In honor of the International Women's Day, the Association of Trade Unions of Turkmenistan in the Ahal region, together with the editorial office of the regional newspaper Ahal durmushy, launched a literary contest.
Flying from December 28 to January 12, the Quadrantid meteor shower reaches its greatest intensity on the night of January 4, the press service of the Moscow Planetarium reports.
We are talking about the Kazakh dog breeds tazy and Tobet. These greyhounds are called the treasure of Kazakhstan and now they are on the verge of extinction. To preserve and revive national dog breeds, the head of the republic Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law, the press service of the President of the country reported on Tuesday.
In five Uzbek airports - Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Ferghana and Urgench, on January 2, the grand opening of Tax Free counters was held, where foreign tourists can get cashback for purchases. They were installed by the State Tax Committee of Uzbekistan and are currently operating in test mode, the press service of Uzbekistan Airports reports.
"Since January 1, 2023, artists of Kyrgyzstan are prohibited from using a phonogram," a representative of the press service of the Ministry of Culture of Kyrgyzstan said, according to the country's journalists.
The first New Year's week in the whole territory of Turkmenistan will be especially warm and sunny, one can even say "spring". The average temperature across the country will be +12 – 15 degrees. A little cooler in the northern region – in Dashoguz, the air will warm up to +10 maximum.
On January 1, Croatia became the 20th member of the European Union and the 27th member of the Schengen region, as well as the country with the longest land border of the EU - 1,350 km, the BBC reports.
From January 3, 2023, citizens of Turkmenistan wishing to obtain a visa to Turkey will have to provide an additional notarized "Declaration of Consent" plus previously required documents. This is reported on the website of the Turkish Visa Center.
A new option to view the list of available air tickets has appeared in the application of the airline "Turkmenistan". The updated mobile version is already available for devices with operating systems **[iOS](https://apps.apple.com/en/app/turkmenistan-airlines/id1588394191)** and **[Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=tm.turkmenistanairlines.app)**.
New Year's gifts on behalf of President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Head of the upper chamber of the Turkmen Parliament Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov were presented to the pupils of the Ashgabat Palace of orphans during the New Year celebration at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan.
Chinese Ambassador to the US Qin Gang has been appointed Chinese Foreign Minister. This was reported on Friday by China Central Television.
Mufti Albir Krganov, Chairman of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, advised fellow believers to prepare the popular Olivier salad from halal products for the New Year's table.
Foreigners with a Belarusian visa will be able to freely enter the territory of Russia and stay there during the validity period of the document. This was announced by the head of the Department of Citizenship and Migration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus Alexey Begun, TASSreports.
On the eve of the New Year, ORIENT has updated its website and application to provide readers with the opportunity to quickly find the most interesting and significant news, as well as track certain topics using new sections.
Clothes and various textiles from the special New Year's collection went on sale in the shops of the Ministry of Textile Industry of Turkmenistan throughout the country.
