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Dushanbe, Tehran sign 6 cooperation documents

Talks of Tajik and Iranian officials in Dushanbe have resulted in signing of six cooperation documents.

18:06, january 4, 2010

More than 5 kilos of heroin hidden in dried apricot stones seized in Sughd

KHUJAND, January 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A total of more than five kilograms of heroin hidden in the dried apricot stones have been seized in the Sughd province.

16:25, january 4, 2010

INCIDENTS

Driver hits cyclist in Khujand and leaves him to die at uranium waste dump in Chkalovsk

KHUJAND, January 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Driver has hit a cyclist in Khujand and instead of taking him to hospital he has taken him to the uranium waste dump near the city of Chkalovsk where

16:06, january 4, 2010

IRPT to nominate 32 candidates to run in elections for Kulob city legislature

KULOB, January 4, 2009, Asia-Plus -- The Islamic Revival Party (IRPT) intends to nominate 32 candidates to run in elections for the Kulob city legislature (Majlis), which has 40 seats,

14:59, january 4, 2010

Kyrgyzstan to establish Gender Development Council

Social Council for Gender Development will be established in Kyrgyzstan, press service of the Kyrgyz ombudsman informed the news agency.

14:56, january 4, 2010

54 billion KZT needed for construction of first stage of the first line of Almaty underground in 2010

54 billion KZT is needed for construction of the first stage of the first line of Almaty underground in 2010, Almaty akim, Ahmetzhan Esimov.

14:52, january 4, 2010

Uzbekistan increases fuel tax

The tax rate on petrol, diesel fuel and gas for physical entities increased from 145 soums per liter from current 120 soums in Uzbekistan from 1 January.

14:50, january 4, 2010

Turkmenistan circulates new 1 and 2 manat coins

New coins in the denomination of 1 and 2 manat were put into circulation in Turkmenistan starting from January 1, 2010 as part of the monetary reform.

14:44, january 4, 2010

Over 70% of Americans in favor of U.S. troops in Yemen – poll

Over 70% of Americans would favor sending U.S. troops to Yemen to combat Al Qaeda militants, a poll posted on the FOXNews.com website said.

14:40, january 4, 2010

Chinese firms trading with Iran evade US sanctions: report

Chinese companies banned from doing business in the United States for selling military equipment to Iran are evading US sanctions, The Wall Street Journal said on its website citing a

14:38, january 4, 2010

Dozens of forums, summits and trips waiting for Medvedev in 2010

There is much work and many trips in store for President Dmitry Medvedev in the present year 2010.

14:32, january 4, 2010

French TV exec heads to Afghanistan after kidnapping

A senior executive with France Television said Saturday he was flying to Kabul as efforts continued to free two of the station's journalists abducted in Afghanistan this week.

14:13, january 4, 2010

Iranian president arrives in Dushanbe on the first leg of his Central Asian tour

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2010, Asia-Plus – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran arrived in Dushanbe today morning on the first leg of his Central Asian tour, Iran''s IRNA reported today.

13:54, january 4, 2010

Kulob electricity distributor head sells his car to buy shares in Roghun for 5,000 somoni

KULOB, January 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- Director of the Shabakahoi Mintaqai Kulob (Kulob regional electricity distributor), Mirzo Ismoilov intends to buy shares in the Roghun hydroelectricity power

13:42, january 4, 2010

Shares in Roghun will also be sold at theaters and Sughd TV station in northern Tajikistan

KHUJAND, January 4, 2010, Asia-Plus - Deputy head of Amonatbonk’s (Tajikistan’s savings bank) branch in Khujand, Akbar Huseinov, says all 18 branches of Amonatbonk and their agencies in the

13:23, january 4, 2010

INCIDENTS

CES commission travels to Vanj to assess actual damage caused by Saturday’s quake

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2010, Asia-Plus -- A special commission has left for GBAO’s Vanj district today morning to assess an actual damage caused by Saturday’s earthquake, According to the

12:45, january 4, 2010

Iran, Tajikistan agree on financial measures to complete the Anzob tunnel project

DUSHANBE, January 4, 2010, 2009, Asia-Plus – Iranian officials declared allocation of $5mln in loan for the completion of the construction work of Tajikistan''s Istiqlol tunnel.

12:37, january 4, 2010

Iranian president arrives in Tajikistan

President Emomali Rahmon and his Iranian counterpart, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, will discuss prospects of bilateral cooperation between their countries in sectors like energy, transport and

19:05, january 3, 2010

Analyst: Spain plans closer EU ties with Central Asia

DUSHANBE, January 3, 2010, Asia-Plus – As EU president for the first six months of 2010, Spain will focus on strengthening relations with Central Asia, one analyst believes, Radio Liberty

19:03, january 3, 2010

Iranian president arrives in Tajikistan on January 4

DUSHANBE, January 3, 2009, Asia-Plus -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to pay an official visit to Tajikistan on January 4-5 but not January 6-7 as it had been previously

18:42, january 3, 2010

INCIDENTS

Saturday’s tremor damages a number of residential buildings in GBAO’s Vanj district, no human casualties reported

DUSHANBE, January 3, 2010, Asia-Plus - Quite a strong quake jolted the Vanj district in Gorno Badakhshan on January 2, at 7:15 a.m. According to the Dushanbe seismological station, a 5.

15:32, december 31, 2009

Kazakhstan citizens to have four days off on New Year

Kazakhstan citizens will have for days off on the New Year holiday: January 1, 2, 3 and 4.

15:28, december 31, 2009

Kyrgyzstan not to switch off electricity on New Year’s Eve

Kyrgyz major power company Severelectro decided not to switch off electricity during the New Year holidays.

15:26, december 31, 2009

Second round of Uzbek parliamentary elections to be held on 10 January

The Central Election Commission held a session on 30 December to consider the preliminary results of the elections of the Legislative Chamber and the holding second round of elections in separate

15:23, december 31, 2009

Russian Prime Minister congratulates President of Turkmenistan on New Year

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received a congratulatory New Year message from the Prime Minister of Russia, Vladimir Putin.

15:11, december 31, 2009

42 labor migrants from Farkhor reportedly contract TB in Russia

KULOB, December 31, 2009, Asia-Plus -- 107 new cases of tuberculosis have been registered in Khatlon’s Farkhor district this year, which 14 cases more than last year, Hazratqul Kavgov, the

15:07, december 31, 2009

President Medvedev wishes happy New Year to world leaders

President Medvedev wished Happy New Year to world leaders, the Kremlin press service said Wednesday.

15:00, december 31, 2009

Iran dismisses reports of secret uranium deal with Kazakhstan

Iran has denied a Western media report of a secret $450-million deal to procure purified uranium ore from Kazakhstan.

14:57, december 31, 2009

Drunk man kills 6, injures 9 people in south China

A drunk man went on a killing spree in south China hacking six people to death and injuring nine more, Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.

14:55, december 31, 2009