Known in Turkmenistan as "Arkadag" ("protector") and president since 2006, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov remains the number one in the ex-Soviet Caspian nation despite handing over the presidency to his ...

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan, one of the world's most isolated nations, officially legalized mining and exchanging cryptocurrency on Thursday in a major shift for the country's tightly ...

By bnm Gulf bureau The US struck the Aq Tekeh-Khan railway bridge in Iran's northern Golestan province with cruise missiles, ...

The leader of Turkmenistan missed Donald Trump, but he may have gotten what he came for.

Turkmenistan is apparently having enormous economic problems. The country's system is so opaque that it is always difficult to know much about what is going on there. But the recent decision to scrap ...

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan's capital, captivates with its gleaming white marble architecture and unusually spacious, uncrowded streets, leading many to question its population. A devastating 1948 ...

Turkmenistan, once an ultra-reclusive country, is gradually opening up to tourists with eased visa restrictions and expanding its tourism sector. Explore the unique attractions from the Gateway to ...

After decades of isolation, Turkmenistan is easing visa barriers and courting visitors to Ashgabat, the ruins of Nisa and the ...

Turkmenistan marked its 25th year of independence on October 27 and -- while life has always been hard for the some 5 million people in the isolationist, authoritarian state -- this year’s anniversary ...

Turkmenistan has gotten involved in a trade project whose proponents are promising quick revenue and bigger returns further in the future. The country's economy has been in bad shape for the last four ...