Tajkistan, Power

13:02, july 12, 2017

Majlisi Milli speaker expresses his opinion about renaming settlements

Head of Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament, Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, has expressed his opinion about renaming settlements.

10:29, july 12, 2017

Majlisi Milli members consider amendments made to the law on the government of Tajikistan

Members of Tajikistan’s upper house (Majlisi Milli) of parliament are considering more than 20 laws today, including the law on the government of Tajikistan.

09:31, july 12, 2017

Rahmon urges Tajiks to eschew hijabs, beards

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is urging people in the predominantly Muslim country not to wear beards or hijabs.

14:03, july 11, 2017

Collection of quotations from Emomali Rahmon published in Tajikistan

Collection of quotations from Tajik President Emomali Rahmn entitled Wise Thoughts and Sayings from the President of Tajikistan, Founder of Peace and National Accord – the Leader of the Nation

17:34, july 7, 2017

Smoking in public places and premises could be banned in Tajikistan

Smoking in public palaces and premises could be banned in Tajikistan, if a new law on limited use of tobacco is adopted.

14:09, july 6, 2017

Pugus hosts quadrilateral summit of CASA-1000 member nations

Tajik president's countryside residence in the Varzob district, Pugus, is hosting a trilateral summit between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Tajikistan and a quadrilateral summit of CASA-1000 member

14:42, july 5, 2017

Son of ex-head of Tajik power holding appointed to head Dushanbe Water Park

By Dushanbe mayor’s decree issued on July 4 Murodjon Samiyev was appointed to head the Dushanbe Water Park.

13:37, july 5, 2017

Rapid reaction to bazaar fire enhances Dushanbe mayor’s reputation

EurasiaNet.org reports a raging fire consumed the Korvon Bazaar, Dushanbe’ biggest wholesale market, destroying dozens of stores and leaving around 200 people without a livelihood.

10:54, july 4, 2017

Dushanbe mayor orders local prosecutor’s office to launch investigation into the cause of a July 2 fire

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has ordered local prosecutor’s office to launch investigation into the cause of a fire that broke out at Dushanbe’s Korvon bazaar on July 2.

16:31, june 30, 2017

Tajik lawmakers repeal legislation allowing security officers to enter people’s homes without permission

Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament on June 30 unanimously voted to repeal the legislation allowing agents with the State Committee for National Security

15:43, june 30, 2017

Tajikistan extends the term of exemption of jewelry imports from tax payments

Lawmakers have endorsed amendments proposed by the government to the country’s law on the national budget for 2017.

16:51, june 29, 2017

A special commission of pardons set up in Tajikistan

By president’s decree the Commission of Pardons under the President of Tajikistan has been set up.

15:57, june 29, 2017

President Emomali Rahmon congratulates Turkmen President on his birthday

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on his 60th Jubilee, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

14:54, june 29, 2017

Qurghon Teppa authorities propose to rename the city

The mayor’s office of Qurghon Teppa, the capital of Khatlon Province, proposes to rename the city.

13:15, june 29, 2017

Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament goes on summer recess

The final sitting of the third session of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) of the fifth convocation will take place on June 30 and then Majlisi Namoyandagon

10:09, june 29, 2017

Paris to build Institute of Maternity and Childhood Protection in Dushanbe

Paris will build the Institute of Maternity and Childhood Protection in Dushanbe in the near future, France’s Ambassador to Tajikistan, Ms.

16:27, june 28, 2017

Majlisi Milli to discuss the issue of incomes of public servants and members of their families

Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper house of parliament), Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, has signed a decree on convocation of the next eleventh session of the Majlisi Milli on July 13.

14:58, june 28, 2017

Tajik president receives visiting CIS interior ministers

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today received interior ministers from the CIS member nations who arrived in Dushanbe to participate in a session of the CIS Council of Interior Minister.

09:36, june 21, 2017

Dushanbe mayor’s office allocates 51,000 somoni for conducting horse race in Tajik capital

The Dushanbe mayor’s office has allocated 51,000 somoni for conducting horse race in the Tajik capital on July 1.

12:53, june 19, 2017

Ministers and local authorities to give semiannual news conferences starting from July 10

Ministers, department heads, and local authorities will begin to give news conferences on the results of the past six-month’s work beginning on July 10.

10:07, june 19, 2017

Rahmon offers condolences to German president over Helmut Kohl’s death

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on June 17 sent a message of condolences to German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier over the death of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl.

17:11, june 15, 2017

Customs Service chief’s son appointed to head the Interior Ministry criminal investigation directorate

Shohrukh Saidzoda, the son of the Customs Service chief Abdufattoh Ghoib, has been appointed to head the Interior Ministry Criminal Investigation Directorate.

16:17, june 15, 2017

People in Tajikistan restricted to as many as two prepaid SIM cards of the same company

Tajikistan has imposed limits on the ownership of prepaid SIM cards of the same company for individuals. Individuals are now limited to two prepaid SIM cards of the same company.

14:46, june 14, 2017

Salaries of speakers of both houses of parliament to be set by the president

Deputies of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament) today endorsed amendments offered to the country’ law on legal status of a member of the Majlisi Milli and a

13:31, june 14, 2017

Tajikistan: Taking State Snooping to the Next Level

For the past few weeks in Dushanbe teams of officials drawn from various security agencies have been going from house to house in an effort to uncover what they deem “undesirables,”

13:07, june 14, 2017

Parliament endorses amendments offered the law on the national budget for 2017

Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament (Majlisi Namoyandagon) have unanimously endorsed amendments offered by the government to the country’s law on the national budget for

09:37, june 14, 2017

Ozoda Rahmon given rank of state justice counselor

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon’s daughter Ozoda Rahmon, who heads President’s Executive Office, has been given the rank of state justice counselor.

11:23, june 12, 2017

No nation alone able to succeed in countering the security risks and threats, says Tajik leader

In a statement delivered at a conference on the Sustainable Development Goals in Dushanbe, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon noted on June 12 that strengthening and deepening of cooperation and

12:14, june 8, 2017

NBT denies information about dismissal of employees for possessing dual citizenship as ‘baseless’

The National Bank of Tajikistan has denied information about dismissal of employees for possessing dual citizenship as ‘unfounded’.

10:43, june 8, 2017

Rahmon extends condolences to Iranian president over deadly attacks in Tehran

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon today morning sent a message of condolences to his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani over the terrorist attacks that left at least 12 dead in Tehran, according to the