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15:33, november 17, 2016

Photo of ethnic Kyrgyz girl from Afghanistan appears in @natgeobook

A photo of a 7-year-old ethnic Kyrgyz girl from Afghanistan taken by Matthieu Paley has appeared in @natgeobook.

14:42, november 17, 2016

Tajik national air carrier reportedly operates flights from Dushanbe to Khujand of production necessity

Tajik national carrier, Tajik Air, is currently operating flights from Dushanbe to Khujand, the capital of the northern Sughd province, out of schedule.

12:00, november 17, 2016

Iraqi Shi'ite militia seizes air base west of Mosul, cutting ISIS group’s supply route from Syria

Iraqi Shi'ite militia fighters said on Wednesday they had driven the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants from an air base west of Mosul, a victory which would threaten the

11:32, november 17, 2016

Tajikistan’s external debt up 118 million USD this year

Tajikistan’s external debt has grown by 118 million U.S. dollars (USD) in nine months to October 1 this year, reaching nearly 2.

10:54, november 17, 2016

U.S. Embassy announces acceptance of applications for 2017 AFCP Large Grant

The U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe announces that it is accepting applications for the 2017 Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) Large Grant.

10:46, november 17, 2016

Dushanbe, Tashkent proceed to solving water-and-energy issues

Dushanbe and Tashkent have proceeded to solving water-and-energy issues.

10:10, november 17, 2016

Tajikistan reportedly has the highest bribery rate for traffic police of all countries in ECA

A new report by Transparency International, The Global Corruption Barometer 2016 , says that 1 in 3 citizens of countries in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) see corruption as among the biggest

09:57, november 17, 2016

Tajikistan’s external trade turnover estimated at little more than 3.2 billion USD in Jan-Oct 2016

Over the first ten months of this year, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electrical power, has amounted to little more than 3.2 billion U.S. dollars, which was 92.

16:42, november 16, 2016

Two brothers jailed for membership in ISIS while two others still wanted by police

Four brothers from Roudaki district had been actively propagating ideas of the banned Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group in Tajikistan; two of them have been jailed.

16:20, november 16, 2016

Tajik ISIS recruiter detained at St Petersburg airport

Tajikistan’s wanted ISIS jihadi recruiter Umar Mirzoyev has been detained by Russian law enforcement officers at the St Petersburg airport.

15:46, november 16, 2016

Tajikistan’s inflation for Jan-Oct 2016 stands at 5.2 percent

Over the first ten months of this year, inflation in Tajikistan has stood at 5.2 percent, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

14:55, november 16, 2016

Tajik parliament passes budget for 2017

Tajik lawmakers have endorsed a draft law on the country’s budget for 2017. Tajik Finance Minister Abdusalom Qurboniyon said the national budget for 2017 would stand at 19.

14:01, november 16, 2016

Putin fires economic development minister charged with US$2 million bribe

Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukayev.

12:02, november 16, 2016

U.S. House of Representatives votes to renew Iran sanctions, set Syria sanctions

U.S. lawmakers yesterday passed bills renewing sanctions on Iran for 10 years and imposing new sanctions on Syria.

11:48, november 16, 2016

Some local experts attribute recent blackout to negligence of power engineering specialists

Some local experts attribute the electricity blackout that hit the country on October 28 to negligence of power engineering specialists.

10:52, november 16, 2016

Tajikistan celebrates President’s Day today

Tajikistan is celebrating President’s Day today. On this occasion, exhibitions of books by Emomali Rahmon have been organized at all libraries and museums across the country.

10:35, november 16, 2016

The law prohibits the erection of monument to the leader of the nation in his lifetime

Amendments made to the law “On Founder of Peace and Accord – Leader of the Nation” prohibit the erection of monument to the Leader of the Nation in his lifetime.

16:49, november 15, 2016

Tajik officials make preparations for WTO’s trade policy review

A two-day seminar for representatives of key ministries and agencies as well as representatives of private sector of Tajikistan on the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade policy review mechanism is

15:07, november 15, 2016

What does China’s One Belt, One Road Project mean for Central Asia?

Radio Liberty reports that China’s massive One Belt, One Road (OBOR) project aims to connect the world like never before, using land and sea routes to form trade links across Asia and Europe

14:27, november 15, 2016

Tajik nationals reportedly develop 15 ha of Kyrgyz lands without permission

Kyrgyz MPs have again raised the issue of Kyrgyz areas bordering Tajik northern Sughd province.

13:21, november 15, 2016

Kazakh president gets face on banknotes

Kazakhstan’s central bank has issued a commemorative 10,000-tenge banknote featuring the country’s president, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

11:38, november 15, 2016

Monetary welfare reportedly slowly improves in Tajikistan

According to the World Bank Listening to Tajikistan ( L2T ) survey, monetary welfare has slowly improved in 2016. Average real (inflation adjusted) per capita income reportedly rose by 15.

11:15, november 15, 2016

Donald Trump says he will not take presidential salary upon entering White House

Donald Trump has said he will not accept a salary for being president when he is in the White House. Independen t reports that prior to his election victory, Mr.

11:00, november 15, 2016

Russian economic development minister detained over US$2 million bribe

Russian Economic Development Minister Alexey Ulyukayev has been detained over a $2-million bribe allegedly received for a “positive” assessment, which led to oil producer Rosneft

10:30, november 15, 2016

Four arrested over murder in Hisor

Four persons have been arrested over Sunday’s murder in Hisor district.

10:06, november 15, 2016

It will take thirteen years to complete construction of the Roghun HPP

Salini Impregilo, the Italian contractor tasked with overseeing construction of the Roghun dam, plans to complete construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in thirteen years.

16:21, november 14, 2016

Beijing expected to build 10 frontier outposts along Tajikistan’s common border with Afghanistan

Tajik parliament is expected to ratify a government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and China on construction of a number of frontier posts along Tajikistan’s common border with

15:44, november 14, 2016

Tajik independent news agency suspends operations

Tajik independent news agency TojNews has suspended operations.

14:25, november 14, 2016

Tajik national air carrier promises to resume flights from Dushanbe to Khorog in the near future

Tajik national air carrier, Tajik Air, plans to resume domestic flights on the Dushanbe–Khorog-Dushanbe air route in the near future.

13:37, november 14, 2016

Tajik filmmaker shoots a two-part documentary about Emomali Rahmon

Tajik filmmaker Yormahmad Aralov has shot a two-part documentary about Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.