1. “Turkmenistan” Airline has resumed sales of tickets through the official website for international flights. Air tickets can be purchased using “Altyn asyr”, Visa and Mastercard bank cards issued in Turkmenistan. “Turkmenistan Airlines” carry out regular flights from Ashgabat to Dubai, Frankfurt am Main, Istanbul, Kazan and Moscow. Tickets for these destinations are on sale.
2. Turkmenistan has officially increased the size of loans at preferential rates for newlyweds. Now the newlyweds will be given loans up to 20 thousand manats for a period of 3 years with a 1% annual rate. Families in which the age of each of the spouses does not exceed 35 years old, and the marriage was registered not earlier than September 03, 2011, can use the preferential loan.
3. Passenger railway communication between Ashgabat and Serhetabat has been resumed. The train will run on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The cost of a reserved seat ticket is 27 manats 90 tenge, in a compartment - 50 manats 90 tenge. Train tickets can be purchased online on the “Demiryollary” OJSC website.
4. A new version of the Onlaýn taksi mobile application has become available on Google Play, with which you can order a taxi to anywhere in Ashgabat directly from your smartphone. The new version of the application was developed entirely by Turkmen programmers and was created taking into account all the wishes of users. To order a taxi to anywhere in Ashgabat, you must enter the exact address in a special line or indicate it on the map. The service works around the clock, the number to call a taxi is 0655.
5. The International Student Internet Olympiad in Chemistry has started at the Magtymguly Turkmen State University. More than 300 students from 80 universities participated in it. The names of the winners of the Olympiad will be announced at the solemn ceremony on November 17.
6. Artists of the Horezm Regional Theater of Musical Drama will present the play “Kais” on the stage of the State Music and Drama Theater named after Nurmuhammed Andalib in Dashoguz velayat within the framework of the festival of friendship between the Turkmen and Uzbek peoples. The musical production was created by a young director Otabek Yakubov based on Alisher Navoi's poem “Leyli and Majnun”, written in 1484. The poem “Leyli and Majnun” is one of the most poignant and touching stories that tells about lovers VII.
7. The implementation of the agreements reached at the highest level was discussed in Ashgabat by President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, co-chairman of the Intergovernmental Turkmen-Russian Commission on Economic Cooperation Alexey Overchuk. The head of Turkmenistan stated that the Turkmen-Russian cooperation based on the principles of sincere friendship, equality and mutual respect is successfully developing in all directions.
8. For the first time in the history of Slovenia, the post of head of state was taken by a woman - Natasa Pirc-Musar. In the elections, she bypassed the former Minister of the Interior of Slovenia, Anž Logar. In an official press statement, Natasa Pirc-Musar stressed that she intends to do everything possible to improve the well-being of the elderly citizens of Slovenia, encourage young people to live and work in the country, and not abroad, and also take care of the environment.
9. Brazil, Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are set to form a tripartite alliance to work together to conserve jungle biodiversity. The tropical jungle, along with the northern taiga forests, are the main absorbers of carbon dioxide and a “factory” for the production of oxygen. The rapid disappearance of forests in the tropics due to human activity threatens the ecological balance of the planet. Reforestation will accelerate the removal of greenhouse gases, the main cause of climate change.
10. The mascot of the future Olympics in 2024 in Paris was a pair of “Frigi” - red Phrygian caps, which have been a symbol of the French Republic for more than two hundred years. The symbol of the 33rd Summer Olympiad was presented in Paris. The 2024 Olympics will be held in the French capital from July 26 to August 11, 2024.
11. The original World Cup arrived in Qatar, completing a world tour of 51 countries. During the tour, football fans had the opportunity to see the main trophy of the World Cup, the fight for which starts in less than 5 days. The cup is made of pure gold. It is engraved with images of two people carrying the globe. Until the final match, the Cup will be protected by the Supreme Committee for the Organization and Legacy of the World Cup in Qatar, as well as the International Football Federation (FIFA).
