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CSTO secretary-general to pay a two-day visit to Tajikistan

The Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Yuri Khachaturov, will arrive in Dushanbe tomorrow on a two-day visit, according to the CSTO Secretariat.

14:19, september 6, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Deputy chief of Istaravshan pretrial detention facility faces bribery charges

Deputy chief of the pretrial detention facility in the northern city of Istaravshan (Sughd province), Masnadqul Kholiqov, has been arrested on suspicion of bribe taking.

14:04, september 6, 2017

WORLD

Germany welcomes Russia’s call for UN peacekeepers in eastern Ukraine

Germany has welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin's agreement to send UN peacekeepers to eastern Ukraine.

12:00, september 6, 2017

No one hydropower plant will be built in Kyrgyzstan without Uzbekistan participation

Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday signed in Bishkek a pact on the demarcation of 85 percent of the countries' border, Kaktus Meduza

11:23, september 6, 2017

INCIDENTS

Blaze destroys more than 40 shops at central bazar in Panj district of Khatlon

A blaze that broke out at a central bazaar in Khatlon’s Panj district early yesterday morning destroyed more than 40 shops, according to the Interior Ministry’s press center.

11:06, september 6, 2017

Rahmon makes a stopover in Urumqi on his way from Xiamen

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday made a stopover in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), on his way from Xiamen, where he attended the 2017 2017 BRICS

10:16, september 6, 2017

Uzbek President Mirziyoyev makes first presidential visit to Kyrgyzstan since 2000

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, on a two-day official visit on September 5.

09:53, september 6, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Follower of Jehovah's Witnesses from Dushanbe stands trial for rejecting military service

Daniil Islamov from Dushanbe has refused to execute his military duties on religious grounds.

09:08, september 6, 2017

SOCIETY

UCA announces doctoral scholarships for young scholars

The University of Central Asia (UCA) in partnership with the Cambridge Trust announces scholarship opportunities for doctoral study at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.

15:43, september 5, 2017

POWER

Dushanbe mayor’s office provides financial assistance to local veterans

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has signed a decree on providing financial assistance to local veterans and the employees of housing and communal services on the occasion of the 26th anniversary of

15:21, september 5, 2017

Results of President Rahmon’s visit to China; China to allocate $230m for construction of Tajik parliament

Tajikistan will receive 230 million U.S. dollars in a form of grant and 79 million U.S. dollars in a form of preferential loan from China.

14:39, september 5, 2017

INCIDENTS

Pilot of Tajik defense ministry killed in Dushanbe traffic accident

A 27-year-old pilot of the armed forces of Tajikistan, Captain Ehsonjon Jalolov, was killed on September 2 as two cars collided in Dushanbe, according to the Interior Ministry press center.

11:38, september 5, 2017

Tajik leader holds a number of bilateral meetings on sidelines of BRICS summit in Xiamen

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has held a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the 2017 2017 BRICS summit in Xiamen, China.

10:59, september 5, 2017

Tashkent publishes Uzbekistani so’m’s exchange rate against Tajikistani somoni

Tashkent has published the exchange rate of the Uzbek national currency, the so’m, against Tajikistani somoni for the first time.

10:33, september 5, 2017

Uzbekistan’s defense and interior ministers replaced

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reshuffled senior security officials on Monday, replacing defense and interior ministers, according to Gazeta.uz .

10:15, september 5, 2017

SOCIETY

Turkey’s Embassy provides aid to vulnerable families in Tajik capital

On September 2, the Red Crescent Society of Tajikistan distributed aid to vulnerable families in Dushanbe, according to Khovar news agency.

09:55, september 5, 2017

First vice-premier promises that Tajprombank will pay out savings to its customers

First Deputy Prime Minister, Davlatali Said, yesterday received seven customers of Tajprombank (Tajik Joint-Stock Commercial Industrial Bank for Reconstruction and Development) and promised that the

18:00, september 4, 2017

Tajikistan: Counting the Cost of a Banking Meltdown

Before hanging himself at the beginning of August, 50-year-old Dushanbe resident Khairiddin Qodirov left a suicide note blaming the owner of Tajprombank for his misfortunes, according to EurasiaNet.

16:18, september 4, 2017

BRICS platform offers plenty of opportunities, says Tajik president

“The ‘BRICS Plus’ model China is actively exploring, which advocates dialogue between emerging markets and developing countries, should be strongly supported,” Tajik President

15:30, september 4, 2017

POWER

Tajik MPs explain amendments made to the law on the order of observing national traditions and rituals

Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament will meet their voters from September 10-20 to explain amendments made to the law on the order of observing national

15:03, september 4, 2017

SECURITY

Tajikistan hosts Russian military exercises

As part of an annual camp, tactical and special exercises have been conducted for artillery subunit of the Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan, according to the press center of the Central

14:23, september 4, 2017

SOCIETY

Several dozens of Tajik pilgrims left under the open sky in Mina Valley

Several dozens of Tajik pilgrims have reportedly been left under the open sky in Mina Valley.

13:44, september 4, 2017

SECURITY

Experts explore disaster risk management and sustainable development in Gorno Badakhshan

The first international two-day Summer University on Disaster Risk Management was held in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) last month.

12:02, september 4, 2017

Uzbekistan to lift more forex restrictions starting September 5

Uzbekistan says it will liberalize its currency regulations, no longer fixing the sum to the U.S.

11:49, september 4, 2017

Tajik, Iranian presidents exchange congratulatory messages on the occasion of Eid al-Adha

The presidents of Tajikistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran have exchanged congratulatory messages on the occasion of Eid al-Adha, according to the official website of the Iranian Embassy in

11:23, september 4, 2017

Tajik president’s visit to China results in signing of thirteen cooperation documents

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon’s state visit to China has resulted in signing of thirteen cooperation documents, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

10:23, september 4, 2017

Tajik companies participate at the CIS biggest industry event in Moscow

For the ninth time the International Trade Centre (ITC) Office in Tajikistan organized the participation of companies from Tajikistan at “Textillegprom”, the biggest specialized industry

10:10, september 4, 2017

SECURITY

Japan’s government donates snow removal machines to Tajikistan

Japan’s government has donated four snow removal machines to each region of Tajikistan.

16:18, august 31, 2017