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An international exhibition-fair expected to open in Dushanbe this coming Friday

An international universal exhibition-fair, dubbed Tajikistan-20243, will kick off at Dushanbe’s EXPO Center on May 3.

15:55, may 1, 2024

CENTRAL ASIA

Chief of Taldykurgan police department gets a jail term of 11 years for raping a detained local woman

Marat Kushtybayev, a former chief of the police department of Taldykurgan City in the southeast of Kazakhstan, has been jailed for raping, KAzTAG news agency reported on April 30, citing the local

15:22, may 1, 2024

Tajik, Uzbek financial regulators sign a cooperation agreement

The Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) Firdavs Tolibzoda and the Chairman of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan (CBU) Mamarizo Nourmuratov have signed an agreement promoting the expansion

14:23, may 1, 2024

EBRD and Switzerland improve water supply in Tajikistan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Swiss government are helping to address pressing water treatment and environmental issues in Tajikistan by contributing additional

11:19, may 1, 2024

CENTRAL ASIA

Russia doesn’t like taking a back seat to China in Central Asia trade

It seems that the Russian authorities are having a hard time accepting that Russia is playing second fiddle to China when it comes to trade in Central Asia.

10:40, may 1, 2024

U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan pays visit to Climate Control Facility in Rasht Valley

The United States Ambassador to Tajikistan Manuel Micaller and the CEO of Aga Khan Foundation in Tajikistan (AKF Tajikistan) Kishwar Abdulalishoev on April 29 visited one of fifteen Climate Control

10:18, may 1, 2024

25 new countries added on the visa-free countries list

By Government’s Decree dated March 28, 2024, #190 “On Amendments to the Government Decree of the Republic of Tajikistan dated October 26, 2021, #464”, 25 new countries have been

10:00, may 1, 2024

643 Tajiks deported from Moscow through Vnukovo Airport in four days alone

During the period from April 26 to April 30, out of 3101 Tajik nationals arriving at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport, 643 were deported after having been left stranded without appropriate conditions,

09:29, may 1, 2024

Top Russian diplomat calls his Tajik counterpart to clarify Russia’s anti-terrorism measures at border points

Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has called his Tajik counterpart to explain Russia´s anti-terrorism measures at border points, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

17:10, april 30, 2024

Tajikistan, Kazakhstan vow to boost strategic partnership

On Tuesday April 30, President Emomali Rahmon received the Kazakh Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov, who arrived in Dushanbe on an official visit.

16:28, april 30, 2024

Tajikistan increases agricultural production

Over the first three months of this year, gross agricultural product from all categories of farms has been little more than 3.53 billion somonis (in current prices), 6.

15:46, april 30, 2024

They just want to dig deeper into Tajik people’s pockets

Recall, political parties officially functioning in Tajikistan will now be able to count on money from the national budget.

14:57, april 30, 2024

‘This time we had to return 90 people from Syria, but some women were unable to leave the country,’ says Tajik diplomat

“On May 25, we had to return back 90 people from Syria, but some women were unable to leave Syria,” Tajik Ambassador Kuwait and Syria Zubidullo Zubaidov told Radio Liberty’s

14:20, april 30, 2024

WORLD

Reconstruction of Kamal Khan Dam nears completion

Afghanistan’s news agency TOLOnews reports that the country’s Ministry of Energy and Water says the reconstruction of the Kamal Khan Dam is 99% complete and it will be introduced into

14:05, april 30, 2024

Kazakh premier pays official visit to Tajikistan to discuss cooperation issues

On Tuesday April 30, Kazakhstan Prime Minister Oljas Bektenov arrived in Dushanbe on an official visit.

13:39, april 30, 2024

EBRD helps upgrade key infrastructure in Dushanbe

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing funds to upgrade key infrastructure and develop sustainable transportation solutions for Tajikistan’s capital.

11:23, april 30, 2024

INCIDENTS

Torture of Crocus Hall City attack suspects and Tajik authorities and lawyers’ to that

The World Organization against Torture (OMCT) has condemned the ways of detention of people suspected of committing terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk and tortures used by the

10:57, april 30, 2024

The first direct flight Dushanbe-Tbilisi presented in the Tajik capital on April 27

An official presentation of the first direct flight from Dushanbe to Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi, took place at Hyatt Regency Dushanbe Hotel on April 27.

10:25, april 30, 2024

WORLD

Islamists hold rally in Hamburg calling for Islamic fundamentalism

Media reports say more than 1,000 people participated in a demonstration in the northern German city on April 27, holding up posters with slogans like “Caliphate Is the Solution” and

09:55, april 30, 2024

‘We value the current level of cooperation with the EBRD’ says Tajik president

On Monday April 29, President Emomali Rahmon received the President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Ms. Odile Renaud-Basso.

09:33, april 30, 2024

Russian ambassador summoned to the foreign ministry to hand him a note of protest

Russian Ambassador to Tajikistan Semyon Grigoryev was summoned to the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan yesterday to hand him a note of protect.

16:53, april 29, 2024

WORLD

Taliban’s foreign minister reportedly accuses Tajikistan, Iran and Pakistan of supporting ISIS

The Taliban's Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has accused three neighboring countries of supporting ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) attacks in Afghanistan and the surrounding

16:23, april 29, 2024

EBRD helps improve capacity of Tajikistan’s banking sector

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Tajikistan have agreed to cooperate on gender equality and support for women’s entrepreneurship.

16:17, april 29, 2024

IsDB approves US$150 million for Roghun hydropower plant project in Tajikistan

A statement released by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) on April 27 says the bank has approved approximately US$418 million to fund new development projects in member countries.

15:53, april 29, 2024

Swiss Government and UNICEF help realize children’s equitable access to justice in Tajikistan

The Government of Switzerland in partnership with UNICEF launched a transformative new project, Realizing children’s equitable access to justice in Tajikistan, last month.

15:32, april 29, 2024

SECURITY

US Commerce Depart restricts export of all firearms to non-government entities in high-risk countries

On Monday April 29, the U.S.

14:38, april 29, 2024

Tajikistan’s financial regulator lowers its refinancing rate by 0.25 percent

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has lowered the refinancing rate by 0.25 percent.

14:23, april 29, 2024

Only 25 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 estimated to be still alive in Tajikistan

The Council of Veterans of War and Labor of the Republic of Tajikistan says only 25 veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 are estimated to be still alive in Tajikistan, while last year, 37

11:12, april 29, 2024

Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years

WHO, UNICEF, Gavi, and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launch “Humanly Possible” campaign to scale up vaccination programmes around the world during World Immunization Week 2024.

11:01, april 29, 2024