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- Sterling Energy bidder met the Taliban
An Argentine oil tycoon who once courted the Taliban is the mystery bidder for Sterling Energy, the troubled oil group that is listed in London. Carlos Bulgheroni, credited as the first western oil man into Turkmenistan through his family-owned company
- Developing Competition Over Turkmenistan And Belarus
The Obama administration should reach out to two world leaders with unpronounceable names and unpalatable regimes--and invite them to Washington. Leaving President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus and President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan
- Arabs fear Kurdish grab after US pullout from Kirkuk
The Arabs and Turkmen of Kirkuk fear the Kurds will seize control of the northern oil hub after the US pullout from Iraqi urban areas unless their power in the security services is curbed. 'The Arabs of Kirkuk fear that the province's security services
- Turkmenistan, Belarus Bolster Ties Amid Strains With Russia
? Turkmenistan and Belarus signed a raft of cooperation agreements on Thursday, boosting ties between two of the former Soviet Union's most enigmatic and isolated states. The signing of 13 documents boosting financial, scientific and diplomatic
- Vice premier: China seeks to boost relations with Finland
Chinese vice premier leaves Beijing for three-nation visit Chinese vice premier urges economic restructuring amid downturn Make 'green industries' new growth engine for economy, says Chinese vice premier Chinese vice premier to visit Turkmenistan,
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Annexed by Russia between 1865 and 1885, Turkmenistan became a Soviet republic in 1925. It achieved its independence upon the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. President NIYAZOV retains absolute control over the country and opposition is not tolerated. Extensive hydrocarbon/natural gas reserves could prove a boon to this underdeveloped country if extraction and delivery projects can be worked out.
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AFP - The Arabs and Turkmen of Kirkuk fear the Kurds will seize control of the northern oil hub after the US pullout from Iraqi urban areas unless their power in the security services is curbed.
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