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10:45, april 10, 2020

Tajikistan blocks access to the Prague-based news website Akhbor.com

Tajikistan has blocked access to the Prague-based news website Akhbr.com noting that it serves as a platform for terrorists and extremists.

09:35, april 10, 2020

Tajik, Kazakh presidents have telephone conversation to discuss cooperation

On Thursday April 9, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon had a telephone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart Qasym-Jomart Toqayev.

18:03, april 9, 2020

Two hospitals placed under quarantine in Jabbor-Rasoulov district over coronavirus concerns

Two hospitals have been placed under quarantine in the northern district of Jabbor-Rasoulov due to coronavirus concerns.

17:05, april 9, 2020

Tajikistan to receive US$37.1 million for electrification of rural areas

The Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) on April 8 ratified an agreement between the Government of Tajikistan and the World Bank Group on financing the Tajikistan

16:40, april 9, 2020

Parliament ratifies agreement on completion of construction of Istiqlol Tunnel

Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli) has ratified an agreement between the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan and Iran Water & Power Resources

15:16, april 9, 2020

Sughd’s largest jamoat partially closed amid coronavirus concerns

Khistevarz, the largest jamoat (the third-level administrative division, which is subdivided into villages) in the Tajik northern province of Sughd, has been partially closed due to coronavirus

11:48, april 9, 2020

Uzbekistan provides humanitarian aid to Tajikistan to respond to COVID-19 infection

Uzbekistan has provided humanitarian aid to Tajikistan to respond to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection.

10:53, april 9, 2020

Tajikistan seeks preferential loan from IMF to ensure socioeconomic stability

The Government of Tajikistan hopes to attract a long-term preferential loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to ensure the socioeconomic stability of the country under the current

10:50, april 9, 2020

Budget’s revenues and expenditures can be revised due to global crisis caused by coronavirus pandemic

The Government of Tajikistan is considering the possibility of revising revenues and expenditures of the national budget for 2020 due to a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

16:56, april 8, 2020

The U.S. Government provides nearly US$869,000 to Tajikistan to respond to COVID-19 pandemic

The U.S. Government, through the U.S.

16:31, april 8, 2020

Foreign minister discusses with Tajik ambassadors how to bring back Tajik nationals stuck abroad due to coronavirus

Senior representatives of Tajikistan’s Foreign Ministry have discussed with Tajik ambassadors and consuls how to bring to bring home Tajik citizens stuck overseas due to the coronavirus

15:45, april 8, 2020

Vulnerable families will receive one-off financial aid each to undertake coronavirus preventive measures

Vulnerable families and people with disabilities in Tajikistan will receive one-off financial aid to undertake coronavirus preventive measures. The amount of this aid is still unknown.

14:59, april 8, 2020

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to jointly combat money laundering

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) and the Prosecutor-General’s Office of Uzbekistan will exchange information about persons suspected of legalizing funds derived from criminal activities.

14:24, april 8, 2020

Dushanbe-based garment factory starts producing face masks due to global coronavirus pandemic

The Dushanbe based garment factory Tajtex has begun producing face masks due to the global coronavirus pandemic, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technologies (MoINT).

11:45, april 8, 2020

Tajik PM holds talks with Russian and Kazakh counterparts to discuss measures to prevent further spread of COVID-19 infection

On Tuesday April 7, Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasoulzoda had a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin.

10:49, april 8, 2020

Tajik Supreme Court convicts teen in controversial murder case

A 16-year-old teenager has been convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison in Tajikistan in a controversial double murder case even though relatives of the victims don't believe the youth was

10:40, april 8, 2020

Tajikistan plans to conclude agreements with Korea on extradition and transfer of convicts

Tajikistan’s Government plans to conclude with the Republic of Korea a number of agreements regarding the criminal prosecution.

17:18, april 7, 2020

Tajikistan conducts negotiation with Ukraine on delivery of the remaining four units for Roghun HPPP

Tajikistan’s Government is conducting negotiations with Ukrainian companies Turboatom and Elektrotyazhmash on the delivery of the remaining four units to Tajikistan for the Roghun hydroelectric

16:35, april 7, 2020

State-run enterprise supplying basic food products to Dushanbe exempted from paying VAT

By government’s regulation a state-run enterprise supplying basic food products to Dushanbe is exempted from paying the value added tax (VAT).

14:49, april 7, 2020

Learn! Save! Earn! April of 2020 declared as financial literacy month in Tajikistan

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has declared April of 2020 as the financial literacy month in Tajikistan.

14:04, april 7, 2020

Tajik food producing enterprises start manufacturing disinfectants amid coronavirus concerns

A number of enterprises of Tajikistan’s food industry have begun manufacturing disinfectants due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

11:17, april 7, 2020

Statement by Tajikistan MFA regarding the novel coronavirus pandemic

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Republic of Tajikistan informs that according to the Decree of the Chief Sanitary Doctor of the Republic of Tajikistan, citizens of Tajikistan and foreign

11:08, april 7, 2020

Tajik FM meets UN resident coordinator and B country manager to discuss COVID-19 spread prevention issues

On Monday April 6, Tajik Foreign Minister received Ms. Sezin Sinanoglu, the UN Resident Coordinator in Tajikistan and Mr.

10:43, april 7, 2020

No coronavirus-linked deaths reported in China for the first time since January

Citing China’s National Health Commission (NHC), media reports say no COVID-19-related deaths were reported in China on Tuesday (Apr 7), the first time since it started publishing daily figures

09:32, april 7, 2020

Tactical exercise conducted for S-300 air defense system crews of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan

A tactical exercise has been conducted for S-300 air defense system crews of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan, the Russian Defense Ministry’s website reported on April 6.

16:59, april 6, 2020

President, Dushanbe mayor visit Dushanbe’s parks

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali today visited Dushanbe’s parks to get acquainted with the tree and flower planting situation.

15:02, april 6, 2020

‘Don't believe the rumors. The are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Tajikistan,’ says health ministry

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population has released a statement, officially denying the rumors about the coronavirus-linked death in the Jabbor-Rasoulov district of the Sughd

11:55, april 6, 2020

Jehovah's Witness gets a jail term of two years for refusing military service

A military court in Dushanbe has sentenced a Jehovah's Witness to two years in prison after finding him guilty of refusing compulsory military service.

10:50, april 6, 2020

Though no confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan, coronavirus on everyone's mind In Tajikistan

Many Tajiks say the pandemic virus is in the back of everybody's mind and increasingly affecting people's lives, according to Radio Liberty .

10:01, april 6, 2020

‘I was shocked to read in some media outlets that I allegedly contracted coronavirus,” says physician

Physicians in the northern province of Sughd deny reports released by some media outlets about detection of the first case of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the area as absolutely baseless.