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Man shoots and wounds police officer in downtown Moscow

A police officer was shot and wounded near the Foreign Ministry building in Moscow yesterday evening.

09:36, august 24, 2018

ECONOMY

Some areas of Dushanbe to be left without electricity for seven hours today

Some areas of Dushanbe will be left without electricity for seven hours today in connection with routine maintenance work on power stations in these areas, according to the Dushanbe electricity

18:11, august 23, 2018

Tajik tourist police officers now work at daily wage of 250 somoni; tourists will pay them

The cost of tourism package for Tajikistan will be raised and this can scare already few tourists away.

16:54, august 23, 2018

INCIDENTS

Nurek after the last month’s terrorist attack in Danghara; people fear persecutions

Nurek is one of tourist destination cities in Tajikistan, but today, it residents are scared and avoid talking.

15:55, august 23, 2018

3 million undeclared Russian rubles seized at Khujand airport

Customs officers have seized 3 million undeclared Russian rubles at the Khujand airport, according to the press cente r of the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan.

15:23, august 23, 2018

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakh-Chinese JV turns recycled plastic bottles into yarn and fabric

Kazakh-Chinese joint venture to recycle thermoplastic into staple fiber, which is used for manufacturing yearn and nonwoven fabric, has been launched in Kazakhstan’s Turkestan oblast.

12:13, august 23, 2018

Rahmon to participate in summit of IFA founders in Turkmenistan

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will head to Turkmenistan tomorrow to participate in a summit of founders of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), a source in the Tajik government

11:43, august 23, 2018

SECURITY

Tajikistan participates in a multi-nation counter-terror war game in Russia

Tajikistan is participating in “Peace Mission-2018”, a multi-nation counter-terror war game, under the aegis of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) that is going on in the Russian

11:04, august 23, 2018

Prime minister to finance rehabilitation of 5 kilometers of road in his native village

Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda has decided to finance rehabilitation of five kilometers of a road in his home village – Khistevarz jamoat in Bobojon-Ghafourov district, Sughd province.

10:41, august 23, 2018

Amnesty International calls on the Tajik authorities to immediately quash Mirsaidov’s conviction

Amnesty International notes that release of independent journalist Khayrullo Mirsaidov is a rare victory for freedom of expression in Tajikistan.

10:22, august 23, 2018

New verdict on Mirsaidov important for Tajikistan’s image, says Press Attaché at U.S. Embassy

“We are glad that the Sughd court considered Khayrullo Mirsaidov's appeal of his sentence and released him,” Mr. Gershom Sacks, acting Press Attaché at U.S.

19:21, august 22, 2018

«There are such stories - films can be shot»: how free lawyers work in the Tajik remote places

In several regions of Tajikistan, anyone can get free assistance from local lawyers. How does it work?

17:35, august 22, 2018

Khayrullo Mirsaidov released

By ruling handed down by the Sughd regional court Khayrullo Mirsaidov has been released.

16:28, august 22, 2018

Taliban expected to travel to Moscow for peace talks next month

Media reports say the Afghan Taliban will travel to Moscow for peace talks next month in a high-profile embrace of public diplomacy that will be a landmark for the group and their Russian hosts after

15:48, august 22, 2018

ECONOMY

Merchants complain to Dushanbe mayor over delay in payment of compensations to them

Dushanbe authorities are delaying payment of compensations to 107 merchants for demolition of their shops at the former Shohmansour Bazaar and the merchants have decided to complain to the mayor.

14:50, august 22, 2018

Nobody allowed to attend the appeal hearings for the journalist Khayrullo Mirsaidov

The appeal hearings for the journalist Khayrullo Mirsaidov began at the Sughd regional court in Khujand today.

14:25, august 22, 2018

Khayrullo Mirsaidov’s friend, journalist and filmmaker Michael Andersen, initiates the #FreeKhayrullo campaign on Twitter

An Article “Can Social Media Help Deliver Justice in Tajikistan?

11:51, august 22, 2018

SECURITY

UN Security Council extends sanctions against Gulmurod Halimov

The UN Security Council has extended sanctions against GulmurodHalimov. This disproves reports about his death.

11:24, august 22, 2018

US, Pakistan welcome ceasefire announcement

The United States and Pakistan have both called on the Taliban to respect the ceasefire, saying it will hopefully be for an extended period of time.

11:05, august 22, 2018

Hundreds of worshippers attend festive prayer at Hoji Yaqub Mosque in Dushanbe

This year, Tajikistan celebrated Idi Qurbon, or Eid al-Adha in Arabic, on August 21 and Eid al-Adha began with a short prayer followed by a sermon (khutbah).

10:52, august 22, 2018

POLITICS

Visit to Uzbekistan will be written in history of Tajik-Uzbek relations in golden letters, says Tajik leader

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon presented outcomes of his recent state visit to Uzbekistan at a government session that took place in Dushanbe on August 20.

10:13, august 22, 2018

POWER

President Rahmon congratulates new Pakistan MP

President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated Pakistan’s new Prie Minister Imran Khan, wishing him success in his new appointment.

16:12, august 20, 2018

OSCE supports CES’s efforts in effective media communication during disasters

The OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe donated technical equipment to the press center of Tajikistan’s Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES) at a handover ceremony that took

15:43, august 20, 2018

CRA employees expected to make raids tomorrow to inspect compliance of the holiday dastarkhan amount with legislation requirements

This year, Tajikistan celebrates Idi Qurbon, or Eid al-Adha in Arabic, on August 21, and employees of the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) under the Government of Tajikistan are expected to make

15:02, august 20, 2018

INCIDENTS

Resident of Quobdiyon district detained for attempted murder and attempted robbery of refuel station in Dushanbe

A 19-year-old resident of the Qubodiyon district (Khatlon province) has been detained on suspicion of attempted murder and attempted robbery of refuel station in Dushanbe, at which which he was

14:43, august 20, 2018

Kabul waits for Taliban response to truce offer

Official Kabul was waiting Monday for a Taliban response to President Ashraf Ghani's suggestion of a three-month ceasefire, an offer welcomed by the United States and NATO after 17 years of war.

11:58, august 20, 2018

Introduction of fee for a SIM card will enhance responsibility of citizens, says MP

Today’s realities have shown that mobile communications and Internet remain the main ways of recruitment of our citizens by terrorist and extremist organizations, Jourakhon Majidzoda, the head

11:12, august 20, 2018

POWER

Government drafts law to exempt Safed-Dara LLC from paying VAT and customs duties

The Government has drafted a law to exempt Safed-Dara LLC from paying value added tax (VAT) and customs duties.

10:40, august 20, 2018

More than 2 million Muslims gather in Mecca as hajj pilgrimage begins

More than 2 million Muslims began the annual hajj pilgrimage at first light Sunday in Saudi Arabia.

10:32, august 20, 2018