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Ashgabat, the $15 billion vanity capital built on gas wealth where even the locals are barred from the streets
Turkmenistan's dictator poured $15 billion into 543 marble buildings, record-breaking fountains, and a falcon-shaped airport in the middle of a desert, then priced out every citizen who was supposed ...
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) (AFP) – At a market in Turkmenistan's capital Ashgabat, pensioner Shemshat Kurbanova always used to pick the "juiciest" Iranian fruit -- but 10 days of war across the border ...
Turkmenistan’s capital, Ashgabat, does not feel like a living capital; it feels like a high-budget film set where the actors have gone missing. In 2013, the city secured its place in the Guinness ...
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TURKMENISTAN – The entrance to Ashgabat International Airport is impressive even at 3am as I drag my bags past its doors, swooping white curves like a giant falcon descending in front of me. But as I ...
In Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, an unusual law has made dogs illegal, shaping daily life in one of the world’s most secretive capitals. This story explores the history, reasoning, and cultural context ...
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 13. The International Forum held in Ashgabat yesterday, marking the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality, underscored the ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday held talks with several world leaders on the sidelines of the International Peace and Trust Forum in Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat. According to ...
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday emphasized the need for resolving disputes through dialogue and diplomacy while addressing the international forum marking the International Year of Peace and ...
The Ruusian president is expected to "hold a series of bilateral meetings with leaders of foreign states," the Kremlin said MOSCOW, December 10. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive in ...
Getting into Turkmenistan wasn’t easy – despite the country’s official website claiming that my passport allowed visa-free entry for up to 30 days. The reality was quite the opposite. As one of the ...
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