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Rahmon draws attention of CSTO heads of state to the difficult military and political situation in Afghanistan

A summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that took place in the Kazakh capital of Astana on November 8 has adopted a final declaration and a statement by the heads of CSTO

09:31, november 9, 2018

U.S. Embassy supports International Education Week

International Education Week will be celebrated around the world November 12-16, 2018. To commemorate this event, the U.S.

09:25, november 9, 2018

For the past years Tajik media has lost its role in society, says IWPR research

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting has prepared a research entitled The Status of Media and the Role of Social Media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan .

16:45, november 8, 2018

Tajikistan has the lowest GDP per capita ratio in the CCA region

Tajikistan has the lowest GDP per capita ratio in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region.

14:35, november 8, 2018

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan may be granted status of observer at the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly

Uzbekistan may be given an opportunity to participate in sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly (PA) of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as an observer.

14:08, november 8, 2018

Serbian company studies the possibility of investing in Tajikistan’s agrarian sector

Serbian Delta Agrar Ltd is studying the possibility of investing in Tajikistan’s agrarian sector. A Delta Agrar delegation arrived in Tajikistan on November 6 for a five-day visit.

13:43, november 8, 2018

INCIDENTS

13 inmates killed, six policemen wounded in a prison riot in Khujand

A riot that broke out in a high-security penal colony in the northern city of Khujand has reportedly left thirteen inmates dead and six policemen wounded. Tajik authorities still keep silence.

11:26, november 8, 2018

Rahmon attends CSTO summit in Astana

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is attending a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that is being held in the Kazakh capital of Astana.

11:20, november 8, 2018

INCIDENTS

Khujand prison inmates raise riot

A riot that was raised by inmates of the Khujand penal colony on the night of November 7-8 has been suppressed by riot police unit. There are no reports whether there were killed or not.

10:46, november 8, 2018

SECURITY

Russian military base in Tajikistan expected to receive new infantry combat vehicles soon

The Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan is expected to receive new infantry combat vehicles until he end of this year.

10:22, november 8, 2018

Dushanbe mayor urges to rehabilitate idle private enterprises

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has given owners of Dushanbe-based idle private enterprises six months to rehabilitate their enterprises, according to the Dushanbe mayor’s office.

16:09, november 7, 2018

Tajik ex-soccer play charged with public calls for carrying out extremist activity faces extradition from Belarus

Tajik ex-soccer player Parviz Tursunov who was detained in the Belarusian capital of Minsk on September 18 under a Tajik extradition request has applied for getting the status of refugee in Belarus.

15:12, november 7, 2018

CENTRAL ASIA

Kazakhstan’s national air carrier launches a low cost airline, FlyArystan

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana plans to begin operating its own low-cost airline named FlyArystan in mid-2019 with four of its Airbus A320s in an all-economy, 180-seat configuration, according to

14:39, november 7, 2018

Qatari company implementing Dushanbe Diar Project interested in participating in other projects in Tajikistan

Qatari company implementing the Dushanbe Diar Project in the Tajik capital is reportedly interested in participating in other investment projects in Tajikistan.

12:01, november 7, 2018

Access to Asia-Plus website and social networking sites blocked in Tajikistan again

Access inside Tajikistan to Asia-Plus website and social networking sites has been blocked again. Internet users across the country now are able to open these websites only via proxies.

11:20, november 7, 2018

WORLD

The 2nd Moscow-format consultations on Afghanistan expected to take place on November 9

The 2nd Moscow-format consultations on Afghanistan will take place in the Russian capital on November 9, according to the Russian MFA’s website.

10:51, november 7, 2018

U.S. Embassy accepts applications for the 2019 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation

The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe announces that it is accepting applications for the 2019 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). According to the U.S.

10:44, november 7, 2018

INCIDENTS

Residents of Khorog gather for protest rally demanding probe into police shooting

At least 100 people, mainly young people, gathered in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), yesterday for protest rally demanding an investigation into an incident in

16:59, november 5, 2018

Rahmon pays working visit to his hometown

On Monday November 5, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon began a working visit to his hometown Danghara in Khatlon province, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

15:53, november 5, 2018

WORLD

Iranian president vows to break US sanctions

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani has vowed to break sanctions re-imposed by the US targeting core parts of the country’s economy.

15:23, november 5, 2018

WORLD

Toughest ever US sanctions against Iran take force

The United States has re-imposed punitive measures targeting the Iranian oil and financial sectors in the toughest sanctions ever placed against Iran.

14:20, november 5, 2018

Tomorrow is day-off in Tajikistan on the occasion of Constitutional Day

Tomorrow is day-off in Tajikistan on the occasion of Constitutional Day.

11:43, november 5, 2018

Residents of apartment building subject to demolition and real estate developer come to settlement

After long debates, residents of an apartment building subject to demolition and the real estate development company, Shahri Zeboi Man, have reportedly reached settlement on the compensation issues.

10:58, november 5, 2018

NBT expected to issue new 10-, 20-, 50-, 100- and 500-somoni banknotes with additional protective elements

Economic growth in Central Asia is expected to moderate in 2018 and 2019, reflecting a need for fiscal consolidation in the region and slower growth in the extractive sector, the European Bank for

10:27, november 5, 2018

Tajikistan’s economy supported by higher fixed investment and continuing recovery in remittance, says EBRD report

Economic growth in Central Asia is expected to moderate in 2018 and 2019, reflecting a need for fiscal consolidation in the region and slower growth in the extractive sector, the European Bank for

10:19, november 5, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Ex-minister’s son gets a jail term of only one year for beating police officer

A court in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district sentenced Dilovar Gulov, the son of ex-Minster Gul Sherali, to one year in prison on November 2.

16:37, november 2, 2018

Tajik leader receives Saudi interior minister

On Friday November 2, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met here with Saudi Interior Minister Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.

15:57, november 2, 2018

Rahmon receives LDPR leader

On Friday November 2, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received a group of members of the State Duma (Russia’s lower house of parliament) led by leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia

15:21, november 2, 2018

Government again asks parliament to exempt construction of National Theater and Ismoili Somoni Hotel from paying taxes

A draft law on the national budget for 2019 that was sent for consideration to the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) this week reportedly provides for tax

14:37, november 2, 2018