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Sarkozy seeks Syrian help in Iran nuclear standoff

The French president has asked his Syrian counterpart to use his country's ties with Iran to ensure the Islamic Republic does not produce nuclear weapons, and urged Syria to seek direct peace talks

15:19, september 5, 2008

Afghan leader vows punishment for deadly US raid

The Afghan president said a deadly raid on a village by American and Afghan commandos has put new strain on relations with the United States and promised Thursday to punish those responsible.

14:11, september 5, 2008

Consignment of agricultural machines sent to Gorno Badakhshan yesterday

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A consignment of agricultural machines, including 41 tractors MTZ-82 and tractor-drown lows, was sent to Gorno Badakhshan yesterday, according to

13:50, september 5, 2008

INCIDENTS

Tremor shakes Dushanbe today morning

DUSHANBE, September 5, Asia-Plus -- Tremor measuring 3.0-4.0 on a 12-point scale jolted Dushanbe today at 9:24 a.m., according to the Dushanbe seismological station.

13:36, september 5, 2008

Dushanbe mayor’s office provides TJS1.2 mln in extraordinary grants on occasion of Independence Day

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe mayor’s office has allocated more than 1.

13:21, september 5, 2008

German cyclist makes contribution to development of the village of Veshab in Ayni

AYNI, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- German national, Mr.

12:46, september 5, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Tajik court sentences Uganda national to 19 years in prison for drug trafficking

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- A woman from Uganda that was detained by customs officers at the Dushanbe airport in late May this year has got a long jail term for drug

12:22, september 5, 2008

Tajik counternarcotics agency seizes more than 1.105 tons of drugs this year

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Officers from Tajik Drug Control Agency (DCA) have seized more than 1,105 kilograms of narcotics over the first eight months of 2008, which is 44

12:14, september 5, 2008

WB Dushanbe Office to organize media briefing to discuss Doing Business 2009 Report

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The World Bank Group will release the latest global Doing Business 2009 Report on September 10, 2008, and spokesman from the Doing Business Project

11:57, september 5, 2008

Dushanbe weekly Nigoh faces libel charge

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The Dushanbe social-political newspaper Nigoh (View) is giving a press conference today over a suit filed against the newspaper by Dushanbe

11:28, september 5, 2008

Rahmon leaves for Moscow to attend session of the council of CSTO heads of state

President Emomali Rahmon today morning left for Moscow to attend a two-day session of the council of heads of state of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that is opening in Moscow

11:04, september 5, 2008

Iranian professors to participate in Roudaki confab in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus – A five-member group of Iranian Persian language professors arrived in Tajikistan on September 3 to participate at a conference dedicated to the 1,150

10:31, september 5, 2008

Dushanbe authorities reportedly order to suspend Zarnisor market

DUSHANBE, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- It seems that Dushanbe authorities have begun tackling the problem of prices on the city markets.

10:16, september 5, 2008

Private school to be placed in building of suspended school Sonmin in Khujand

KHUJAND, September 5, 2008, Asia-Plus -- An educational facility Fayz will probably be placed in a building of the school Sonmin in Khujand.

19:18, september 4, 2008

Moscow mayor promises to help construct Orthodox church in Khujand

KHUJAND, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov has responded to request for help to the Orthodox Maria Magdalena Church in Khujand, the church’s accountant, Ms.

18:50, september 4, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Expert in forensic medicine faces charge of bribery

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Alijon Yuldoshev, an expert with the Khatlon regional forensic medicine center, has been detained on suspicion of having taken bribe.

18:31, september 4, 2008

Capital mayor urges to lower prices of basic food products during Ramadan

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Dushanbe Mayor Mahmadsaid Ubaidulloyev has urged local entrepreneurs to lower prices of basic food products during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.

18:07, september 4, 2008

New social-political weekly, SSSR, expected to be brought out in Tajikistan on Independence Day

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- The first edition of a new social-political newspaper, entitled SSSR , is expected to be issued on Tajikistan’s Independence day, which is

17:32, september 4, 2008

Sughd disabled people build two for themselves

KHUJAND, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Disabled people living in northern Tajikistan take efforts to earn money.

17:03, september 4, 2008

SPORT

Two Tajik athletes with disabilities to participate in Beijing 2008 Paralympics

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Two Tajik athletes with disabilities will participate in the Beijing 2008 Paralympics that is being officially opened today evening, according to

16:23, september 4, 2008

Lighting made ready for introduction into operation at Khujand airport

KHUAJND, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- In the near future, the Khujand airport will be able to receive any type of aircraft.

15:00, september 4, 2008

Tethys intends to provide one of Tajikistan’s districts with natural gas before the end of this year

Canada's Tethys Petroleum Limited, an independent upstream energy firm with a focus on Central Asia, is currently working on partially tackling problems of oil and natural-gas supplies to Tajikistan

13:55, september 4, 2008

Fruit-and-vegetable export issues to be discussed in Dushanbe tomorrow

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Issues related to export of fruits and vegetables will be discussed at a session of the Supervisory Board for the Project to Promote Trade in

13:27, september 4, 2008

LAW-ORDER

Shepherd faces charge of attempting to rape US female tourist

DUSHANBE, September 4, 2008, Asia-Plus -- Shepherd from the Ishkashim district in Gorno Badakhshan, Chorshanbe Khusravov, has been detained by local police on suspicion of having attempted to

13:18, september 4, 2008

Prospects of Kazakh-Chinese trade-economic relations debated in Kazakh Government

Prime Minister Karim Massimov met with Chinaâ€™s Ambassador to Kazakhstan Zhang Xiyun in Astana on September 3, reported the PMâ€™s press service.

13:17, september 4, 2008

Russian Prime Minister discusses nuclear power investment in Uzbekistan

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that during his visit to Tashkent, he discussed attracting Russian investments to Uzbekistan, particularly to the nuclear power industry.

13:16, september 4, 2008

Kyrgyzstan remains CIS leader on inflation growth

Kyrgyzstanâ€™s inflation growth rates remain one of the highest in CIS, the Intergovernmental Statistics Committee of the Commonwealth reported.

13:15, september 4, 2008

Turkish energy and natural resources minister visits Ashgabat

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov met with Turkish energy and natural resources minister Mehmet Hilmi Guler in Ashgabat on 2 September.

13:14, september 4, 2008

European MPs urge Russian pullout from Georgia

The European Parliament adopted a resolution on Wednesday urging Russia to withdraw its troops from Georgia under a ceasefire agreement with the Caucasus state.

13:13, september 4, 2008