Tajkistan

Tajik president, Iranian foreign minister hold talks in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation

On Monday April 16, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met here with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who is now in Tajikistan to attend the 23rd meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers

09:24, april 17, 2018

Tajik president receives Afghan foreign minister

On Monday Aril 16, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon received Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, who arrived in Dushanbe to participate in the 23rd session of the ECO Council of Foreign

09:06, april 17, 2018

Emomali Rahmon holds talks with ECO secretary general

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met here with Ambassador Halil İbrahim Akça, Secretary General of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO), who arrived in Dushanbe to participate

17:14, april 16, 2018

Tajikistan works out tourism development strategy for the period to 2030

Tajikistan intends to adopt the National Tourism Development Strategy (Strategy) designed for the period up to 2030.

15:59, april 16, 2018

Organ music concert will take place in Dushanbe tomorrow

A concert of organ music will take place in Dushanbe tomorrow evening. A recital of Tajik musician Firouza Komilova will take place at a concert hall of Tajik Institute of Art.

15:34, april 16, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Two border guards get lengthy jail terms for firing at fishermen in Sughd province

Two border guards have got lengthy jail terms for firing at a group of fishermen in the Sughd province. They have reportedly been charged with misuse of powers.

15:09, april 16, 2018

Dushanbe mayor intends to revive the Affordable Housing Project

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has signed a decree on the establishment of the Supervisory Board at the State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Sokhtomoni Manzili Dastras (Affordable Housing Construction).

14:21, april 16, 2018

Twelve bus links expected to connect towns and cities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

Twelve bus links connecting towns and cities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are expected to be launched next month.

11:28, april 16, 2018

Senior officials’ meeting of ECO takes place in Dushanbe today

A senior officials’ meeting (SOM) of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) opened in Dushanbe today. This meeting precedes the 23rd session of the ECO Council of Foreign Ministers.

11:00, april 16, 2018

Tajik, North Korean foreign ministers meet in Dushanbe to discuss cooperation

On Friday April 13, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov met here with his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho to discuss cooperation.

10:30, april 16, 2018

EBRD and GCF provide 88 million USD to complete rehabilitation of Qairoqqum hydropower plant

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) are providing a US$ 88 million financing package to complete the rehabilitation of the Qairoqqum

10:17, april 16, 2018

Dushanbe mayor’s office announces contest for the best design of monuments to Abdurahman Jami and Alisher Navaiи

The Dushanbe mayor’s office has announced contest for the best design of monuments to Tajik poet Abdurahman Jami and Uzbek poet Alisher Navai in Dushanbe.

09:55, april 16, 2018

E-wallets temporarily suspended in Tajikistan

It is already the second month that shoppers in Tajikistan cannot use payment terminals to top up their e-wallet accounts. The services of e-wallet companies Qiwi and Yandex.

16:46, april 13, 2018

Tajik capital to host the first kite festival on the occasion of Capital City Day

The first kite festival entitled “Osmoni Dushanbe” (Dushanbe Sky) will take place in Dushanbe on the occasion of the Tajik Capital City Day, which is marked this year on Aril 21.

15:49, april 13, 2018

United States concerned over freedom of expression and detention of Khairullo Mirsaidov In Tajikistan

In a statement delivered in Vienna, Ms. Michele Siders, Chargé d’Affaires, the U.S.

15:20, april 13, 2018

Activist of Tajik opposition organization reportedly detained in Moscow

An activist of Tajik opposition organization Group 24, Zulfiqahhor Kholov, has reportedly been detained in Moscow.

14:47, april 13, 2018

President Rahmon receives credentials of five newly appointed ambassadors

Five newly appointed ambassadors presented their credentials to Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on April 13.

14:31, april 13, 2018

Tajik central bank to take measures to protect interests of bank depositors

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) seeks measures to protect interests of bank depositors and restore people’s trust in the country’s banks.

11:22, april 13, 2018

Students pass out, Tajik officials blame 'faintheartedness'

Dozens of children in the southern Tajik village of Chargi are recovering after they lost consciousness at school for no apparent reason, according to Radio Liberty .

10:27, april 13, 2018

Russian education fair takes place in Dushanbe

A two-day Russian education fair, entitled “Russian Education: Dushanbe 2018”, is concluding in Dushanbe today.

10:03, april 13, 2018

The only state-run veterinary clinic shut down in Tajikistan

The only state-run veterinary clinic that was operating in Dushanbe under the State Service for Veterinary Supervision has been shut down. It was reportedly closed on April 1.

09:29, april 13, 2018

AKAH participates in an inter-agency refugee emergency preparedness exercise in Tajikistan

The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH), in partnership with the Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defense under the Government of Tajikistan, UNHCR, other UN Agencies, and government and

16:42, april 12, 2018

OSCE and Tajikistan meet to discuss co-operation for the first time under the renewed mandate

High-ranking officials from the OSCE and the Tajik Government as well as civil society representatives convened here on April 11 to assess cooperation in 2017 and develop a joint programmatic vision

15:52, april 12, 2018

Rahmon congratulates Ilham Aliyev on landslide election victory

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has congratulated Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on his landslide victory in Wednesday’s elections, according to the Tajik president’s official

15:25, april 12, 2018

Depreciation of RR will affect incomes of Tajik migrants’ families

Depreciation of the Russian ruble will affect incomes of Tajik migrants’ families as they now receive 136.00 somoni for 1000 Russian rubles instead of the previous 152.00 somoni.

14:52, april 12, 2018

Russian ruble loses 10.5% of its value against the Tajik national currency as US sanctions bite

The Russian ruble has lost 10.5 percent of its value against the Tajik national currency, the somoni, as it has been shaken by U.S. sanctions.

11:08, april 12, 2018

Ex-participants of JICA training courses hold a seminar to identify priorities of activities based on Japanese experience

Ex-participants of JICA Training Courses on Transport have conducted a seminar to identify priorities of activities based on Japanese experience at the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of

10:39, april 12, 2018

Rahmon extends condolences to Algerian president over fatal plane crash

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has sent a message of condolences to Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika over the heavy loss of human life in the crash of a military transport plane near

10:21, april 12, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Seven stay trial in Sughd for an attempt to travel to Syria to join ISIS

Seven people, including four women, are standing trial in the northern Sughd province for an attempt to travel to Syria to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) extremist group.

09:28, april 12, 2018