News: Turkmenistan

We have started to collect the most important news related to Turkmenistan in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

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• April 30th 2013 – February 7th 2011
• December 11th 2010 – April 10th 2009
• April 9th 2009 – May 12th 2007
• May 9th 2007 – December 22nd 2006
• December 21st 2006 – April 3rd 2006

Turkmenistan: news

Gas pipeline to cross Afghanistan

Saturday, December 11th 2010, 23:10
related countries: Afghanistan, India, Pakistan

A deal is struck on building a pipeline to carry Turkmen natural gas across Afghanistan to Pakistan and India.
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Turkmen leader's revolving gold statue removed

Thursday, August 26th 2010, 9:43
related places: Ashgabat

A giant arch topped by a gold-plated statue of Turkmenistan's late leader, Saparmurat Niyazov, is being removed from central Ashgabat.
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Turkmen leader backs press move

Saturday, July 10th 2010, 16:45

Turkmenistan's president expresses support for the creation of private media in the one-party Central Asian country.
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Turkmenbashi's arch to be removed from centre of capital

Monday, January 18th 2010, 18:26

A giant arch topped by a gold-plated statue of Turkmenistan's late leader, Saparmyrat Niyazov, is to be removed from the centre of the country's capital.
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Turkmenistan opens Iran gas link

Wednesday, January 6th 2010, 12:46
related countries: Iran, Russia

Turkmenistan has opened a second gas pipeline to Iran, further eroding Russia's historical domination of its energy sector.
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Turkmenistan-China gas link opens

Monday, December 14th 2009, 9:09
related countries: China

China's President Hu Jintao visits Turkmenistan to open the final link in a new pipeline delivering gas from Central Asia.
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Release of Turkmen activist urged

Friday, October 30th 2009, 12:20

An environmentalist sentenced to prison in Turkmenistan was jailed on trumped-up charges, human rights campaigners say.
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Turkmen leader operates on patient

Wednesday, July 22nd 2009, 11:49

Turkmenistan's president opens a new cancer hospital by performing the clinic's first operation himself.
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Turkmenistan to create desert sea

Thursday, July 16th 2009, 19:27

Turkmenistan starts work on the latest phase of its massive project to create a vast artificial sea in the desert.
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Russia blamed for Turkmen pipeline blast

Friday, April 10th 2009, 13:29
related countries: Russia
related places: Moscow

Turkmenistan blames Russia for causing an explosion on a gas pipeline, saying Moscow cut its imports without notice.
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