Tajkistan

Airports in Tajikistan toughen control amid China virus outbreak

Airports in Tajikistan have toughened control amid growing concerns over the outbreak of a new virus in China.

09:36, january 31, 2020

Court rules to place journalist Daler Sharifov in pretrial detention for two months

Tajik freelance journalist, who has been held by security services for more than two days, has been arrested on a charge of inciting public discord.

17:56, january 30, 2020

SECURITY

Tajikistan puts ban on import of Chinese food products amid coronavirus fear

Tajikistan has put ban on import of all kinds of Chinese food products amid fears over the outbreak of coronavirus in China, Muhammadsaid Ubaidullo, the head of the Food Security Committee, told

17:20, january 30, 2020

Construction of an oil refinery in FEZ Danghara completed

Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Tojiddin Jourazoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on January 30 that construction of an oil refinery in the Danghara Free Economic Zone (FEZ Danghara)

16:47, january 30, 2020

Tajikistan continues importing Chines goods despite coronavirus outbreak

Despite the fact that only crossing point on the Tajik-Chinese border has been temporarily closed and flights between the two countries have been suspended, Chinese goods are being delivered to

15:50, january 30, 2020

POLITICS

Dushanbe, Tel-Aviv discuss prospects of cooperation

On Tuesday January 29, First Deputy Foreign Minister, Khusrav Noziri, received Mr. Eduardo Shapiro, Ambassador of the State of Israel to Tajikistan, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

14:43, january 30, 2020

Nearly TJS42 million reportedly misappropriated during the implementation of the Affordable Housing Project

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Accounts Chamber head Qarakhon Chillazoda revealed on January 30 that nearly 42 million somoni (TJS) have been misappropriated during the

11:47, january 30, 2020

Antimonopoly agency will study the reasonableness of prices for all services, says antimonopoly agency head

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Antimonopoly Agency head Abdulmajid Muminzoda noted yesterday that the Agency is currently studying the reasonableness of prices for all

10:38, january 30, 2020

POWER

Mayor gets acquainted with the process of construction of large facilities in Dushanbe

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali yesterday got acquainted with the process of construction of large facilities in Dushanbe, including a water complex and the “Istiqloliyat and Ozodi”

10:02, january 30, 2020

Freelance journalist detained by security services

Tajik freelance journalist Daler Sharipov has been detained and is currently being held at the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) head office in Dushanbe.

17:34, january 29, 2020

Tajikistan concludes subsoil use contracts with 48 companies, says Tajik chief geologist

Tajikistan has large gold and silver mine reserves, Ilhomjon Oimahmadzoda, Head of the Main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on January 29.

16:56, january 29, 2020

Jail term of journalist from the Asht district reduced by one year, four months and twenty days

A jail term of Mahmadyusuf Ismoilov, a journalist from the Asht district of the Sughd province, has been reduced by one year, four months and twenty days.

15:55, january 29, 2020

Tajikistan last year exported more than 14% of generated electricity

Last year, Tajikistan supplied more than 14 percent of generated electric power to neighboring countries, according to the Ministry Energy and Water Resources (MoEWR).

15:35, january 29, 2020

Roghun HPP accounts for more than 4% of a total volume of energy generated in Tajikistan last year

The Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) accounted for more than 4.

14:58, january 29, 2020

Tajik, Uzbek officials meet in Tashkent to discuss construction of hydropower plant in northern Tajikistan

Tajik and Uzbek officials have met in Tashkent to discuss construction of a hydropower plant on the Zarafshon River in the Tajik northern Sughd province.

11:49, january 29, 2020

Tajik, who became victim of hate crime in Russia, successfully sues for damages

Tajik national Sulaimon Saidov, who became victim of hate crime in Russia, has successfully sued for damages in the Cheryomushinsky court of Moscow.

10:46, january 29, 2020

POLITICS

Tajik FM meets with Germany’s Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs in Berlin to discuss cooperation

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany Heiko Maas in Berlin on January 27, according to the Tajik MFA information department.

10:27, january 29, 2020

Tajikistan once again declares for establishing International Glacier Protection Fund

Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin heading a Tajik delegation participated in a high-level conference “Green Central Asia” that took place in Berlin on January 28, according to the

09:52, january 29, 2020

POWER

Rahmon orders to strictly control border crossing posts to keep coronavirus out

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has ordered to strictly control the border crossing points (BCPs) in a bid to keep coronavirus out.

17:35, january 28, 2020

Construction of the first tunnel of the Tajik section of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline nears completion in Tajikistan

Construction of the first tunnel of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline is nearing completion in Tajikistan. The Tajik section of this gas pipeline is the longest one.

16:32, january 28, 2020

Tajik chief prosecutor Yusuf Rahmon declares for restoration of death penalty

Tajik prosecutor-General Yusuf Rahmon believes that separate category of persons committing grave crimes is incorrigible.

15:19, january 28, 2020

SECURITY

113 Muslim Brotherhood suspects detained in Tajikistan this month alone, says Tajik chief prosecutor

In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajik Prosecutor-General Yusuf Rahmon revealed on January 28 that 113 Muslim Brotherhood suspects have been detained in Tajikistan this year.

14:52, january 28, 2020

INCIDENTS

20 persons detained over November attack on border post, says Tajik chief prosecutor

About twenty people have been detained over a deadly attack on a border post that took place in the Roudaki district in early November, Tajik chief prosecutor Yusuf Rahmon told reporters in Dushanbe

14:23, january 28, 2020

SECURITY

China temporarily closes its common border with Tajikistan

China has temporarily closed its common border with Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of Transport (MoT).

11:59, january 28, 2020

Currently 46 Tajik students are in Wuhan; they are scared

Tajik students studying in Chinese city of Chengdu have gathered money for Tajik students studying in the Chinese city of Wuhan, who are forced to buy protective masks at the price equivalent to 70.

10:44, january 28, 2020

Communications service agency calls representatives of Asia-Plus for negotiations

Deputy Chairman of the Communications Service under the Government of Tajikistan, Ilhomjon Atoyev, wants to meet with representatives of Asia-Plus Media Group, whose website has been blocked over

09:55, january 28, 2020

Art against violence: exhibition on violence against women takes place in Dushanbe

A unique art exhibition on violence against women took place at Serena Hotel in Dushanbe on January 25-26.

09:38, january 28, 2020

POWER

Agriculture minister and head of tourism development agency replaced

President Emomali Rahmon yesterday introduced a number of staff changes, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

17:52, january 27, 2020

The EU and Central Asia: new opportunities to work together for a green future

Op-Ed by Josep Borell Fontelles, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/ Vice-President of the European Commission (HR/VP).

17:08, january 27, 2020