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Tribal politics key to building bridges in Afghanistan

Building bridges in Afghanistan requires more than bricks-and-mortar.

14:10, december 2, 2008

200 workers with Kulob brickworks given vacation without pay for uncertain period

KULOB, December 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Some 200 workers with the Kulob brickworks have been given vacation without pay for uncertain period.

13:45, december 2, 2008

Tajik upper house speaker sees the sights of Beijing

DUSHANBE, December 2, Asia-Plus -- Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev, Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament), who is currently on an official visit to China, is seeing

13:28, december 2, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Ghonchi resident beats his daughter-in-law to death

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A young woman in Sughd’s Ghonchi district has died after her father-in-law has severely beaten her, according to the Ministry of Interior (MoI).

12:49, december 2, 2008

Days of Uzbek Movie expected to be held in Dushanbe in February

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Days of Uzbek Movie are expected to be held in Dushanbe in February, the Dom Kino director Safar Haqdodov said in an interview with Asia-Plus.

12:34, december 2, 2008

Tajik honorable consulate to be opened in Sana’a

President Rahmon's visit to Yemen resulted in signing of four agreements on trade-economic, scientific-technical and educational cooperation as well as political consultations.

11:59, december 2, 2008

OSCE expert consider uranium reextract to be inexpedient

KHUJAND, December 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Mr. Saulius Smalys, Environmental Officer, OSCE Office in Tajikistan, arrived in the Sughd province on December 1 for a working visit.

11:45, december 2, 2008

Third forum of media of CIS and Baltic nations opens in Moscow

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2008, Asia-Plus - The third forum of national media of the CIS and Baltic countries formally titled “Media and Humanitarian Potential of the Commonwealth of Independent

11:31, december 2, 2008

INCIDENTS

Fire causes $2 million damage to Iranian entrepreneur

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A fire, which broke out on the night of November 29-30 in the storage warehouse at the Pirogov Street in Dushanbe, destroyed nearly 2 million US

11:17, december 2, 2008

Tajik grand mufti calls on market vendors to curb food product prices

DUSHANBE, December 2, 2008, -- Chairman of the Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulema or scholars) Amunullo Nematzoda has called on imam-khatibs (preachers) of mosques to launch campaign against rise

19:29, december 1, 2008

POWER

Majlisi Namoyandagon board considers amendments to administrative and criminal codes

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The board (Shuro) of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament considered bills requiring amendments to the administrative and

19:13, december 1, 2008

Intersputnik expands its operations to Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Intersputnik Holding has expanded its operations to Tajikistan through establishing the fixed-satellite communications operator, limited liability

18:32, december 1, 2008

Tajikistan stands 4th among former Soviet republics in terms of consumer price rising

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Compared to January-October 2007 the index of consumer prices in Tajikistan for the first ten months of this year has amounted to 113.

17:45, december 1, 2008

Sughd authorities seek cooperation of media and cleric to reduce number of suicide cases

KHUJAND, December 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Sughd local authorities are seriously concerned over increase in the number of suicide cases in the province.

16:58, december 1, 2008

POWER

Rahmon meets in Sana’a with Tajik specialists working in Yemen

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Sunday evening, President Emomali Rahmon met in Sana’a with a group of Tajik medical specialists working in Yemen, according to presidential press

15:45, december 1, 2008

Tajik speaker departs for Beijing for official visit

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Chairman of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev today morning departed fro Beijing, China for an

15:22, december 1, 2008

INCIDENTS

Five killed in Khatlon traffic accident

QURGHON TEPPA, December 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Five persons were killed on November 28 as two cars collided in Khatlon’s Khuroson district, according to the Khatlon traffic police department.

15:04, december 1, 2008

Nine of prisoners at Kulob pretrial detention facility are HIV-infected

KULOB, December 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- New case of HIV detected in Khatlon’s Kulob region on November 30 has brought a total number of officially registered HIV sufferers in the region to 176,

14:46, december 1, 2008

President pays official visit to Yemen

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2008, Asia-Plus -- President Emomali Rahmon yesterday evening left Doha, Qatar for Sana’a, Yemen for an official visit, according to the MFA information department head Davlat

14:45, december 1, 2008

Arсelor Mittal enterprises in Kazakhstan will not reduce its staff

Nurlan Nigmatullin, Akim of Karaganda Region met with Frank Pannier, Director General of ArÑelorMittal Temirtau enterprise on November 28.

14:44, december 1, 2008

Uzbekistan President decrees to improve guarantees deposits of population at banks

Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov signed a decree "On additional measures on guaranteeing protection of deposits of population at commercial banks of Uzbekistan" on November 28.

14:42, december 1, 2008

EU asks Kyrgyz President not to sign Religious Freedom Bill

The European Union is highly concerned about passing the Bill On freedom of religion and religious organizations in Kyrgyzstan, the relevant message was distributed today.

14:41, december 1, 2008

Turkmen, Azerbaijani and Turkish presidents agree to maintain regular contacts

The presidents of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Turkey held tripartite talks behind closed doors at Serdar hotel in the city of Turkmenbashi on 29 November.

14:40, december 1, 2008

Obama plans to name 4 more Cabinet posts today

President-elect Barack Obama plans to announce longtime advisers and political foes alike as his picks for top administration jobs at a Monday news conference, nominating one-time political nemesis

14:39, december 1, 2008

Latin America tour proves mutual interests to develop ties with RF

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov considers as the most important outcome of Latin Americaâ€™s tour of the Russian delegation led by President Dmitry Medvedev â€œa clear-cut and graphical

14:38, december 1, 2008

Iran proposes nuclear plants with Arab countries

The head of Iran's nuclear power agency said Sunday the country is willing to help neighboring Arab countries build joint light-water nuclear power plants if they are interested.

14:36, december 1, 2008

Taliban in dress, 52 others killed in Afghanistan

Gunbattles and airstrikes by NATO and Afghan troops killed 53 militants in Afghanistan, including a wanted Taliban commander who tried to hide from soldiers under a woman's burqa, officials said

14:28, december 1, 2008

Sangtuda-1 generates first 1 bln kWh of electricity

DUSHANBE, December 1, 2008, Asia-Plus - Russian-built hydroelectric power plant (HPP) Sangtda-1 has generated first one billion kWh of electrician power.

14:18, december 1, 2008

Uzbekistan closes its common border with Tajikistan

All crossings on the Uzbek-Tajik border have been closed for proceeding.

13:54, december 1, 2008