Turkmenistan
1. Dubai is hosting the International Forum on attracting foreign investment in the fuel and energy sector of Turkmenistan. On the first day of the forum, three sessions were held, during which the investment opportunities of the Turkmen energy sector on land, the environmental aspects of the development of hydrocarbon deposits, as well as the prospects for domestic and regional development of the energy market were discussed.
2. Employees of the RT Documentary TV channel arrived in Turkmenistan to shoot a film about the development of equestrian sports and Ahal-Teke horses. Part of the episodes was filmed at the State Circus of Turkmenistan, where the horsemen of the National Equestrian Group “Galkynysh” demonstrated their best numbers.
3. The train from Ashgabat to Dashoguz and back will now run daily, twice a day. According to the schedule, the train will leave Ashgabat for Dashoguz during the day and in the evening - at 17:00 and 19:05. You can buy train tickets both at the railway station and via the Internet.
4. “Turkmenistan” Airlines performed the first cargo flight from Ashgabat to Incheon on an Airbus A330-200 P2F modification, which was delivered to Turkmenistan in March within the framework of a contract signed in January 2021. In April, “Turkmen Airlines” plans to establish regular cargo flights to Vietnam, the Czech Republic and Germany.
5. The Emirates company Dragon Oil intends to invest at least 8 billion USD in projects in Turkmenistan in the next 15 years. Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, stated this while speaking at the International Forum in the capital of the UAE.
World
7. The attempt to land on the Japanese space module Hakuto-R was unsuccessful. During the landing on the surface of the Earth's satellite, communication with the spacecraft was lost, so the mission to the Moon is likely to be recognized as failed. The 2,3-meter Hakuto-R module was launched to the moon in December last year using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle of the American company SpaceX.
8. The multimedia festival of light is taking place these days in Jordan. Visitors to the ancient city of Petra saw with their own eyes a colorful 3D show that combines music, dynamic paintings and expressive storytelling. Author's programs during the festival were presented by 9 international artists. In their works, they showed the audience what local sights looked like two thousand years ago.
Sport
9. The national football team of Turkmenistan will play with the teams of Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Oman in group “A” of the CAFA Nations Cup tournament, which will be held from June 11 to 20 under the auspices of the Central Asian Football Association. Matches in the quartet “A”, where Turkmenistan plays, will be held in Tashkent.
10. The head coach of the Turkmenistan national football team Mergen Orazov went to the camp of the Spanish club “Villarreal”. According to the press service of the “Villarreal” Academy, the Turkmen specialist arrived on Thursday for an internship. Mergen Orazov has already met with the coach of the academy Carlos Ortiz and got acquainted with the work of the club's academy. 35 years old Mergen Orazov will train the national football team of Turkmenistan for the qualifying matches of the 2026 World Cup as the head coach.
11. “Manchester City” defeated “Arsenal” at home in the match of the 33rd round of the English Football Championship. The meeting was held at the “Etihad” and ended with a score of 4:1 in favor of the “citizens”. Kevin De Bruyne, John Stones and Erling Haaland scored goals among the winners. “Manchester City” extended their unbeaten streak in all competitions to 17 matches. Wards of Guardiola keep chances at the same time to win the championship, the Cup of the country and the Champions League.
