Tajkistan

10:50, november 10, 2020

SOCIETY

Tajik students of Russian universities gather outside the foreign ministry in Dushanbe asking to send them to Russia

Some 20 students gathered outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Dushanbe yesterday urging the authorities to find a way for them to travel to Russia for their studies.

09:26, november 10, 2020

SOCIETY

Coronavirus in Tajikistan: 49 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported yesterday

According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), 40 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan

16:49, november 9, 2020

SOCIETY

Will Google tax affect Internet users in Tajikistan?

Google, Facebook and other online-giants will have to pay an 18-percent value added tax to Tajikistan’s national budget.

15:53, november 9, 2020

ECONOMY

The Tajik national currency slides against the Russian ruble by more than 11.3 percent

The Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), has lost more than 11.3 percent of its value against the Russian ruble (RR).

15:21, november 9, 2020

INCIDENTS

Three, including two children, killed in Vahdat traffic accident

Three persons, including two children, were killed on November 8 as two cars collided in an area subordinate to Vahdat Township, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

14:52, november 9, 2020

SOCIETY

Gender bias in a Tajik court

An article “When The Victim Is Guilty: Gender Bias In Tajik, Kyrgyz Courts” posted on Radio Liberty’s website notes that two recent court cases, one in Tajikistan and the other

14:30, november 9, 2020

POWER

National security services chief now the oldest figure in the newly formed government of Tajikistan

In a post-election piece of personnel management, President Emomali Rahmon last week reappointed his long-standing chef of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS).

11:38, november 9, 2020

SECURITY

Natural disasters reportedly cost Tajikistan 400 million U.S. dollars

Central Asia is prone to earthquakes, landslides, floods, mudflows, droughts, avalanches, and extreme temperatures.

11:11, november 9, 2020

ECONOMY

Tajik manufacturers present their products at international exhibition in Shanghai

Tajik manufacturers have presented their products at an international import exhibition that is taking place in Shanghai from November 4 through November 10.

09:52, november 9, 2020

SOCIETY

Coronavirus in Tajikistan: 42 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported yesterday

According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), 42 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan

17:28, november 5, 2020

ECONOMY

Illegal currency jobbers in Tajikistan are on a break: dollar is nowhere

After a one-time correction of the official exchange rate of the Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS) against the dollar (USD), TJS lost 9.4 percent of its value against USD on November 3.

15:56, november 5, 2020

ECONOMY

Russian air carriers waiting for Tajik authorities’ permission to operate charter flights from Tajikistan

Russian air companies Utair and Ural Airlines are waiting for permission from the Tajik authorities to operate charter flights from Tajikistan to repatriate Russian citizens stranded in Tajikistan

15:17, november 5, 2020

SOCIETY

UCA: Adapting to distance learning in the age of COVID-19

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many schools closed and distance learning became a necessity.

12:16, november 5, 2020

INCIDENTS

Shots fired in Khorog: Policemen reportedly attempt to placate youth by shooting into the air

I nformation appeared in social networks that police officers did shooting in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

10:25, november 5, 2020

ECONOMY

Tajikistan’s national currency slides by 10 percent overnight

Tajikistan’s currency lost 10 percent of its value against the dollar in an overnight correction that the National Bank said on November 4 was intended to harmonize official and black-market

10:14, november 5, 2020

SOCIETY

Coronavirus in Tajikistan: 41 new cases of the novel coronavirus reported yesterday

According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), 41 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan

09:43, november 5, 2020

ECONOMY

Sherali Kabirov expected to continue to run the Tajik Aluminum Company

Sherali Kabirov, who was appointed on November 3 to head the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, is expected to continue to run the Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) as well.

16:49, november 4, 2020

ECONOMY

Remittance flows to shrink 14% by 2021, says World Bank report

As the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis continues to spread, the amount of money migrant workers send home is projected to decline 14 percent by 2021 compared to the pre COVID-19 levels in 2019,

16:25, november 4, 2020

ECONOMY

Current official exchange rate of the dollar against the somoni reaches 1:11.3

The Tajik national currency, the somoni (TJS), is continuing to devaluate against the dollar (USD). Over the first ten months of this year, the somoni has lost 6.

15:57, november 4, 2020

SOCIETY

UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment to host innovative global start-ups at CLIX in April next year

Climate Innovations Exchange (CLIX) to take place between 5 and 7 April 2021 as a World Future Energy Summit initiative at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC), according to Emirates News

15:41, november 4, 2020

ECONOMY

Dushanbe, Moscow finally reach agreement on operating mutual charter flights in November

Tajik and Russian civil aviation authorities have finally reached an agreement on operating mutual charter flights in November .

11:42, november 4, 2020

POWER

Rahmon extends condolences to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani over Kabul University attack

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday extended condolences to President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani over deadly terrorist attack on the Kabul University, according

11:11, november 4, 2020

LAW-ORDER

Son of convicted Tajik Islamic cleric gets lengthy prison term

A court in Dushanbe has sentenced the son of well-known Islamic cleric Said Qiyomiddin Ghozi to 13 years in prison on a charge of high treason.

11:01, november 4, 2020

POWER

Cabinet reshuffle: Who is in Emomali Rahmon’s new cabinet

President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government, began to form a new government yesterday. Qohir Rasoulzoda has retained its post of Prime Minister.

09:49, november 4, 2020

SOCIETY

Coronavirus in Tajikistan: the death toll rises to 85

There have been 83 officially confirmed deaths from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Tajikistan since the virus was confirmed to have spread to the country, according to data provided by the

15:50, november 3, 2020

SOCIETY

11 residents of Danghara get food poisoning from pickles; one dies, three others in critical condition

Eleven residents of Danghara district in Khatlon province have got food poisoning from pickles; one of them died and three others are in critical condition.

15:06, november 3, 2020

SOCIETY

Global coronavirus situation to be difficult in coming months, WHO envoy to Russia warns

The world is going through a critical stage of the coronavirus pandemic, and the situation will be complicated in the next few months, the World Health Organization (WHO)'s representative to

14:37, november 3, 2020

ECONOMY

Agriculture Information Platform launched in Tajikistan

The Agriculture Information Platform has been launched in Tajikistan on the basis of the http://tajikproduce.com/ website.

11:24, november 3, 2020

SECURITY

Tajikistan’s autumn conscription target nearing completion

The autumn conscription target of Tajikistan is nearing completion. Tajikistan has reached 98.

11:05, november 3, 2020

SECURITY

The EDB provides an EFSD financial to Tajikistan to support its budget

The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), acting as the Resources Manager of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD), has transferred a US $50 million EFSD financial loan to Tajikistan.