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15:55, november 29, 2016

Wisconsin officials agree to proceed with vote recount, but not without 'full payment'

The Wisconsin Elections Commission has agreed on a ballot recount of nearly 3 million votes in the state’s presidential election but rejected a Green Party request ordering a hand recount,

15:27, november 29, 2016

Railway link connecting Turkmenistan and Afghanistan inaugurated on November 28

A railway link connecting Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, which is part of the Lapis Lazuli Corridor project, was officially inaugurated by the leaders of the two countries on November 28, according to

14:38, november 29, 2016

CPJ calls on the Tajik foreign ministry to reinstate accreditation of the six RFE/RL journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) calls on the Tajik Foreign Ministry to reinstate accreditation of the six RFE/RL journalists.

11:49, november 29, 2016

Ten of thousands mourn ‘El Comandante’ in Havana

Ten of thousands of Cubans paid last respects to Fidel Castro packing Havana's streets to mourn the fiery revolutionary who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and ruled

11:24, november 29, 2016

Exchange of warning shots reportedly occurred along Kyrgyz-Tajik border yesterday

Radio Liberty’s Kyrgyz Service reports gunfire has been reported along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border.

11:16, november 29, 2016

Power rationing has not hit Dushanbe, says national integrated power company

Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s national integrated power company) denies rumors that power rationing has been introduced in some districts of Dushanbe as absolutely unfounded.

10:54, november 29, 2016

Tajik leader points to the necessity of joint efforts to solve complex water-and-energy problems

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday delivered a statement at the Water Summit 2016 in Budapest, Hungary.

09:50, november 29, 2016

Tajik companies make preparations for participation in international trade fair in Germany

The International Trade Center (ITC) project continues its support of the Union of Craftsmen of Tajikistan, and the Tajik companies, “Rukhom”, “SOHSA/Ozara”, “Pamir

09:39, november 29, 2016

UCA SPCE celebrates 10th anniversary with international education conference in Dushanbe

The University of Central Asia’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (UCA SPCE) hosted an international conference, Continuing Education for the Sustainable Development of Mountain

09:29, november 29, 2016

16 days of Activism against Gender-based Violence campaign going on in Tajikistan

As part of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence global campaign, the OSCE Office in Tajikistan has launched a nationwide awareness-raising drive in five target regions with a special

16:35, november 28, 2016

Another Russian air carrier to operate flights to Tajikistan from Zhukovsky airport

Yamal Airlines is expected to join Ural Airlines in operating flights to Tajikistan from Zhukovsky International Airport.

16:11, november 28, 2016

Khujand’s fugitive prisoner detained

The Interior Ministry says a convict who escaped from Khujand high-security penal colony in the evening of November 24 has been detained.

15:59, november 28, 2016

Iran’s Supreme Court overturns death sentence of Iranian tycoon Babak Zanjani

Iran’s Supreme Court has overturned death sentence of Iranian billionaire businessman Babak Zanjani, Mehr news agency reported on November 26.

15:48, november 28, 2016

Kyrgyz authorities institute criminal proceedings against leader of cell of Hizb ut-Tahrir women’s wing

Kyrgyz authorities have reportedly instituted criminal proceedings against leader of the cell of the women’s wing of the extremist religious Hizb ut-Tahrir group in Kyrgyzstan.

15:06, november 28, 2016

Resident of Istaravshan jailed for brutally killing his wife

Jealous husband has brutally killed his wife. The Sughd regional court has sentenced resident of the city of Istaravshan, Hasan Muminov, 43, to 19 years in prison.

13:37, november 28, 2016

Resident of Istaravshan jailed for brutally killing his wife

Jealous husband has brutally killed his wife. The Sughd regional court has sentenced resident of the city of Istaravshan, Hasan Muminov, 43, to 19 years in prison.

11:43, november 28, 2016

Campaign on fingerprinting of nationals aged 16 and over launched in Tajikistan

A campaign on fingerprinting of nationals aged 16 and over has been launched in Tajikistan. The campaign is being carried out in the framework of a special operation, dubbed “Purge.

11:17, november 28, 2016

Rahmon attends Water Summit 2016 that opens in Hungarian capita today

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is participating in the Water Summit 2016 that is opening in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, today.

10:41, november 28, 2016

Quake strikes China, Tajikistan border killing at least one

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.

10:23, november 28, 2016

Tajik foreign ministry revokes accreditation of RFE/RL Tajik Service’s journalists in Dushanbe

The Tajik Foreign Ministry has revoked the accreditation of six correspondents from RFE/RL's Tajik Service .

10:09, november 28, 2016

Rahmon extends condolences to Cuban people over Fidel Castro's death

On Saturday November 26, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon extended condolences to the Cuban people over the death of former Cuban President Fidel Castro Ruz, according to the Tajik president’s

09:37, november 28, 2016

‘El Comandante’ dies aged 90

Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolutionary who built a communist state on the doorstep of the United States and for five decades defied U.S. efforts to topple him, died on Friday November 25. He was 90.

17:12, november 25, 2016

Rahmon receives visiting Kazakh foreign minister

On Friday November 25, President Emomali Rahmon received Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrisov.

16:56, november 25, 2016

Moscow expected to send 30 Russian language teachers to Tajikistan soon

Shukurjon Zuhurov, the Speaker for the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament), delivered a statement at the 45th plenary session of the CIS Inter-Parliamentary Assembly

16:17, november 25, 2016

Tajik government intends to reduce poverty rate to 20 percent in 2020

Tajik government intends to reduce poverty rate by 11 percent – from 31 percent in 2015 to 20 percent in 2020.

14:46, november 25, 2016

Regional cooperation offers Central Asia better pathway to achieve SDGs

Central Asian countries on November 24 adopted the Ganja Declaration on “Enhanced Implementation of SDGs through Cooperation”, at the Governing Council of the United Nations Special

11:48, november 25, 2016

Convict serving long jail term escapes from Khujand high-security penal colony

A convict serving a long jail term has escaped from Khujand high-security penal colony.

11:09, november 25, 2016

Kazakhstan to rename capital after president?

Only a week after Kazakhstan celebrated the 23rd anniversary of its national currency by sticking the face of President Nursultan Nazarbayev on banknotes, talk is afoot of renaming the capital after

10:57, november 25, 2016

Interior ministry releases a new list of Tajiks fighting alongside ISIS militants in Syria

The Interior Ministry of Tajikistan has released a new list of Tajik nationals fighting alongside the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Syria.

09:36, november 25, 2016

Tajik capital hosts the 10th international handicraft festival

The Tenth International Craft and Fashion Festival titled “Diyori Husn” (Land of Beauty) is officially opening at the Navrouzgoh State Complex in Dushanbe today afternoon.