Turkmenistan

1. An international fashion show was held in Paris, where Turkmen high fashion samples were presented. European connoisseurs of oriental fashion appreciated the work of fashion designer and founder of the Sennur fashion house Ogulmaral Sahetniyazova. Made in an ethnic-romantic style with elements of the Turkmen national decor, the models captivated the audience with a successful combination of the traditions of the national costume and modern fashion trends.

2. The Go Viral community in Central Asia invites experts and activists in the field of media, business, culture and technology to the two-day Go Viral Ashgabat 2023 festival. The event will be held on July 28 and 29 at the “Archabil” hotel. You can register for the festival until July 21.

3. The Kurgan region of Russia received 17,4 tons of washed Saraja and autumn sheep wool from Turkmenistan. From the Kurgan enterprise, the wool will subsequently be delivered to the Ivanovo region, where it will be used for the production of blankets.

4. The exposition of the Local Lore Museum of the city of Arkadag displays the diversity of the nature of Turkmenistan. Its building resembles a medieval fortress. The museum has five independent expositions: “independence”, “ethnography”, “art”, “archeology”, “nature”. One of the exposition dioramas permits you to see the Kov-Ata cave with a hydrogen sulfide lake from the inside.

World

5. In the British county of Cornwall, a cherry festival was supposed to take place, but this year it had to be canceled. The culprits for the disruption of the event were the birds that ate all the cherries. Ornithologists have already established that these berry lovers were thrushes, who had enough days to leave the trees without a single cherry. They did not take offense at the thrushes, the local media even called them cute.

6. For the first time in its history, China has become a record holder in the export of cars, overtaking such recognized leaders in the export of automotive equipment as Japan, Germany and Korea. In the first three months of this year alone, China has exported more than 1 million vehicles.

Sport

7. The International Tennis Federation (ITF), together with the International Olympic Committee, allocated a quota to Turkmenistan for PRO Level training of the head coach of the country's men's team Mirali Hasanov. In case of successful completion of this course, he will become the first holder of the PRO Level certificate in Turkmenistan, which permits him to work with professional players in any country in the world.

8. The 2026 World Cup qualifier draw will be held on July 27 at the AFC Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The national team of Turkmenistan will start fighting in the qualifying tournament of the 2026 World Cup starting from the second round. At the end of the second round, the nine group winners and the teams that took second places in their quartets will continue to fight in the third round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and at the same time receive tickets to the final of the 2027 Asian Cup.

9. Midfielder “Merv” Abdurahmanov will continue his career in “Ahal”. Abdurahmanov, 33, has been playing for “Merv” since March 2022, where he returned after playing for “Nebitchi” for two years. Last season, Alibek helped Merv win bronze medals in the Turkmenistan Football Championship. The midfielder also made the list of 22 best football players of last season, and became the second leading scorer in the Major League, having chalked up 21 goals. Let us note that “Ahal”, as the champion of Turkmenistan, will take part in the group stage of the AFC Champions League of the 2023/24 season, which will be held from September 18 to December 13.