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Officials in Ashgabat are seemingly oblivious to the irony of making people get into long lines.

Antimonopoly officials found that Frutto Cola's label was too similar to that of Coca-Cola

The setting for the run, between two natural wonders near the Chinese border, was a stark reminder of how much this country has to lose.

When Russia hurts, Central Asians feel the pain. Are remittances a boon or a bane?

Berdymukhamedov claims Turkmenistan has become a net wheat exporter despite clear shortages at home. He’s also writing a book about dogs.

“Here I feel safe and protected, people treat me with respect.”

Azerbaijan’s government has repeatedly backed candidates from Georgia’s ruling party, including in upcoming local elections.

Flights to Europe set to resume as Ashgabat flirts with its neighbors, but the economic masochism continues.

The announcement of a location for the plant appears to bring the schedule forward.

Real interest rates as high as 56 percent help explain the nation’s chronically unhealthy banking sector.

There are at present 12 outstanding concessions for uranium exploration

Winemakers in the de-facto republic are building professional networks and taking advantage of indigenous grapes.

A former Kyrgyz MP was jailed in Kazakhstan for running a contraband network.

His reports to the tsar make a fascinating historical record.

The race brings international attention to Azerbaijan. But for ordinary Bakuvians it offers mostly headaches.

The government’s plan to limit internet use incited unprecedented public pushback.

Pro-government media are mocking reports of devastating floods as Turkmenistan sets a new record: world’s worst place to be a journalist.

Security services are using arbitrary and heavy-handed measures to fix corruption.

Around 240,000 Tajiks are now believed to be banned from entering Russia.

The ban would be on bags 20 microns thick, which would unlikely satisfy environmentalists.

Gas deliveries to Russia resume, but the injection of cash is unlikely to plug gaping budget holes.

The plan is to keep pumping the population for more cash, starting by tripling the price of phone calls.

Kazakhs who cannot afford the expense of a wedding often take loans. Banks even advertise special wedding-themed credit.

In our Turkmenistan bulletin this week: Economic isolation, slavery in the cotton fields, floods and flubs

The evangelical in Siberia is a YouTube sensation.