1. Turkish Airlines launches a regular flight from Istanbul to Ashgabat. The flights will be operated twice a week from December 7, 2022. Planes will fly from Istanbul to Ashgabat on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and from Ashgabat to Istanbul on Thursdays and Sundays. In addition, the Turkish Airlines flight program from Istanbul to Turkmenbashi will continue.
2. A new water treatment plant with a capacity of 20 thousand cubic meters of water per day was opened in the Baherden etrap of the Ahal velayat. After purification, water can be supplied to reservoirs and collectors without harm to the environment and used for economic purposes. The water treatment complex was designed and built by the individual enterprise “Mukaddes toprak”.
3. The art of Turkmen embroidery is included in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. This decision was made during the 17th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the organization in the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco. The art of embroidery is one of the most famous folk crafts of Turkmenistan. The ancient tradition of crafts is passed down from generation to generation. Wool, silk, gold, silver, pearls, colored stones, coins are used for embroidery.
5. In honor of the 27th anniversary of Turkmen neutrality, the State Commercial Bank “Turkmenistan” offers customers to open a deposit at an increased rate of 11% per annum. It is proposed to make a deposit for a period of 1 year. The minimum amount to open a deposit is one thousand manats. The offer for increased deposits is valid only from December 1 to 31, 2022.
6. Tickets are on sale for all flights of “Turkmenistan” Airlines on the Kazan-Turkmenabat and Moscow-Turkmenbashi routes for December 2022 and January 2023. Air tickets can be purchased not only at sales offices in Russia, but also on the official website online.
7. In October this year, the Russian transport company “RZD Logistics” launched the first regular container train along the eastern branch of the “North-South” international transport corridor through Turkmenistan. Currently, the train runs on the route once a month, but the company plans to increase the number of regular container trains along the “North-South” ITC to 17 trains per month. “This is a very promising route – it is cheaper, faster”, said Russian trade representative in Turkmenistan Alexander Elizarov.
8. Saudi Arabia intends to build one of the largest airports in the world in Riyadh. The planned area of the new air harbor is about 57 square kilometers. The airport will be equipped with 6 runways. It is assumed that by 2030 the airport will be able to serve up to 120 million people.
9. Three-time world football champion, the world-famous Brazilian football player “King of Football” Pelé is hospitalized. The athlete some time ago was diagnosed with a tumor of the large intestine. Last autumn, he underwent surgery and chemotherapy, but the disease relapsed, metastases appeared in the intestines, liver and lung. This year, Pele was hospitalized twice in the Albert Einstein Clinic for oncology treatment.
10. The Uzbek forward of “Energetika-BGU” Bobur Abdukholikov was named the best football player of the Belarusian championship following the results of the 2022 season. Last season, the 25 years old footballer played 30 matches in the Belarusian championship, scored 26 goals and made 4 assists. “Energetik-BGU” won silver medals in the Belarusian championship.
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