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Foreign firms win 10-billion-dollar Turkmen energy deals

Turkmenistan has awarded contracts worth $9.7 billion to a series of foreign companies including the China National Petroleum Corporation, South Korea's LG International and UAE-based Petrofac International, to develop one of the world's most prized gas fields, .Under...

created by snuffysmith | 2 years ago
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Ethnic Divide in Iraqi City a Test for Nation

Trying to resolve this could be a big test for Iraq. If it is done ina peaceful way that could leadto a more united Iraq. Dividingthe city could be an option. " Iraqi leaders and the United Nations are...

created by 158 | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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denseatoms

The Turkomans of Iraq -- A Minority with Major Impact

Part TWO of a FIVE-part series on Iraq's ethnic minorities. • Go to Part One: Iraq's Yazidis -- A Minority within a Minority • See Part Three: Iraq's Assyrians -- Four Beleaguered Christian Minorities• See...

created by denseatoms | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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Iraqi Terrorist Kills 19 Children

"The blast left a 10-foot crater in the ground and damaged 10 homes in the Shiite Turkmen village of Qubbak, about six miles (10 kilometers) northeast of Tal Afar, the army official told CNN. "

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Wisco

World's Biggest Ego Permanently Deflated

"Turkmenistan's president for life Saparmurat Niyazov has died at the age of 66, state television has reported. Known outside of the desert nation on the Caspian mostly for his tremendous ego, Niyazov had himself...