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Joint meeting of CSTO foreign ministers, defense ministers, security council secretaries held in Minsk

A joint meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers, the Council of Defense Ministers and the Committee of Security Council Secretaries of member nations of the Collective Security Treaty

16:50, november 30, 2017

Barqi Tojik launches hotline for reporting complaints

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company) has launched a hotline for reporting complaints.

15:55, november 30, 2017

Committee for Tourism Development launches its website

The Committee for Tourism Development (Committee) under the Government of Tajikistan has launched its website – www.traveltajikistan.tj.

15:16, november 30, 2017

Greek court denies extradition request from Tajik authorities for IRPT activist

A court in Greece has denied an extradition request from the Tajik authorities for a member of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT)’s political council, Shohnaim Karim, also known as

14:47, november 30, 2017

Agroinvestbonk reportedly embarks on desperate fire sale

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14:20, november 30, 2017

National conference on competency based education kicks off in Dushanbe today

A two-day national conference on competency based education kicked off in Dushanbe today.

11:53, november 30, 2017

Electricity promised to the population will be supplied to a new aluminum smelter

We have calculated that electricity generated by the first two units of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) will be enough to just only provide with electricity a new aluminum smelter,

11:00, november 30, 2017

Tajikistan, ECO Cultural Institute discuss cooperation

Issues related to cooperation in the field of culture within the framework of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Cultural Institute were discussed here yesterday at a meeting of Nizomiddin

10:34, november 30, 2017

Japan’s Government provides snow removal machines to Tajikistan

On Wednesday November 29, Mr.

10:20, november 30, 2017

SECURITY

U.S. Army Central Command’s deputy commanding general visits Tajikistan

Major General Terrence McKenrick, Deputy Commander of U.S. Army Central Command, visited Tajikistan to meet with senior Tajikistan leaders and U.S. Embassy officials.

10:12, november 30, 2017

Uzbek shopping mall opens in Dushanbe

Uzbekistan has opened its shopping mall, Uztrade, in Dushanbe.

09:55, november 30, 2017

Long lasting construction of 5-star hotel exempted from paying taxes for the umpteenth time

A long lasting construction of a 5-star “Ismoili Somoni” Hotel in Dushanbe has been exempted from paying taxes for the umpteenth time.

17:01, november 29, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Chief of drug control unit at police department of Bobojon-Ghafourov district faces corruption charges

The chief of the drug control unit at the police department of the Bobojon-Ghafourov district in the Sughd province has been detained on suspicion of bribery.

15:50, november 29, 2017

MPs once again raise the issue of payment by distressed banks of savings to their customers

Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) have raised the issue of payment by distressed banks of savings to their customers once again.

15:16, november 29, 2017

Emulsion explosives plant expected to be built in Danghara in the coming two years

The emulsion explosives plant expected to be built in the Danghara district of the Khatlon province in the coming two years.

14:49, november 29, 2017

WORLD

Iran hails ties with EU, neighboring states

President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday night that Iran has better ties with the European Union, Russia and neighboring countries than in the past, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency.

14:34, november 29, 2017

JICA continues supporting rural development in Tajikistan’s areas bordering Afghanistan

The last seventh meeting of the Steering Committee of the “Livelihoods Improvement in Tajik-Afghan Cross-Border Areas (LITACA)” Project took place at UNDP Dushanbe Office on November 24.

12:04, november 29, 2017

Tajikistan advised that electricity tariffs should be adjusted gradually over time

Tajikistan is being advised that cost for power generation should be transparent and electricity tariffs adjusted gradually over time.

10:57, november 29, 2017

WORLD

WRRC official publicly identifies Katerina Tikhonova’s relationship to Putin, then withdraws comments

Reuters reports a colleague of Katerina Tikhonova from the world of acrobatic rock‘n‘roll confirmed that she is the younger daughter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and then later

10:26, november 29, 2017

POWER

Rahmon reprimands heads of customs and tax agencies

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has reprimanded heads of customs and tax agencies for failing to fulfill their duties properly, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:06, november 29, 2017

Emomali Rahmon to attend the CSTO Collective Security Council session in Minsk

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will participate in a session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that will take place in the Belarusian capital,

16:41, november 28, 2017

More than 20 issues tabled to the agenda of CSTO Collective Security Council session in Minsk

The next session of the Collective Security Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that will take place in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on November 30 will discuss more than

16:17, november 28, 2017

Heads of veterinary services of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Tajikistan gather in Tehran to discuss cooperation

Heads of veterinary services of Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Tajikistan today gathered in Tehran for a two-day meeting to discuss cooperation.

15:29, november 28, 2017

POWER

Rahmon sacks three officials for failing to fulfill their duties properly

President Emomali Rahmon has sacked the heads of the Agency for Standardization, Metrology, Certification and Trade Inspection, the Veterinary Service at the Ministry of Agriculture and the

14:54, november 28, 2017

Former adviser to IRPT leader returns to Tajikistan from Iran

Said Ibrohim Nazar, former adviser to the leader of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), who had been to Iran since August 2015, returned to Tajikistan at the end of last week, an official

14:18, november 28, 2017

The first play about Emomali Rahmon written in Tajikistan

The first theatrical play about Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has been written in Tajikistan.

11:57, november 28, 2017

Germany provides 33.5 million euros to Tajikistan for social projects

The Government of Germany will provide 33.5 million euros to Tajikistan in the near future.

11:29, november 28, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Tajik prosecutors want to add the phase of 'men of loose morals' to the country’s administrative code

An article entitled “It Takes Two To Tango: Tajiks Eye Targeting 'Men Of Loose Morals' In Tackling Prostitution” that was posted on Radio Liberty’s website yesterday notes

11:06, november 28, 2017