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Uzbek FM receives envoys of four Central Asia’s nations to discuss regional cooperation

On Friday January 5, Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov received Tajik Ambassador to Uzbekistan Sodiq Imomi, Kyrgyz Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniyar Sydykov, Turkmen Ambassador to Uzbekistan

15:55, january 5, 2018

Tajik, Egyptian national libraries expected to establish cooperation

Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Egypt Khusrav Noziri yesterday met in Cairo with Ahmed al-Shawki, head of the General Authority for National Library and Archives of Egypt.

15:17, january 5, 2018

Kazakh leader says the establishment of the EAEU has nothing to do with restoration of the Soviet Union

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev says the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) has nothing to do with restoration of the Soviet Union.

14:39, january 5, 2018

Kyrgyz MP proposes to move Kyrgyz Embassy from Dushanbe to Khujand

Kyrgyz MP Taabaldy Tillayev suggests that the Embassy of Kyrgyzstan in Tajikistan should be moved from the Tajik capital, Dushanbe, to the city of Khujand, the administrative center of the Tajik

14:09, january 5, 2018

NBT’s minimum capital requirements for newly established banks revised downwards to TJS50 million

The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT)’s minimum capital requirements for newly established banks has been revised downwards to 50 million somoni (TJS).

11:33, january 5, 2018

POWER

Youth Park expected to be laid out in Tajik capital

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has signed a decree on laying out a Youth Park in the Tajik capital.

11:08, january 5, 2018

Tajik telecommunications regulator limits access to messaging app Viber

Users of the most popular messaging app in Tajikistan, Viber, have reported they are no longer able to use the program for voice calls. They now can send only text messages with Viber.

10:35, january 5, 2018

U.S. hits Tajikistan for religious freedom violations

The U.S. Department of State has hit Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan as well as Iran and Pakistan for religious freedom violations.

10:19, january 5, 2018

Attestation of imam-khatibs sees dozens of imam-khatibs sacked for insufficient knowledge of Islam

Compulsory attestation, or examination of imam-khatibs (worship leaders of Friday mosques) by a commission comprising representatives of the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) and the Shuroi Ulamo

17:01, january 4, 2018

Russian defense ministry denies report that seven Russian planes destroyed in Syria attack

Russia has denied a report in daily newspaper Kommersan t that seven Russian planes were destroyed by rebel shelling at Syria’s Hmeymim air base on December 31 as baseless, the TASS news

16:47, january 4, 2018

President’s executive office receives letter accusing head of PDP organization for Panjakent of financial violations

The President’s Executive Office has recently received a letter accusing Murod Shukurzoda, the head of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s organization for the northern

16:18, january 4, 2018

CENTRAL ASIA

Uzbekistan plans to establish institution of Tourism Brand Ambassadors

Uzbek media reports say the State Committee on Tourism Development of Uzbekistan is planning to establish the institutions of Tourism Brand Ambassadors of Uzbekistan.

15:58, january 4, 2018

Battle for Bokhtar Operating Company ends in defeat for Tethys Petroleum

Battle for Bokhtar Operating Company has ended in defeat for Tethys Petroleum.

14:54, january 4, 2018

Mexicans in U.S. send cash home in record numbers

CNN reported on January 2 that Mexicans living abroad sent cash home in record numbers last year. The vast majority of the cash came from those living in the United States.

11:47, january 4, 2018

Afghan drug traffickers who attacked Tajik border guards had been serving their terms in Tajik jails but had been amnestied

The majority of Afghan drug traffickers who attacked Tajik border guards last month had reportedly been serving their terms in Tajik jails but they had been amnestied.

11:12, january 4, 2018

The pair from GBAO recognized as the best young family in Tajikistan

Married couple from the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Gholib Niyatbekov and Gulandom Nazarmamadova, have been recognized as the best young family in Tajikistan.

10:42, january 4, 2018

Seven Russian planes reportedly destroyed by shelling at Syrian air base

Citing unnamed “military-diplomatic sources,” Russian daily Kommersan t reported yesterday that seven Russian planes were destroyed by rebel shelling at the Hmeymim air base in Syria on

10:25, january 4, 2018

Tajikistan advised to raise electricity rates

Tajikistan: Heightened Vulnerabilities, Despite Sustained Growth , a report released by the World Bank on December 28 notes that the Tajik authorities have prioritized energy sector reform given the

09:53, january 4, 2018

Uzbekistan reportedly proposes Tajikistan to launch flights to Samarqand and Bukhara

Uzbekistan has proposed Tajikistan to launch flights to the Uzbek cities of Samarqand and Bukhara, a reliable source in the Tajik government told Asia-Plus today morning.

17:06, january 3, 2018

British Backpacker Society ranks Tajikistan 7th among top 20 adventure travel destinations

The British Backpacker Society, an adventure travel project followed by thousands of people online, has listed Tajikistan among the top 20 adventure destinations.

16:32, january 3, 2018

Cold weather expected to hit Tajikistan in the coming days

Cold weather is expected to hit Tajikistan within the next few days. Meteorologists say temperatures in Dushanbe are expected to drop 10 degrees Celsius.

15:56, january 3, 2018

Prosecutor-General’s Office investigates legitimacy of suspending access to NGN accounts

The Prosecutor-General’s Office of Tajikistan has launched an investigation into the legitimacy of suspending access to NGN accounts.

15:03, january 3, 2018

Tajikistan’s international reserves expected to gradually moderate, says World Bank report

A report by the World Bank, Tajikistan: Heightened Vulnerabilities, Despite Sustained Growth , notes that international reserves held by the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) rose sharply in the

14:22, january 3, 2018

POWER

Ozoda Rahmon, who heads President’s Executive Office, turns 40 today

Ozoda Rahmon, the current head of the President’s Executive Office and the eldest daughter of President Emomali Rahmon, turned 40 today.

11:36, january 3, 2018

Imam-khatib of Tajik mosque in accuses Iran in deaths of 150,000 Tajiks

Imam-khatib of a mosque in the Hakimi jamoat of the Nourobod district (Rasht Valley), Abdusattor Yusupov, accuses Iran in deaths of 150,000 nationals of Tajikistan.

11:07, january 3, 2018

Death toll in antigovernment protests in Iran rises to 21

A number of Iranians have died amid ongoing nationwide anti-government protests that began last week in various cities across Iran.

10:24, january 3, 2018

INCIDENTS

There was sodium nitrate in pilaf, vodka has nothing to do with the deaths of four in Khujand, says Khujand mayor’s office

The Khujand mayor’s office has released a statement regarding the sudden deaths of four residents of the city following a feast.

16:38, january 2, 2018

INCIDENTS

Four die in Khujand after eating New Year's pilaf “seasoned” with sodium nitrate

Four persons have died and eight others have been hospitalized in Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province, after eating New Year's pilaf.

16:12, january 2, 2018