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11:22, february 13, 2019

Snow-slides block highway connecting Tajik capial and the northern city of Khujand again

Heavy snowfall on February 12 caused a series of snow-slides that blocked in several places the highway connecting Dushanbe and city of Khujand, the capital of the northern province of Sughd.

10:36, february 13, 2019

Russian parliament approves bill that could cut off Russia from the global internet

Russia is preparing itself to be disconnected from the World Wide Web.

10:12, february 13, 2019

39 residents of Sughd wanted for joining radical Islamist groups return home

39 residents of Sughd wanted for joining radical Islamist groups have returned home, Qudratullo Nazarzoda, the regional police chief of the northern province of Sughd, told reporters in Khujand on

09:35, february 13, 2019

Major part of Tajik capital will be left without electricity for seven hours today

Major part of Tajik capital will be left without electricity for several hours today in connection with routine maintenance work on power stations in these areas, according to the Dushanbe

17:53, february 12, 2019

Tajikistan takes efforts to improve relations with Iran, says Tajik foreign minister

Tajikistan is taking efforts to improve its relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin told reporters in Dushanbe on February 12.

17:05, february 12, 2019

Health care reportedly the most corrupt sector in Tajikistan

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, representatives of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption under the President of Tajikistan noted on February 12 that

15:55, february 12, 2019

Tajik civil aviation authorities propose local airlines to review their tariff policy and cut ticket prices

Tajikistan’s civil aviation authorities have proposed local air companies to review their tariff policy for international air routes in order not to lose passengers.

15:19, february 12, 2019

Tajikistan’s largest spinning mill reintroduced into operation in Sughd province

Tajikistan’s largest spinning mill has been reintroduced into operation in the northern Sughd province.

11:59, february 12, 2019

US Secretary of State warns Hungary that Russia trying to divide the West

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo began a week-long tour across Central Europe yesterday.

11:38, february 12, 2019

Russia takes temperature on its Central Asia ties

Moscow is trying to make itself feel indispensable by half-heartedly dangling investment, economic assistance and security guarantees, according to Eurasianet .

11:12, february 12, 2019

If ex-leader of Tajik team for KVN returns to Tajikistan, he will be jailed, says his defense lawyer

Tajik independent journalist and ex-leader of the Tajik team for KVN, Khayrullo Mirsaidov, has been put on a wanted list and if he returns to Tajikistan he will be jailed.

10:45, february 12, 2019

Some areas of Dushanbe left without electricity for seven hours today

Some residential buildings in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district are being left without electricity for seven hours today in connection with routine maintenance work on power stations in these

10:31, february 12, 2019

Rahmon invites the Amir of Qatar to visit Dushanbe for participation in CICA summit

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has invited the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani to visit Dushanbe for participation in a summit of the Conference on Interaction

17:55, february 11, 2019

Tajikistan’s national air carrier hopes to resume flights in the near future

A new leadership of Tajik Air (Tajikistan’s national air carrier) hopes to overcome crisis and resume flights in the near future.

16:47, february 11, 2019

Water prices will be not be raised this year, at least in the first half of the year, says Tajik official

Water prices will be not be raised this year, at least in the first half of the year, Director-General of the State Unitary Enterprises (SUE) Khojagii Manziliyu Kommunali (KMK -- the state holding

15:27, february 11, 2019

All Tajikistan’s highways reportedly reopen to traffic

All highways connecting Dushanbe and the country’s regions have reopened to traffic, according to the Emergencies Committee.

15:08, february 11, 2019

Supreme Court reduces jail term for Tajik ‘popular general’

The Supreme Court of Tajikistan has reduced the jail term for Tajik cleric Said Qiyomiddin Ghozi from twenty-five years to seven years, according to the Supreme Court press center.

12:03, february 11, 2019

Tajikistan’s investment portfolio includes 69 projects totaling 30.5 billion somoni

A total volume of foreign investments that came to Tajikistan last year amounts to 6.1 billion somoni (equivalent to 645 million U.S. dollars), with more than 50 percent (3.

11:34, february 11, 2019

Khujand’s Love Monument ‘vandalized’ with hearts

Police in the northern city of Khujand are looking for the people who vandalized the "I Love Khujand" sign, a popular local landmark.

11:22, february 11, 2019

Ministry of Labor, FAO unveil the matching grants program for migrants

Jointly with the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of Tajikistan, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations unveiled a program that seeks to promote inclusive

17:00, february 8, 2019

Senior experts of Tajik state think tank hope for warming of relations between Tajikistan and Iran

Senior experts from the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Tajikistan hope for early warming of relations between Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

16:12, february 8, 2019

Specialists for Tajikistan’s cultural sector to be trained abroad

Specialists for Tajikistan’s cultural sector are expected to be trained in five foreign counties, Tajik Minister of Culture Shamsiddin Orumbekzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 8,

14:46, february 8, 2019

EBRD launches Olivier Descamps Award for UWC scholarships

Together with the Olivier Descamps family, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is launching the Olivier Descamps Award in memory of the late EBRD Managing Director.

14:38, february 8, 2019

Government seriously concerned over debts of large companies and banks

The government is seriously concerned over debts of large companies and banks, and in this connection, it orders relevant bodies to take adequate measures during this year to reduce debts of large

13:55, february 8, 2019

Tajik researchers benefit from training opportunity on AquaCrop application

The agricultural sector is the largest consumer of water in the world with 70 percent of the global water resources used for irrigation. For Tajikistan this share is around 90 per cent.

12:08, february 8, 2019

Tajik national among 13 participants of WTO Young Professionals Program selected from more than 1,100 candidates

Tajik young specialist Komron Rajabiyoyn is among 13 participants of WTO Young Professionals Program selected from more than 1,100 candidates after a competitive, merit-based selection process.

11:41, february 8, 2019

Saudi journalist’s murder ‘planned and perpetrated by Saudi officials’, says UN human rights expert

Evidence collected in Turkey shows on initial examination, that former dissident and journalist Jamal Khashoggi was the victim of “a brutal and premeditated killing,” planned and

10:55, february 8, 2019

Tajik leader attributes the majority of country’s achievements to ruling party

The head of state has noted that many achievements of the country are attributed to the People’s Democratic Party of Tajikistan (PDPT).

10:10, february 8, 2019

Grand-nephew of lyricist of Tajikistan national anthem jailed for terrorism

Grand-nephew of Gulnazar Keldi, lyricist of Tajikistan national anthem, has been jailed for membership in radical Islamist group and fighting alongside Taliban militants in Afghanistan.

17:05, february 7, 2019

Taliban 'not seeking to seize all of Afghanistan'

The leader of the Taliban's peace negotiations with the US says the insurgents do not want to seize "the whole country by [military] power".