Ashgabat - Arab Today

The Turkmenistan Central Election Commission has announced that President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov has secured a third term in office by winning 80 percent of the vote in elections held yesterday. The commission said that 3,067,924 people out of a possible 3.4 million electorate voted for Berdymukhamedov, noting that the voter-turnout was good.Read more

Turkmen leader secures third term in presidential election

Ashgabat - ArabToday

Turkmenistan's incumbent President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov secured his third term in Sunday's presidential election with a landslide victory, according to preliminary data released on Monday by the country's Central Election Commission (CEC). More than 3 million people voted for Berdymukhamedov, accounting for nearly 97.7 percent of the votes, reported RIA Novosti agency citing the CEC. The CEC also said the pollRead more

Turkmen president wins new 7-year term with nearly 98%

Ashgabat - ArabToday

Turkmenistan's reigning strongman Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov bagged a new seven-year term with nearly 98 percent of a weakly contested vote, electoral officials said Monday, following a preliminary count. The election commission claimed at a press conference in the capital Ashgabat a turnout of over 97 percent for the poll, in which eight men viewed as token opponents for Berdymukhamedov also competed. Read more

UAE participates in 1st Global Sustainable Transport Conference

Ashgabat - Arab Today

Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has led the UAE delegation to 1st Global Sustainable Transport Conference being held from 26th to 27th November 2016 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan in cooperation with the United Nations. The conference was opened by President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow with participation of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, heads ofRead more

Turkmen president blasts sports chief

Ashgabat - Arab Today

Turkmenistan's president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov gave his sports chief a public dressing-down on Tuesday after the Central Asian country's athletes once more came home empty-handed from the Olympics. "It's disappointing that even with all the facilities provided, you could not justify the trust of the nation," Berdymukhamedov told the sports committee chief Kaakbay Seiidov in an angry encounter shown on stateRead more