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Tajik national air carrier resumes flights to China’s capital

Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, has resumed fights to China’s capital, Beijing.

10:11, february 27, 2017

Tree planting ceremony marks ADB's 50th anniversary celebration in Tajikistan

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) Tajikistan Resident Mission (TJRM) has planted 50 trees along the Dushanbe-Uzbekistan border road in the Shahrinav District of Tajikistan as part of the

16:49, february 24, 2017

NBT withdraws licenses of two bailed-out banks

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has withdrawn licenses from two bailed-out banks -- Tajprombank (Tajik Joint-Stock Commercial Industrial Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and Fononbank.

16:17, february 24, 2017

Migrant remittances from Russia equal to one-third of Tajikistan’s GDP, says Russian official

Citing Russian presidential aide, Russia’s RIA Novosti agency reports Tajik nationals last year sent nearly 2 billion U.S.

15:18, february 24, 2017

TAJKISTAN

Putin will bestow Russia’s Order of Alexander Nevsky on Rahmon

During his official visit to Tajikistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin will bestow Russia’s Order of Alexander Nevsky on Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.

14:59, february 24, 2017

Tajik Air resumes flights to Khorog

Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, plans to resume domestic flights en route Dushanbe – Khorog – Dushanbe soon.

14:40, february 24, 2017

POWER

CCER sets date for parliamentary by-elections

The Central Commission for Elections and Referenda (CCER) has set April 23 as the date for by-elections to both chambers of the parliament. Ms.

17:24, february 23, 2017

Tajik central bank plans to establish consultative council for Islamic banking services

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) plans to establish the Consultative Council for Islamic Banking Services.

16:32, february 23, 2017

INCIDENTS

Search operation for three persons buried by avalanche last week under way

A search operation for three persons who were buried by an avalanche in the Varzob district last Friday is under way.

15:59, february 23, 2017

Dushanbe-Tashkent flight canceled again

A flight between Dushanbe and Tashkent scheduled for February 23 has not taken place.

15:10, february 23, 2017

TAJKISTAN

Afghan national arrested for synthetic drug smuggling attempt

Afghan national has been arrested for trying to smuggle a large amount of synthetic drug into Tajikistan.

14:45, february 23, 2017

Refueling stations in Dushanbe running out of fuel

Problems of traffic along the highway connecting the Tajik northern city of Khujand and Dushanbe has led to increase in prices for liquefied gas and gasoline in the Tajik capital.

11:48, february 23, 2017

Somon Air representatives fly to Tashkent today to discuss return of regular flights

Representatives of Tajikistan’s privately owned airline, Somon Air, are flying to Tashkent today to discuss the return of regular civilian passenger flights from Dushanbe to Tashkent.

10:57, february 23, 2017

POLITICS

Rahmon and Putin expected to discuss the presence of Russian military base in Tajikistan

Citing Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov, Russian RIA Novosti agency reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon will exchange views on the presence of the

10:27, february 23, 2017

INCIDENTS

11-year-old boy killed by avalanche in eastern Tajikistan

An eleven-year-old boy has been killed by an avalanche in Sangvor (formerly Tavildara) district in Rasht Valley (eastern Tajikistan), according to the press center of the Committee on Emergency

10:03, february 23, 2017

NASA discovers seven Earth-like planets orbiting a star just 40 light-years away

Media reports say astronomers have discovered not one, not two, but seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a star called TRAPPIST-1.

17:26, february 22, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Tajik sentenced to life in prison for murder of Russian police officer and his family members

Native of Tajikistan Mahmadali Ahmadov has been sentenced to life in prison for murder of Russian police officer and his family members in the Russian oblast of Samara.

16:21, february 22, 2017

POWER

Henceforth, buildings being constructed in Tajikistan will be tested for seismic stability

Members of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) have unanimously approved the draft law on seismic safety.

15:59, february 22, 2017

SECURITY

Rahmon inaugurates new Border Guards Training Center in Dushanbe

On Wednesday February 22, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon inaugurated a new Border Guards Training Center in Dushanbe, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

15:37, february 22, 2017

British banknote manufacturer presents its products in Tajikistan

De La Rue, which is one of the world’s largest banknote manufacturers, has presented its products at the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) in Dushanbe, according to the NBT press center.

15:06, february 22, 2017

INCIDENTS

CES chief flies by helicopter to Sangvor where avalanche buries several houses

The head of the Committee on Emergency Situations and Civil Defense (CES), Rustam Nazarzoda today morning flew by helicopter to Sangvor district (formerly Tavildara district) where a huge avalanche

14:51, february 22, 2017

Afghanistan starts work on National Export Strategy

Afghanistan has taken its first steps towards the creation of a National Export Strategy (NES) that will set out its trade priorities.

14:40, february 22, 2017

Amnesty International reports a “marked deterioration” in Tajikistan

Amnesty International says human rights around the world are under threat because of politicians who are using “toxic, dehumanizing” rhetoric against ethnic or religious minorities in

11:51, february 22, 2017

Ukrainian tycoon Dmytro Firtash arrested after extradition ruling

Media reports says Dmytro Firtash held on European arrest warrant issued by Spain minutes after Austrian court grants US extradition request Powerful in Ukraine, stranded in Austria for the past

11:21, february 22, 2017

Dushanbe mayor launches new sports television channel

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali, who is also President of the Tajikistan Football Federation (TFF), yesterday evening pushed the button launching a new sports television channel in the country –

11:01, february 22, 2017

POWER

Deputy Finance Minister Umed Latifov dismissed

By government’s decree Umed Latifov has been relieved of his post of Deputy Minister of Finance.

10:37, february 22, 2017

Gorno Badakhshan still remains in transportation isolation

The main highways connecting Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), to outer world have been closed for traffic for already five days due to recent heavy snowfalls.

16:20, february 21, 2017

Snowstorms claim 25 lives in the Afghan northern Faryab province

Afghan media reports say that at least 25 were killed in Afghanistan's north, more than a week after over 100 died from avalanches and heavy snowfall.

16:04, february 21, 2017

Azeri president appoints his wife as vice-president

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev has appointed his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva, as first vice president of Azerbaijan.

15:52, february 21, 2017