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President Biden orders U.S. airstrike in Syria, targeting Iran-backed militia

U.S.

10:17, february 26, 2021

Tajikistan ranks 143rd among 158 nations in terms of preparedness for advanced technologies

Tajikistan ranks 143rd among 158 nations in a “Readiness Index” developed by the Technology and Innovation Report 2021 released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

09:42, february 26, 2021

Amendments offered to the Tax Code compromise non-cash payments, say Alif-Bank specialists

Representatives of Alif-Bank say Tajik business people and potential investors are looking forward to the development of a new tax code.

16:07, february 25, 2021

INCIDENTS

Highways connecting Tajik capital with GBAO and Sughd province reopen but not for all

Highways connecting Dushanbe with the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region and Sughd Province have been cleared of snow and movement along them has been restored but not for all vehicles.

15:09, february 25, 2021

First online countrywide multi-hazard risk assessment platform launched in Tajikistan

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) jointly with the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has launched Tajikistan’s first Countrywide Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment

14:25, february 25, 2021

IATA expected to launch a digital platform for passengers in late March

To reopen borders without quarantine and restart aviation governments need to be confident that they are effectively mitigating the risk of importing COVID-19.

12:06, february 25, 2021

Electrical equipment manufacturing enterprise to be constructed in Tajik capital

The Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Tajikgidroelektromontazh (Tajik hydroelectric installation) will construct an electrical equipment manufacturing enterprise in Dushanbe.

11:29, february 25, 2021

POWER

President orders 30 percent rise in student grants

President Emomali Rahmon today signed a decree to increase student grants, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:51, february 25, 2021

AKF works with partners to implement EU-funded program designed to help Tajik farmers improve their yields

The Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) has been working with its partners, the SAROB cooperative, ACTED, Camp Kuhiston and the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme, to implement a European

10:28, february 25, 2021

Roghun hydropower plant reportedly increases power generation by more than 53 percent

Two units of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) generated 1.287 billion kWh of electricity last year, which is 53.

10:05, february 25, 2021

GBAO governor apologizes to residents of region for the lack of electricity

During a meeting with reporters, the Governor of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Yodgor Faizov, has apologized to residents of the region for this year’s power supply

16:36, february 24, 2021

Dushanbe and Bishkek agree to exchange detainees

Representatives of local authorities, law enforcement agencies and border services of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have discussed the issue of exchanging detained citizens.

14:58, february 24, 2021

Tajik-Chinese insurance company is more than five years on Tajikistan’s market

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has extended an operating license of Tajik-China Insurance LLC for five years.

14:21, february 24, 2021

Integrated environmental education will reduce the pressure on nature in Tajikistan

The consequences of climate change are to some extent already noticeable in Tajikistan.

13:47, february 24, 2021

U.S. Federal Reserve looking very carefully at issuing a digital dollar

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says they are looking “very carefully” at the question of whether they should issue a digital dollar.

11:59, february 24, 2021

Tajikistan seeks assistance from UNDP to mitigate pandemic effects

Further expansion of collaboration between the Government of Tajikistan and UNDP to mitigate impacts of the coronavirus pandemic were discussed at a meeting of Tajik Minister of Economic Development

11:24, february 24, 2021

World Bank provides another grant to Tajikistan to further strengthen its health care capacity

In addition to US$8.63 million approved for COVID-19 vaccines, the World Bank is providing another US$12.

11:12, february 24, 2021

Tajikistan’s excess mortality data belie COVID-19 denialism

Eurasianet says more people died in Tajikistan in 2020 than at any time since – and possibly including – the years of the civil war in the 1990s.

10:58, february 24, 2021

WHO official says coronavirus pandemic to end in early 2022

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, Mr. Hans Kluge, said on Sunday February 22 he believes the coronavirus outbreak will end in early 2022.

10:37, february 24, 2021

LAW-ORDER

Resident of Yovon gets lengthy jail term for killing his pregnant wife

A 33-year-old resident of Yovon district, Urazmat Qaraqulov has got a lengthy jail term for killing his pregnant wife out of jealousy.

10:04, february 24, 2021

SECURITY

Tajik, Iranian interior ministers emphasize cooperation on combating terrorism, organized crimes

Iran’s and Tajikistan’s ministers of interior emphasized cooperation on fighting terrorism, organized crimes, drug-trafficking, and cybercrimes, IRNA reported yesterday.

09:55, february 24, 2021

Dushanbe, Tehran discuss bilateral cooperation

President Emomali Rahmon yesterday received Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli.

15:11, february 23, 2021

POWER

Rahmon urges authorities to intensify military and patriotic education of youth

A solemn meeting dedicated to the 28th anniversary of the formation of Tajikistan’s National Army took place at the Kokhi Borbad State Complex in Dushanbe on February 23.

14:20, february 23, 2021

Mortgage lending rising in Tajikistan

Last year, mortgage lending in Tajikistan rose 20 percent, according to the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT). In 2020, 102.

13:48, february 23, 2021

Tajikistan spent US$190 million last year servicing its external debt

Tajikistan last year spent 190 million U.S. dollars servicing its external debt, according to the Ministry of Finance (MoF) Secretariat.

11:25, february 23, 2021

Iran’s interior minister pays working visit to Tajikistan

Iranian media reports say Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli arrived in Dushanbe yesterday for talks on bilateral and regional issues.

10:52, february 23, 2021

Italy's ambassador to Congo killed in attack on UN convoy

The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an Italian carabineri police officer, and their Congolese driver were killed in a shooting on Monday while travelling in the DRC in a

10:36, february 23, 2021

US coronavirus deaths now surpass combat fatalities in three wars

In a year, more Americans have died of COVID-19 than they did on the battlefields of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War.

10:14, february 23, 2021