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Iran's education minister meets Tajik ambassador to discuss educational cooperation issues

Iran’s Education Minister, Alireza Kazemi, held a meeting with Tajikistan’s Ambassador to the Islamic republic of Iran, Nizomuddin Zohedi, in Tehran on December 29.

11:02, december 31, 2024

Illegal migrants given deadline to leave Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree requiring foreign nationals unlawfully residing in Russia to either regularize their legal status or leave the country by April 30, 2025.

10:47, december 31, 2024

EDB identifies key risks for Tajikistan's economy in the next three years

Analysts from the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) have identified key external risks for Tajikistan's economy for 2025–2027.

10:25, december 31, 2024

LAW-ORDER

Tajik man missing for 21 years found in Kazakhstan

A Tajik citizen missing since 2003 has been reunited with his family thanks to the efforts of law enforcement agencies in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, the Interior Ministry’s press center says .

10:11, december 31, 2024

US provides Ukraine with US$2.5 billion in military aid and US$3.4 billion in direct budget support

US President Joe Biden announced on 30 December that the United States will provide Ukraine with almost US$2.5 billion in security assistance.

16:05, december 30, 2024

Thousands of faith healers and fortune tellers detained in police raids in Tajikistan

Tajikistan has detained thousands of faith healers and fortune tellers in an ongoing government clampdown, with the president praising the police raids.

14:40, december 30, 2024

Putin signs law banning migrant children without Russian language proficiency from schools

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law prohibiting the admission of migrant children with insufficient knowledge of the Russian language to schools.

14:30, december 30, 2024

POLITICS

Tajikistan and Pakistan discuss counter-terrorism cooperation

On December 30, President Emomali Rahmon met with Muhammad Asim Malik, the Director General of Pakistan's Interagency Intelligence Service, in Dushanbe, according to the Tajik president's

14:26, december 30, 2024

Tajikistan records lowest inflation rate in years of independence in 2024

In his address to a joint meeting of both chambers of parliament, President Emomali Rahmon stated on December 28 that inflation in 2024 stood at 3.

14:22, december 30, 2024

Tajikistan extends deadline for legalization of assets and money for another one

The Government of Tajikistan has ordered amendments to the country’s law on amnesty allowing individuals to legalize their assets and money for another one year.

11:24, december 30, 2024

Emomali Rahmon proposes two-year moratorium on business inspections

In his annual address to Parliament on December 28, President Emomali Rahmon proposed a two-year moratorium on inspections of entrepreneurial activities, effective from January 1, 2025, to January 1,

11:11, december 30, 2024

Rahmon announces salary, pension, and student grant increases for 2025

Addressing a joint meeting of both chambers of Parliament, President Emomali Rahmon announced significant wage, pension, and student grants increases starting September 1, 2025.

11:01, december 30, 2024

"We need specialists": Rahmon urges education system overhaul

In his address to Parliament, President Emomali Rahmon called on the education system leadership to rethink teaching methods.

10:51, december 30, 2024

Emomali Rahmon promises energy independence for Tajikistan by 2027

Tajikistan will achieve full energy independence by 2027, President Emomali Rahmon announced on December 28 in his address to Parliament.

10:40, december 30, 2024

Rahmon lauds Tajikistan’s roads as among the best in the post-Soviet space

In the latest Global Economic Forum ranking on road quality, Tajikistan ranked 44th among 165 countries worldwide, President Emomali Rahmon announced on December 28 in his address to Parliament.

10:33, december 30, 2024

Emomali Rahmon highlights women’s significant contributions in various sectors

President Emomali Rahmon addressed a joint meeting of both chambers of parliament on December 28.

10:16, december 30, 2024

Baku demands that Moscow admit guilt, punish those responsible and pay compensation

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev says Azerbaijan Airlines aircraft was made 'uncontrollable' by electronic warfare and adds that Russia must admit guilt for plane crash and pay compensation

09:52, december 30, 2024

Russian president apologizes to Azerbaijan over 'tragic' airliner crash

President Vladimir Putin on December 28 apologized to Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev for what the Kremlin called a "tragic incident" over Russia in which an Azerbaijan Airlines

15:34, december 27, 2024

Central Asia emerges as a new e-commerce boom hub

Tajikistan, along with other Central Asian countries—Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan—is becoming an increasingly significant market with high growth potential.

14:52, december 27, 2024

EAEU grants Iran observer status

The Islamic Republic of Iran has been granted observer status in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

14:07, december 27, 2024

Russia proposes employment restrictions for migrants

The Russian Ministry of Construction has suggested binding labor migrants to specific employers, listed in their work permits.

14:01, december 27, 2024

Tajikistan updates the mobile app "My Taxes"—now you can get a patent through it

The Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan has updated the mobile app "Andozi Man" ("My Taxes").

10:56, december 27, 2024

CENTRAL ASIA

Kyrgyzstan’s parliament approves a ban on wearing niqab in public places

Kyrgyzstan approves a bill imposing a US$230 fine on women who wear the niqab, a face veil worn by some Muslim women, in public places and government buildings.

10:12, december 27, 2024

Russian youth freestyle wrestling team coach gets jail term of nine years for "terrorism financing"

The Second Western District Military Court in Moscow has sentenced Alisher Ismatzoda, a coach of Moscow and Russia's youth freestyle wrestling team, to nine years in prison after finding him

09:57, december 27, 2024

Tajikistan increases imports in 2024

The gap between Tajikistan's exports and imports in 2024 has significantly widened.

09:24, december 27, 2024

LAW-ORDER

Dushanbe police department warns: "renting" bank cards is a new scam in Tajikistan

The Dushanbe Police Department warns of a surge in fraud cases involving offers to rent bank cards in Tajikistan in recent weeks.

09:18, december 27, 2024

A woman and her three children poisoned by carbon monoxide in Dushanbe

In Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district, a woman and her three children were poisoned by carbon monoxide, the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan reports .

15:48, december 26, 2024

INCIDENTS

One Tajik killed and one another injured in the Azerbaijan plane crash in Kazakhstan

There were at least two natives of Tajikistan having Russian citizenship on board the Azerbaijan plane that crashed upon landing near the airport of the Kazakh city of Aktau Wednesday morning.

14:55, december 26, 2024

SECURITY

How is the counter-terrorism agenda changing globally, and where does Tajikistan fit in?

Rustam Azizi, a Tajik expert in countering violent extremism, believes that there is no clear and consistent strategy on the international stage to counter terrorism.

14:35, december 26, 2024