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Who is the new head of the communications service agency, and what issues must he address?

By president’s decree issued on January 23 Beg Sabur was relieved of his post of Head of the Communications Service under the Government of Tajikistan and sent into retirement.

11:01, january 24, 2025

Russia says it sees nothing much new in Trump's threat of sanctions and tariffs

The Kremlin said yesterday it saw nothing particularly new in a threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to hit Russia with new sanctions and tariffs if it did not agree to end the war in Ukraine.

10:32, january 24, 2025

Who is the new minister of defense, and what challenges does he face?

By president’s decree issue don January 23 Emomali Sobirzoda, who had previously served as the First Deputy Minister of Defense also the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of

10:08, january 24, 2025

The Kazakh-Tajik movie will participate in the largest Asian Film Market in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), which is the region’s leading movie project market, has unveiled the 25 titles selected for its upcoming 2025 edition.

16:16, january 23, 2025

Who is Habibullo Vohidzoda, nominated by the president for the position of prosecutor-general?

On Thursday January 23, President Emomali Rahmon proposed to the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament) the dismissal of Yusuf Rahmon as Prosecutor General of Tajikistan and the

15:31, january 23, 2025

SECURITY

Could Central Asian insurgents in Syria present a new regional threat?

Syria's new rulers have reportedly given high-ranking military positions to several foreign Islamist fighters, a move that has alarmed their home governments, which fear the potential export of

14:51, january 23, 2025

Rahmon dismisses defense minister and communications service agency head, recommends replacing prosecutor-general

On January 23, President Emomali Rahmon dismissed Sherali Mirzo from the position of Minister of Defense.

14:03, january 23, 2025

Tajik citizens rescued from freezing temperatures in Kazakhstan

In Kazakhstan, 82 citizens of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Russia, including three children, were rescued from severe cold, Astana TV reports .

13:39, january 23, 2025

Residents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan border areas hold joint cleanup event at the border

Residents of the border areas of the districts of Isfara (Tajikistan) and Batken (Kyrgyzstan) organized a joint cleanup event on the grounds of their shared border crossings.

11:05, january 23, 2025

Who is the newly appointed head of the Emergencies Committee?

By president decree issued on January 21 Rajabali Rahmonali, who had formerly served as First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) also Commander of Border Troops, was

10:32, january 23, 2025

ECONOMY

Tajik-Sino Mining Company opens Chinese Language course at Istiqlol-based Technical College

On January 20, a Chinese language course was officially launched at the Vocational and Technical College in the Tajik northern city of Istiqlol (formerly Taboshar).

10:09, january 23, 2025

Trump threatens Russia with new sanctions, if Putin doesn’t end ‘ridiculous’ war in Ukraine

Western media reports say U.S.

09:21, january 23, 2025

LAW-ORDER

The defendants in the "coup case" denied guilt in their final statements

At the detention center in Dushanbe, during another court hearing on January 22, prominent figures—defendants in the "coup case"—delivered their final statements before the

16:55, january 22, 2025

INCIDENTS

Avalanche on the Dushanbe-Chanak highway buries a family with a baby: witnesses help save them

At noon on Wednesday, an avalanche struck the 67th kilometer of the Dushanbe-Chanak highway, burying a Mercedes vehicle carrying a driver, his mother, wife, and three children, including a

16:15, january 22, 2025

Tajikistan participates in sending humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza

Tajikistan’s Foreign Ministry reported on January 21 that as part of a humanitarian initiative led by several member states of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), including

15:22, january 22, 2025

Cultural and sports activities; how Navrouz festival will be celebrated in Dushanbe this year

Mayor of Dushanbe Rustam Emomali has approved the schedule of events for celebrating Nowruz 2025 in the capital, an official source at the Dushanbe Department for Tourism Development told Asia-Plus

14:39, january 22, 2025

Rahmon extends condolences to the President of the Republic of Turkiye over deadly hotel fire

On January 22, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, sent a telegram of condolences to the President of the Republic of Turkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to the Tajik

14:24, january 22, 2025

Who is Rustam Mirzozoda, nominated as chairman of the Supreme Court of Tajikistan?

On January 21, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, signed a decree introducing staff changes, nominating the 50-year-old Rustam Mirzozoda as Chairman of the Supreme Court.

10:56, january 22, 2025

Three killed in coal mine collapse in Ayni district: what compensation can the relatives expect?

On January 18, a collapse occurred at the Fon-Yagnob coal mine in Ayni district, resulting in the deaths of three individuals.

10:31, january 22, 2025

Three lawsuits filed against Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency in D.C.’s court

US media reports say President Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was sued multiple times before his inauguration ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda concluded.

10:05, january 22, 2025

At least 76 people killed and 51 others injured in a hotel fire in Turkiye

A fire that raged through a 12-story hotel in northern Turkiye killed at 76 people and injured 51 others, Turkiye’s state-run Anadolu Agency ( AA ) reported yesterday, citing the

09:24, january 22, 2025

A major Russian telecommunications provider investigates suspected cyberattack on contractor

Media reports say a major Russian telecommunications provider, Rostelecom, is investigating a suspected cyberattack on one of its contractors after hackers claimed to have leaked the

17:36, january 21, 2025

Staff changes: president dismisses heads of labor ministry, emergencies committee, and supreme court

President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government, introduced a number of staff changes on January 21, relieving some ministers and government officials of their posts and appointing new

16:34, january 21, 2025

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan receives 474 bodies from Russia in 2024

Gazeta.uz , citing representatives of the Agency for Migration under the Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan, says the bodies of 483 Uzbek citizens were returned to Uzbekistan from abroad in 2024.

16:06, january 21, 2025

ECONOMY

Tajikistan increases imports of sunflower oil from Kazakhstan

Between September and November 2024, Tajikistan increased its purchases of sunflower oil from Kazakhstan to 17,800 tons, surpassing the figures from the same period last season (17,160 tons) and the

15:40, january 21, 2025

Donald Trump suspends US foreign assistance for 90 days pending reviews

Media reports say US President Donald Trump on January 20 signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S.

15:15, january 21, 2025

ECONOMY

EBRD last year increased its annual investment in Tajikistan four times

In 2024 the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) recorded a fourfold increase of its annual investment in Tajikistan by signing 23 projects worth €88 million (US$90 million).

14:58, january 21, 2025

25 years of our beloved newspaper: three “thank yous” from editor-in-chief Umed Babakhanov

Dear readers, friends, colleagues, and everyone who once happened to pick up our newspaper (and stayed with us for years)! Today, Asia-Plus celebrates its 25th anniversary.

14:44, january 21, 2025