The UAE is planning to build an undersea railway that will connect it with India. The project envisages that the train will pass along the bottom of the Indian Ocean at a distance of about 2000 km from the Emirati city of Fujairah to Mumbai, India.
The German-French TV channel Arte, broadcast throughout Europe and focusing on art and culture, informative programs and high-quality documentaries, on Saturday evening, October 14, showed the film “Treasures in the Desert Sands - the Ancient Heritage of Turkmenistan.”
The International Olympic Committee's Executive Committee has approved the inclusion of flag football, cricket, lacrosse, squash and baseball/softball in the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
For citizens of Turkmenistan, the acceptance of applications for studying at Russian universities has been extended within the quota of the government of the Russian Federation for the 2024-2025 academic year.
The Turkmen delegation took part in the congress of the Asian Boxing Confederation, which took place on October 14 in Bangkok (Thailand). The Federation of this sport of the country informed about this the ORIENT correspondent.
It is necessary to evaluate and study Iran's proposal to create a gas center with the participation of Turkmenistan, Russia and Qatar, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in an interview with RT Arabik, answering a question about Iran's proposal to create such a hub.
The total volume of cargo transportation by vessels of the merchant marine fleet of Turkmenistan in January-September 2023 increased by 19.9% compared to the corresponding period of 2022 and amounted to 2.29 million tons. This is reported by the Agency of Sea and River Transport of Turkmenistan.
The Turkmenistan national football team continues training camps in Dubai (UAE), which started on October 8 and will continue until October 18, FFT reports.
An agreement has been signed on the implementation of the world's first project with the assistance of the World Bank, which finances climate change policy measures. It will also be the first international transaction in Central Asia carried out within the framework of the mechanisms provided for by the Paris Agreement.
The Secretary General of the IRU (International Road Transport Union), Umberto de Pretto, highly appreciated the potential and capacity of the southern East-West corridor connecting China with Europe via Turkmenistan, Iran and Turkey.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Mining and Oil, Homayun Afgan, said that "security has now been ensured in the country, and that the Islamic Emirate has also decided to acquire land for the TAPI project."
President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, speaking at a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of State in Bishkek on Friday, focused the attention of colleagues on activities to further strengthen multilateral partnership within the Friends of Neutrality Group, created at the initiative of the Turkmen side in the UN.
A chess player from Turkmenistan, international master Saparmurat Atabayev, won the first Neyshekar international tournament by a margin, which was held from October 5 to 11 in the city of Ahvaz, Iran.
The fourth regional forum of the Organization of World Heritage Cities of the Asia-Pacific region was held from October 10 to 13 in the South Korean city of Gyeongju. The event was attended by a delegation of the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan.
This decision was announced at the eighth meeting of the Ministers of Tourism of the Organization of Turkic States, held in Turkestan (Kazakhstan). The official announcement of this decision is planned at the next summit of the heads of the OTG countries, which will be held on November 3 in the same city.
