1. Turkish Airlines confirmed the message that regular passenger flights to Turkmenistan will be resumed in November. “The Board of Directors of our company has decided to open regular flights to Kirkuk (Iraq) and Turkmenbashi (Turkmenistan) based on market opportunities and conditions”, the airline said in a statement.

2. A modern cultural and entertainment center “Children's World” with foreign attractions will be built in the Danev etrap of the Lebap velayat. In this regard, the hyakimlik of the Lebap velayat announced an international tender for the design, construction of the facility and the purchase of attractions for it. The competition for the best etrap has been held in Turkmenistan since 2013. In 2021, it became Danev etrap of the Lebap velayat. Etrap was awarded a cash prize of 1 million USD.

3. The seminar “Organic melon growing and its contribution to the environment”, nominated by Turkmenistan for inclusion in the Guinness Book of Records, as the largest such open-air event, was held in the new administrative center of the Ahal velayat, in which more than 500 agricultural specialists participated. To register this world achievement, Aydin Turkgudzhi, an adviser on the organization of World Records, arrived in Turkmenistan and witnessed the forum.

4. The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic SOCAR plans to open a representative office in Turkmenistan. Within the framework of the International Oil and Gas Conference “Oil and Gas of Turkmenistan-2022”, SOCAR President Rovshan Najaf held a meeting with the Turkmen side, at which the topic of transportation of natural resources, as well as the issue of opening a company office in Turkmenistan, were discussed.

5. The famous musical group “Gunesh” from Turkmenistan participated in the gala concert of the first International Variety Festival of the Turkic peoples “Oriental Bazaar in Kazan”. During the performance of the group “Gunesh”, Turkmen national ornaments, ornaments, historical and cultural sights were demonstrated in the background in the decorative and stage design.

6. In Turkmenistan, the season of mass planting of greenery is approaching, which is held in the country twice a year - in early spring and late autumn. In the autumn season, special attention will be paid to desert plants that can grow in hot and arid environments. Such plants fix the moving sands around strategic objects in the Karakum Desert - pipelines, power lines, highways and railways.

7. A thematic exposition of paintings and photographs “Turkmen Alabai - a symbol of fidelity and devotion” opened today at the Ashgabat Exhibition Center. Vernissage dedicated to the Turkmen Alabai holiday is organized by the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan and the secretariat of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO.

8. “RZD Logistics” has started transportation of full-length container trains from Russia to Iran along the eastern branch of the “North-South” land corridor using the transport infrastructure of Turkmenistan. The train from the railway station “Chekhov” (Moscow region, Russian Federation) will transit through the territory of Kazakhstan to the station “Serakhs” (Turkmenistan), where the containers will be reloaded, and then proceed through the territory of Iran to the port of Bandar Abbas, and then by sea to destinations.

9. Apple is preparing a giant 16-inch iPad. Judging by the size, the novelty will be the largest tablet ever released by the Cupertino tech giant. It is expected to debut in the fourth quarter of 2023. The novelty under development will be aimed more at creative workers, including graphic designers and artists, who find it easier to use a device with a large screen.

10. The New Zealand Maori Affairs Committee will consider a petition to change the country's official name to Maori Aotearoa. The document was signed by more than 70 thousand residents of New Zealand. Aotearoa means “land of the long white cloud”.