RFE/RL reports that Turkmen officials are considering raising the maximum draft age to 30 in order to fill the ranks. Currently, Turkmen young men aged 18-27 are eligible to be drafted. During a ...

But the government says the orphanages are a safe and happy home. Authorities in Turkmenistan, an authoritarian state known for its tight control over citizens, have begun confiscating the ...

The analysis also asserts “the government aims to demonstrate to the Turkmenistan people that the country’s policies have high value internationally.” ...

The Turkmen Front is experiencing internal divisions, with one faction promoting participation in the Kirkuk local government. Earlier, Sunni Arab groups also split, with some choosing to join the ...

Funded by the Government of Turkmenistan and supplemented by the Bank’s other Advisory Services and Analytics, the knowledge-based Reimbursable Advisory Services (RAS) program—the cornerstone of the ...

A Turkmen government official said that four port terminals - including one for passenger ships - and a ship-building yard would be built within four years. Annual freight turnover at the port is ...

I’m not sure this will change,” said Najia Badykova, who worked in the Turkmenistan government before founding Washington DC-based company Antares Strategy. Turkmenistan, a former Soviet republic ...

MOSCOW, June 7. /TASS/. /TASS/. Turkmenistan's government delegation has arrived in St. Petersburg to take part in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the country's foreign ...

The start of the cotton planting season is one of the key events in Turkmenistan's agricultural calendar, impacting the ...