Turkmenistan
1. In Turkmenistan, in honor of the Harvest Festival, was held a grand opening of a modern stable for keeping 600 Ahal-Teke horses. The new stable is located near the International Ahal-Teke Equestrian Complex in the picturesque foothills of the Kopetdag. The construction of the facility was entrusted to the private enterprise Nur bina gurluşyk. The customer was the State Association “Turkmen Atlary”.
2. National Leader of the Turkmen people Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the city of Arkadag to get acquainted with the projects of various facilities that are planned to be built as part of the second phase. The main topics of discussion were building materials that are planned to be used in the construction of buildings of the second stage of the city, as well as issues of improvement of adjacent territories and decorative design of complexes. It was noted that thousands of citizens have already moved to the new city, for whom all conditions for a comfortable life and good rest have been created.
3. Turkmen designer Selbi Sultanova took part in the International Forum “Commonwealth of Fashion”, held in St. Petersburg. – The economic potential of this project is enormous, since the platform brings together representatives of manufacturing enterprises, relevant ministries, departments and professionals in the field of fashion. We hope that our new collection will appeal to lovers of comfort and ethno-chic. We also look forward to many years of cooperation between the participants”, - the designer noted.
4. The Ambassador of the State of Palestine to Turkmenistan Hossein Ali Mustafa Ghannam thanked the Turkmen people and the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Care for sending humanitarian aid to the people of Palestine. He said this in an exclusive interview with a Turkmenportal correspondent.
5. On November 12, the day of the Harvest Festival, the Balkan velayat of Turkmenistan was the first in the country to fulfill its contractual obligations to harvest cotton. Cotton growers in the western region harvested over 16 thousand tons of cotton, which demonstrated the success of the comprehensive measures implemented in Turkmenistan to strengthen the potential of the agricultural industry.
6. About 100 companies from Iran will take part in the Iran Project exhibition of Iranian goods at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistan, which will be held from November 17 to 19. The grand opening of the exhibition will be on November 17. On November 18, a series of business events will be held to establish contacts, negotiations and exchange of experience between Iranian companies and enterprises of Turkmenistan.
World
7. American astronauts Jasmin Moghbeli and Loral O'Hara lost their tool bag during a spacewalk. NASA astronauts were repairing components that allow the ISS solar panels to constantly track the movement of the Sun. During the operation, the bag with instruments slipped out of the women's hands. The bag now rotates around the Earth.
8. It has become known what the passengers of the infamous “Titanic” ate for dinner. A list of dishes served on April 11, 1912, three days before the tragedy, was auctioned off and sold for 83 thousand pounds. From the menu it follows that the passengers of the ship were served oysters, salmon, beef tenderloin with horseradish cream and pureed parsnips, squid, as well as desserts, in particular, apricot bordalou and “Victoria” pudding.
Sport
9. Ticket sales have started for the World Cup qualifying match between the national teams of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The national team of Turkmenistan will play with the national team of Uzbekistan at the “Ashgabat” stadium on November 16. The starting whistle will sound at 19:00 local time. Ticket price is 30 manats. You can purchase tickets for the match at the box office of the “Ashgabat” multifunctional stadium.
10. “Dynamo” Makhachkala confidently beat “SKA-Khabarovsk” in the home match of the 18th round of the First League of the Russian Football Championship. The victory for Kurban Berdyev's team was brought by accurate strikes by Serder Serderov and an own goal by Vyacheslav Podberezkin. For “Dynamo”, this victory was the 10th in the First League under the leadership of a Turkmen specialist.
