Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov on January 17th appointed Gurbannazar Nazarov as minister of oil, natural gas and mineral resources, a post that had been vacant since September.

The country’s then president, Saparmurat Niyazov, was reported to have been so upset at seeing some of the country’s biggest and more established stars miming on TV shows to their biggest hits ...

Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov said Thursday that the alleged mastermind of an assassination attempt against him had been arrested. Turkmen authorities have accused former Turkmen Foreign ...

He became acting president after the death of President Saparmurat Niyazov in December 2006 and won the presidential elections on February 11, 2007, gaining 89.23% of the electors’ votes.

Al Ahab conveyed to President Niyazov greetings of the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime ...