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Spokesman for Tajik border service reportedly arrested on suspicion of disclosing state secret f

A spokesman for the Border Guard Directorate of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), Lieutenant-Colonel Muhammad Ulughkhojayev, has been arrested on suspicion of disclosing state secret,

12:06, april 29, 2019

Tajikistan’s trade system goes online with launch of a special portal

The Swiss Government, the International Trade Center (ITC) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) have supported Tajikistan in developing and operationalizing

11:55, april 29, 2019

Three neighborhoods in Dushanbe left without electricity for seven hours today

The practice of cutting off electricity to some areas of Dushanbe is going on. Today, three neighborhoods in the Tajik capital have been left without electricity for seven hours.

11:44, april 29, 2019

Rahmon visits Tajikistan’s stand at EXPO 2019 in Beijing

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday afternoon visited Tajikistan’s stand at the International Pavilion of the International Horticultural Exhibition 2019 (EXPO) in Beijing, according to

11:21, april 29, 2019

Rahmon holds talks with leaders of a number of countries participating in the second BRF in Beijing

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday held talks in Beijing with leaders of a number of countries participating in the second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) to discuss cooperation, according to the

10:33, april 29, 2019

BRI unites the economic interests of many countries, says Tajik leader:

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a timely and necessary demand of the time and unites the economic interests of many countries, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon noted on April 26 while delivering

17:15, april 26, 2019

We do not have appropriate aircraft to operate flights to Khorog, says Tajik civil aviation official

It is now impossible to conduct flights to Khorog since Tajik national air carrier Tajik Air has suspended its operations due to financial problems, Aziz Nabizoda, the deputy head of the Civil

16:32, april 26, 2019

Second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation opens in Beijing

The second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) kicked off in Beijing, China on April 26.

16:14, april 26, 2019

Tajik leader says the Belt and road Initiative is new model of international cooperation

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has said the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a new model of international cooperation.

15:29, april 26, 2019

New enterprise for production of drinking water and alcoholic beverages to be built in Dushanbe

A new enterprise for production of drinking water and alcoholic beverages will be built in Dushanbe. The estimated budget for the project is 10 million U.S. dollars.

15:03, april 26, 2019

Seeds for Future: 10 young Tajik public servants take training at Huawei HQ in Beijing

Ten young public servants representing various ministries, agencies and universities of Tajikistan have taken a two-week training at Huawei HQ in Beijing and in Shenzhen.

14:37, april 26, 2019

Dushanbe-Khujand highway reopens for traffic

A highway connecting Dushanbe and the northern Sughd province has reopened for traffic. However, the risk of further mudslides and landslides reportedly remains high.

14:19, april 26, 2019

POWER

Tajikistan introduces state duties for tourists and Hajj pilgrims

Both foreign tourists arriving in Tajikistan and Tajik nationals traveling abroad will pay state duty.

12:02, april 26, 2019

Tajik national power utility company now owes 1.17 billion somoni to OJSC Sangtudinskaya GES-1

The debt of Barqi Tojik (power holding (a national integrated power company of Tajikistan) to Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtudinskaya GES-1, which operates the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric power

11:36, april 26, 2019

Resident of Farkhor gets lengthy jail term for preparation of terrorist attack on interior ministry building

A 23-year-old resident of Farkhor district (Khatlon province) has got a lengthy jail term for preparation of terrorist attack on an Interior Ministry building in Dushanbe.

10:45, april 26, 2019

POWER

What do we know about new deputy head of President’s Executive Office?

On Tuesday April 23, Saadi Qodirzoda, formerly head of the Antimonopoly Service under the Government of Tajikistan, was appointed deputy head of President’s Executive Office.

09:50, april 26, 2019

Tajik, Uzbek presidents hold talks in Beijing to discuss cooperation

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday held talks with his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Beijing on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road forum.

17:10, april 25, 2019

Dushanbe International Ethno-Jazz Festival opens its doors again

The Dushanbe Ethno-Jazz Festival, which traditionally offers a rare opportunity for an intense intercultural dialogue between Tajikistan and other countries, is kicking off tomorrow.

16:41, april 25, 2019

Tajik school students win 22 medals at international computer project competition in Romania

Tajik school students have reportedly won twenty-two medals at INFOMATRIX 2019, an international computer project competition that took place in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, from April 20 to

15:32, april 25, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Russian district police officer whose negligence caused murder of Tajik girl sentenced to 10 months of correctional labor

Russian district police officer whose professional negligence caused the murder of a 5-year-old Tajik girl has been sentenced to 10 months of correctional labor.

14:37, april 25, 2019

Dushanbe-Khujand highway closed for traffic because of rockfalls and heavy snow

Dushanbe-Khujand highway has been closed for traffic since Wednesday evening because of heavy snow and rockfalls caused by torrential rains.

11:41, april 25, 2019

Dilshod Nazarov collects the fifth Asian hummer title

Tajikistan’s Rio Olympics champion Dilshod Nazarov has collected the fifth Asian hummer title in Doha, Qatar, according to the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of Tajikistan.

11:19, april 25, 2019

Emomali Rahmon departs for China for participation in the second Belt and Road forum

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon departed today morning for Beijing for participation in the second Belt and Road forum.

10:56, april 25, 2019

INCIDENTS

Communication shaft blows up in Dushanbe after water gets into it

Communication shaft blew up in Dushanbe yesterday night after rain water get into it, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

09:57, april 25, 2019

Natural disasters caused by recent torrential rains leave three dead in Tajikistan

Torrential rains on April 24 caused natural disasters that left three dead in Tajikistan.

17:34, april 24, 2019

Rustam Emomali elected to head the Central Asian Football Association

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali, who is also President of the Tajikistan Football Federation (TFF), has been elected to head the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), according to the TFF press

17:05, april 24, 2019

Tajik authorities expected to launch project aimed at completing electrification of rural areas

Villages in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) and Khatlon province will be connected to the centralized power supply system, according to the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources

16:37, april 24, 2019

Space Free of Stigma: Participants of Hackathon in Soughd Develop Products/Projects for Women living with HIV

UN Women in close cooperation with UNAIDS and Tajikistan Network of Women living with HIV will organize the first Hackathon on issues of women and HIV from April 29-30.

15:20, april 24, 2019