This isolated Central Asian nation, ruled by a tightly controlled regime and sitting on vast natural gas reserves, is being driven to seek new energy markets as the war in Ukraine reshapes global supply routes.
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What’s the deal with strongmen and their horses? Whether its Kim Jong-un galloping through the snow or shirtless Vladimir Putin on horseback mountain or Nicolas Maduro striking an el vaquero pose on the ranch, power-hungry world leaders tend to have an equestrian thing going on. Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, however, is taking it to another […]
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Watch: OneShot — Reza’s Breath Of Freedom
It is one of the most iconic images taken by Iranian-French photojournalist Reza. For nearly four decades, Reza has spanned the globe covering conflict and communities, stories of faith and visions of beauty. This image capturing the eternal spirit of the nomad along the plains of Turkmenistan is now available for purchase as a print in Reza’s ongoing end-of-the-year Flash Sale. Discover the story below of this passing moment in moving words and images via One Shot. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/i3tb-XHfwnE expand=1] Breath Of Freedom (© Reza) | OneShot OneShot is a new digital format to tell the story of a single […]
ALMATY – The sharp rise in tensions between the European Commission and Russian oil giant Gazprom is worrying the central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, which are highly dependent on their gas and oil exports to the EU. “The relationship between Europe and Russia, in regards to energy, is similar to that of […]