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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

Turkmenistan

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian shake hands during their meeting on the sidelines of the International Forum "The Interconnection of Times and Civilizations – the basis of peace and development" in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Friday, October 11, 2024. (Alexander Shcherbak, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
October 11, 2024, 8:13 pm
Putin meets with Iran’s Pezeshkian, calling for ‘new world order’ of Russian allies
Russian leader tells Iranian president two countries have similar views on world affairs, as Iran provides Moscow with drones for war in Ukraine, is accused of supplying missiles
By AP
A masked Police officer stands guard at the Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe, southern Germany, on July 6, 2023 (THOMAS KIENZLE / AFP)
July 6, 2023, 1:58 pm
German police arrest 7 allegedly planning Islamic State-inspired terror attack
Suspects are citizens of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan; prosecutors say group did not have ‘tangible terrorist plot’
By AFP
People gather for a monument unveiling ceremony in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, May 25, 2015 (AP Photo/Alexander Vershinin)
April 29, 2023, 8:30 am
The dictator and I: A visit to Turkmenistan reveals the limits of Israeli diplomacy
Deserted but pristine streets show the power of a repressive authoritarian regime, whose vaunted neutrality may prove an obstacle to Israeli security aims
By Tal Schneider
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen at a ceremony in the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, January 2, 2023. (Olivier Fitoussi/ Flash90)
April 24, 2023, 5:23 am
Foreign minister lauds expansion of Israeli diplomatic clout into Eurasia region
In ToI interview, Eli Cohen talks up Israel’s recent diplomatic achievements, defends Azerbaijan arms sales, and says he wants another year in office despite deal with Israel Katz
By Tal Schneider
In this handout photo, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his Turkmen Rasit Meredow inaugurate Israel's new embassy in Turkmenistan's capital of Ashgabat, April 20, 2023. (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
April 20, 2023, 11:17 pm
FM inaugurates Israeli embassy in Turkmenistan, 10 miles from border with Iran
Eli Cohen predicts ‘both countries will benefit from greater cooperation’ as he cuts ribbon at diplomatic mission with Turkmen counterpart
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Voters applaud dancers wearing national costume at a polling station in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, March 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Alexander Vershinin)
April 20, 2023, 12:55 pm
Daily Briefing Apr. 20: Dispatch from Turkmenistan, a stone’s throw away from Iran
Tal Schneider joins us from Ashgabat, 10 miles from Iran; Lazar Berman breaks down the Islamic nation’s strategic importance; Sue Surkes on how April showers bring May wildflowers
By ToI Staff
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen meets Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in Ashgabat, April 20, 2023 (Shlomi Amsalem/GPO)
April 20, 2023, 12:22 pm
Turkmenistan looking to open embassy in Israel, president tells visiting FM Cohen
Leader Berdimuhamedov expresses desire to expand bilateral ties ahead of opening of permanent Israeli diplomatic mission in Ashgabat, miles from Iranian border
By Lazar Berman
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, left, with Turkmenistan Deputy Foreign Minister Berdyniyaz Myatiev in Ashgabat on April 19, 2023. (Shlomi Amsallem/GPO)
April 20, 2023, 2:49 am
Top diplomat Cohen arrives in Turkmenistan to open embassy near Iran border
Foreign minister touts strategic importance of ties with authoritarian regime in key location, as he looks to shore up alliances with Iran-adjacent states
By Lazar Berman
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen arrives at a government conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, January 15, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
April 19, 2023, 6:18 am
Foreign Minister Cohen heading to Turkmenistan to open embassy 15 miles from Iran
FM to become first Israeli minister in nearly 30 years to visit the closed central Asian dictatorship, an oil-rich state on Iranian border
By Lazar Berman
The crater fire named 'Gates of Hell' is seen near Darvaza, Turkmenistan, July 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Alexander Vershinin)
January 9, 2022, 5:54 pm
Turkmenistan’s leader wants to close the fiery ‘Gates of Hell’
A 1971 gas-drilling collapse formed the 60-meter-wide crater, which has been burning ever since
By AP
Amira Oron (Screenshot via Channel 10)
June 7, 2020, 7:10 pm
After long delay, Amira Oron approved as new ambassador to Cairo
Veteran diplomat, tapped in 2018, saw vote on appointment delayed as prime minister weighed different candidate; will be first woman to serve in sensitive post
By Raphael Ahren and ToI Staff
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Iranian Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri at the First Caspian Economic Forum in Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan, August 12, 2019. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Government Pool Photo via AP)
August 12, 2019, 3:16 pm
Russia, Iran, others debate how to split Caspian oil riches
Regional leaders meet in Turkmenistan, with Iran’s VP insisting that threat of US sanctions undermines region’s stability
By ALEXANDER VERSHININ
In this picture released by the Tasnim News Agency, miners and rescue personnel carry an injured mine worker after a coal mine explosion, near Azadshahr in northern Iran, Wednesday, May, 3, 2017. (AP/Tasnim News Agency, Mostafa Hassanzadeh)
May 4, 2017, 5:12 am
Coal mine explosion in Iran’s north kills at least 21 miners
Several officials blame blast on accumulated gas and say it is affecting rescue efforts
By Nasser Karimi and Amir Vahdat
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, speaks during a conference in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, October 1, 2016. (AP/Majdi Mohammed)
November 19, 2016, 1:31 pm
Abbas ally: French peace summit will go forward, with or without Israel
PLO official Ahmad Majdalani tells Palestinian newspaper the controversial conference is on track to take place before end of year
By Avi Issacharoff and ToI Staff
Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, right, shakes hands with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Alexander Vershinin)
November 15, 2016, 12:17 pm
Abbas affirms Palestinians to attend French peace talks
In Turkmenistan, Palestinian leader speaks of the need to reach a deal with Israel, is optimistic about Moscow involvement
By AP and ToI Staff
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