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Commencement of official visit of Tajik president to the Italian Republic

On April 22, the Tajik President Emomali Rahmon arrived in the city of Rome, the capital of the Italian Republic, on an official visit, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:55, april 23, 2024

SECURITY

Tajikistan striving to convince the world that it can contain terrorism

Eurasianet says Tajikistan is trying to project a get-tough-on-terror image following the late March attack on a Krsonogorsk concert venue, in which Tajik nationals are accused of killing over 140

18:02, april 22, 2024

Protecting generations: 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization

European Immunization Week in Tajikistan (22-27 April 2024) launches a year-long commemoration of the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI), a global initiative launched in 1974 to expand the

17:58, april 22, 2024

Emomali Rahmon pays an official visit to Italy and Vatican

President Emomali Rahmon started his official visit to Italy and Vatican on April 22, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

17:24, april 22, 2024

Tajik President meets with British Foreign Secretary to discuss cooperation

On Monday April 22, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Lord

16:48, april 22, 2024

Tajikistan, United Kingdom sign agreement on air services

On Monday April 22, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Muhriddin met here with the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of

16:06, april 22, 2024

New textile enterprise introduced into operation in Dushanbe

On April 20, President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali attended an official opening of a new textile enterprise, Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Pillai Tojik, in the Tajik capital.

15:34, april 22, 2024

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Two more hotels commissioned in Dushanbe

On Saturday April 20, President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali attended official opening of a number of industrial and social facilities, including two hotels, in Dushanbe,

11:59, april 22, 2024

UK’s Foreign Secretary visits Tajikistan

The United Kingdom Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Lord David Cameron, arrived in Dushanbe on April 22 On the eve of the visit, Mr.

11:37, april 22, 2024

Tajikistan reportedly exported about US$7,2 million worth of electricity in the first quarter of this year

Over the first three months of this year, Tajikistan has exported about US$7.2 million worth of electricity, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

10:55, april 22, 2024

Forest ecosystems in GBAO being restored

CABAR.asia says forest lands In the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, or GBAO, that previously were degraded are now being restored.

10:25, april 22, 2024

Representatives of Ukraine and Uzbekistan take the first places in the international half-marathon dedicated to the Tajik Capital City Day

Representatives of Ukraine and Uzbekistan have taken the first places in the 14th International Half-Marathon dedicated to the Tajik Capital City Day that took place on April 20.

16:57, april 19, 2024

Tajikistan sends humanitarian aid to the flood-affected Kazakhstan

Tajikistan has sent more than 3,500 tons of humanitarian aid to Kazakhstan, which was hit by massive floods recently.

16:32, april 19, 2024

Tajikistan presents its tourism opportunities at High-Level Tourism Policy Forum in Korea

Korea Partnership Initiative for Sustainable Tourism (KOPIST) has hosted the 2024 KOPIST High-Level Tourism Policy Forum in Busan, South Korea.

15:20, april 19, 2024

CENTRAL ASIA

Tajik, Kyrgyz border services make joint statement

Meeting of the working groups of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan on the implementation of Protocol No.

14:44, april 19, 2024

Russia to be with Taliban along the way? Russia preparing to recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan

Russia is reportedly preparing to recognize the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.

11:33, april 19, 2024

Iranian media reports say three drones downed after explosions heard in Isfahan

Iranian media reports say the country’s air defenses brought down three drones over the central city of Isfahan, hours after US broadcasters, citing senior US officials, reported Israeli

10:58, april 19, 2024

Many regions in Russia impose more and more restrictions on the types of jobs migrants can hold

Despite a nationwide labor shortage, authorities in many regions of the Russian Federation have been imposing more and more restrictions on the types of jobs migrant workers can pursue.

10:28, april 19, 2024

USAID launches a new US$18 million initiative to boost economic growth in Tajikistan

The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), yesterday launched a new initiative that will support long-term economic opportunities in Tajikistan.

10:07, april 19, 2024

Tajikistan, Uzbekistan sign the Allied Relations Treaty

The Tajik president’s official website reports that after the top-level negotiations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, a ceremony of exchange of newly signed cooperation signed President

09:35, april 19, 2024

Tajik, Uzbek leaders discuss issues of expanding bilateral cooperation between their countries

On Thursday April 18, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met here with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who arrived in Dushanbe yesterday on a two-day state visit.

17:44, april 18, 2024

Tajik-Uzbek Investment Company plans to finance implementation of 14 projects with a total worth of US$135 million

More than 600 representatives of business communities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as well as senior representatives of relevant ministries and agencies and regional administrators of the two

16:42, april 18, 2024

SECURITY

Tajik parliament endorses two military cooperation documents signed with Turkiye

Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has endorsed two military cooperation documents with Turkiye, which allow the procurement of weapons, including unmanned

15:10, april 18, 2024

Woman from Dushanbe punished for her daughter’s truancy

A court in Dushanbe’s Firdavsi district has passed sentence on the woman, whose daughter failed for months to attend school.

11:23, april 18, 2024

CENTRAL ASIA

Water sharing in Central Asia: all for irrigation, and what remains for the Aral Sea

The 86th meeting of Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC) of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan took place in Shymkent, Kazakhstan on April 12, 2024.

10:25, april 18, 2024

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Some roads will be closed in Dushanbe on April 20 due to international half-marathon

Some roads will be closed in Dushanbe on April 20 due to the International Half-Marathon, according to the Dushanbe Administration.

09:41, april 18, 2024

Uzbek president arrives in Dushanbe today on a two-day state visit

An official source within the Tajik president’s press service told Asia-Plus today morning that Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has arrived in Dushanbe on a two-day state visit.

09:14, april 18, 2024

SECURITY

Dual Tajik–Russian national arrested for illegally registering the Islomov brothers at his residence in Tver

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on April 17 that Russian authorities have arrested a dual Tajik–Russian national in connection with the March 22

17:02, april 17, 2024

Ex-President Medvedev proposes to introduce criminal liability for foreign agents

Deputy Head of the Security Council of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, proposes to amend the law on control over the activities of persons under foreign influence, taking as a basis certain provisions of

16:02, april 17, 2024