Tajkistan

Tajik religious leaders give blessing to anti-impotence drugs

Tajikistan's Council of Ulema has given its blessing to anti-impotence drugs such as Viagra, arguing that the pills could help prevent marriages from falling apart.

10:06, january 17, 2019

Avalanches block Dushanbe-Khorog highway in several places in Gorno Badakhshan

Avalanches have blocked the Dushanbe-Khorog highway in several places in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO).

09:36, january 17, 2019

Sound and significant policies should ensure food safety in Tajikistan

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Union (EU) have joined efforts to help developing national food safety strategy in Tajikistan Developing an

17:31, january 16, 2019

Tajikistan’s year-end inflation rate for 2018 estimated at 5.4 percent

Tajikistan’s year-end inflation for 2018 has been estimated at 5.4 percent, according o the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

16:22, january 16, 2019

A series of avalanches block in several places the road connecting Khorog and Ishkashim

A series of avalanches have blocked in several places the road connecting Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), and Ishkashim district, according to the Committee on

16:01, january 16, 2019

Tajikistan Football Federation to construct eight modern sports grounds in Khorog

Acting governor of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Yodgor Fayzov, has handed over cash bonuses, diplomas and valuable gifts to 95 local athletes and coaches who showed good results

15:39, january 16, 2019

Dushanbe administration expected to purchase Belarusian-made trolleybuses equipped with electricity storage system

The so-called non-contact trolleybuses (trolleybuses equipped with electricity storage system) are expected to appear on the roads in Tajik capital soon.

11:56, january 16, 2019

Avalanche leaves s two dead in Panjakent

Two residents of the village of Roghich, which is subordinate to the northern city of Panjakent, were buried by an avalanche on January 14, according to the Committee on Emergency Situations and

11:26, january 16, 2019

Capital outflows from Tajikistan are expected to accelerate, says World Bank report

The report released by the World Bank on January 11 notes that financing of the current account deficit was predominantly ensured by growing foreign direct investments (FDIs) and to a lesser extent

10:49, january 16, 2019

Rahmon signs decree introducing two-year moratorium on inspection of industrial production facilities

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday signed a decree introducing a two-year moratorium on inspection of industrial production facilities, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

14:55, january 15, 2019

It is vital for Tajikistan to create a level-playing field for all private sector participants, says WB report

The fall 2018 edition of the biannual Tajikistan Economic Update entitled Rogun HPP: A Potential Resource for Building Tajikistan’s Human Capital outlines the economic situation in the

11:53, january 15, 2019

POLITICS

Central Asian leaders expected to gather in Uzbek capital for the second regional summit in April

Leaders of Central Asia’s nations are expected to gather for the second regional summit in Tashkent in the first half of April, a source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview.

11:08, january 15, 2019

Mirsaidov says he left Tajikistan due to security reasons

Tajik journalist Khairullo Mirsaidov says he has left Tajikistan due to security reasons.

10:20, january 15, 2019

SECURITY

SDF reportedly ready to hand over IS prisoners to Tajik authorities

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which holds more than 1,000 Islamic State (IS) prisoners, is ready to hand over them to their home nations, but the majority of the nations are not in hurry to

18:13, january 14, 2019

Tajik chief prosecutor’s office reportedly launches investigation into Sunday’ incident in Khorog

The Prosecutor-General’s Office has reportedly launched an investigation into an incident that took place in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Sunday

17:07, january 14, 2019

Government session to review the results of the past year’s work brought forward

A government session to review the results of the past year’s work has been brought forward and it will take place not on January 26 but on January 21, an official source in the Tajik

16:22, january 14, 2019

Tajik ambassador visits Tajik women and children being held in Iraqi prisons and shelters

Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Iraq Zubaidullo Zubaidzoda has met in Baghdad with Husam Abd al-Karim Yusuf, who is a special representative of the Supreme Court of Iraq for investigation of cases

15:50, january 14, 2019

President replaces Khatlon governor, shakes up diplomatic envoys

President Emomali Rahmon has replaced Khatlon governor and shaken up a number of diplomatic envoys, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

15:13, january 14, 2019

Tajikistan ranks 8th among 51 nations in terms of unhealthy eating

The Global Burden of Disease Study ( GBD ) lists Tajikistan among the top ten nations in terms of unhealthy eating.

11:47, january 14, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Tajik journalist jailed in absentia for 'breaching court order'

Tajik journalist has been sentenced to eight months in prison for breaching a court order and illegally leaving the country, his lawyer says.

11:39, january 14, 2019

Davlatshoh Gulmahmadzoda reportedly relieved of his post of governor of Khatlon province

Davlatshoh Gulmahmadzoda has reportedly been relieved of his post of governor of Khatlon province.

11:14, january 14, 2019

Tajik, Uzbek foreign ministers meet in Samarqand to discuss cooperation

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin has met with his Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov in the Uzbek city of Samarqand on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting India-Central Asia Dialogue.

17:34, january 11, 2019

Tajik man injured in building collapse in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk regains consciousness

A Tajik man who was severely injured in the partial collapse of an apartment block in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk on December 31 has regained consciousness.

17:04, january 11, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Nephew of Tajikistan’s grand mufti accused of inciting regional and religious enmity

Muhtadi Abdulqodirov, the nephew of Tajikistan’s grand mufti, is accused of inciting regional and religious enmity. His case moved to a court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district.

16:03, january 11, 2019

Tajikistan’s current investment portfolio includes 69 projects totaling 30.5 billion somoni

Tajikistan’s current investment portfolio includes 69 projects totaling 30.5 billion somoni (equivalent to 3.23 billion U.S.

14:49, january 11, 2019

Three new restaurants expected to open in the Tajik capital soon

The Town Panning Board has selected three out of more than fifty designs that participated in “The City Restaurant and the Terrace Café” contest announced by the Dushanbe Main

14:15, january 11, 2019

Truck traffic temporarily banned on Dushanbe-Khujand highway

Truck traffic has been temporarily banned on the Dushanbe-Khujand highway as a series of avalanches have blocked the highway in several places in the Ayni district of the Sughd province.

11:49, january 11, 2019

Musical instrument master from Kulob builds doyra 1.7 meters in diameter

A 30-year-old musical instrument master from Kulob (Khatlon province) plans to get listed in Guinness World Record. Saidnodir Haidarov has built a doyra weighing 34 kilograms and 1.

11:10, january 11, 2019

POLITICS

New transit point expected to start operating along the Tajik-Uzbek border in the near future

A new border crossing point (BCP) is expected to begin operating along the Tajik-Uzbek border in the near future.

10:29, january 11, 2019