Tajkistan

Tajik chief prosecutor’s office reportedly launches investigation into Sunday’ incident in Khorog

The Prosecutor-General’s Office has reportedly launched an investigation into an incident that took place in Khorog, the capital of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), Sunday

17:07, january 14, 2019

Government session to review the results of the past year’s work brought forward

A government session to review the results of the past year’s work has been brought forward and it will take place not on January 26 but on January 21, an official source in the Tajik

16:22, january 14, 2019

Tajik ambassador visits Tajik women and children being held in Iraqi prisons and shelters

Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Iraq Zubaidullo Zubaidzoda has met in Baghdad with Husam Abd al-Karim Yusuf, who is a special representative of the Supreme Court of Iraq for investigation of cases

15:50, january 14, 2019

President replaces Khatlon governor, shakes up diplomatic envoys

President Emomali Rahmon has replaced Khatlon governor and shaken up a number of diplomatic envoys, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

15:13, january 14, 2019

Tajikistan ranks 8th among 51 nations in terms of unhealthy eating

The Global Burden of Disease Study ( GBD ) lists Tajikistan among the top ten nations in terms of unhealthy eating.

11:47, january 14, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Tajik journalist jailed in absentia for 'breaching court order'

Tajik journalist has been sentenced to eight months in prison for breaching a court order and illegally leaving the country, his lawyer says.

11:39, january 14, 2019

Davlatshoh Gulmahmadzoda reportedly relieved of his post of governor of Khatlon province

Davlatshoh Gulmahmadzoda has reportedly been relieved of his post of governor of Khatlon province.

11:14, january 14, 2019

Tajik, Uzbek foreign ministers meet in Samarqand to discuss cooperation

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin has met with his Uzbek counterpart Abdulaziz Kamilov in the Uzbek city of Samarqand on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting India-Central Asia Dialogue.

17:34, january 11, 2019

Tajik man injured in building collapse in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk regains consciousness

A Tajik man who was severely injured in the partial collapse of an apartment block in the Russian city of Magnitogorsk on December 31 has regained consciousness.

17:04, january 11, 2019

LAW-ORDER

Nephew of Tajikistan’s grand mufti accused of inciting regional and religious enmity

Muhtadi Abdulqodirov, the nephew of Tajikistan’s grand mufti, is accused of inciting regional and religious enmity. His case moved to a court in Dushanbe’s Ismoili Somoni district.

16:03, january 11, 2019

Tajikistan’s current investment portfolio includes 69 projects totaling 30.5 billion somoni

Tajikistan’s current investment portfolio includes 69 projects totaling 30.5 billion somoni (equivalent to 3.23 billion U.S.

14:49, january 11, 2019

Three new restaurants expected to open in the Tajik capital soon

The Town Panning Board has selected three out of more than fifty designs that participated in “The City Restaurant and the Terrace Café” contest announced by the Dushanbe Main

14:15, january 11, 2019

Truck traffic temporarily banned on Dushanbe-Khujand highway

Truck traffic has been temporarily banned on the Dushanbe-Khujand highway as a series of avalanches have blocked the highway in several places in the Ayni district of the Sughd province.

11:49, january 11, 2019

Musical instrument master from Kulob builds doyra 1.7 meters in diameter

A 30-year-old musical instrument master from Kulob (Khatlon province) plans to get listed in Guinness World Record. Saidnodir Haidarov has built a doyra weighing 34 kilograms and 1.

11:10, january 11, 2019

POLITICS

New transit point expected to start operating along the Tajik-Uzbek border in the near future

A new border crossing point (BCP) is expected to begin operating along the Tajik-Uzbek border in the near future.

10:29, january 11, 2019

Government obligates finance ministry to post budget data on its website quarterly

The Government has obligated the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to post the budget implementation data on its website quarterly By government’s decree the Ministry of Finance is

10:11, january 11, 2019

One killed in Ayni traffic accident

One person was killed on January 10 as a tanker truck carrying natural liquefied gas (NLG) from Sughd province to Dushanbe fell into precipice in the Ayni district (Sughd province), according to the

16:34, january 10, 2019

“Oshi Palav” by Nozim Qalandarov recognized by TASS as one of the best photos of 2018

“Oshi Palav” (Pilaf) by Tajik known photographer Nozim Qalandarov is on the list of 100 best photographs of 2018, dubbed “The Main Shots of 2018,” which was compiled by

15:28, january 10, 2019

POLITICS

Tajik diplomats visit Xinjiang

Tajik diplomats together with diplomatic envoys from 11 other countries visited northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region from December 28-30, 2018.

14:55, january 10, 2019

SECURITY

Kazakhstan expected to provide no-strings military and technical aid to Tajikistan

Kazakhstan is expected to provide no-strings military and technical aid to Tajikistan.

11:38, january 10, 2019

Tajik national air carrier’s staff members reportedly sent on leave without pay

Tajik national air carrier Tajik Air has reportedly sent its staff members on leave without pay.

10:47, january 10, 2019

Magnitogorsk police reportedly raid Central Asian migrants’ homes after the building collapse

Magnitogorsk police have reportedly launched raids on homes of labor migrants from Central Asia, tightening check of their documents.

09:43, january 10, 2019

Deputies of Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament visit Moscow to meet Tajik labor migrants working there

Two deputies of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament (Majlisi Oli) – Bakhtovar Safarzoda and Hokimjon Kholiqzoda -- have visited Moscow to meet Tajik labor

17:01, january 9, 2019

Henley Passport Index ranks Tajikistan 80th among 199 nations in terms of travel freedom

The Henley Passport Index has ranked Tajikistan and Uzbekistan 80th among 199 countries in terms of travel freedom for their citizens.

16:07, january 9, 2019

In Central Asia, trafficking for forced labor and for sexual exploitation detected in near-equal proportions

The Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2018 released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) notes that countries have reported increased numbers of detected trafficking victims over the

14:37, january 9, 2019

Government provides support to state-run power company by writing off ax debts of Cangtuda-1 HPP

The government has decided to provide financial support to Barqi Tojik power holding ((Tajikistan’s national integrated power company) by writing off tax debts of the Sangtuda-1 hydroelectric

13:47, january 9, 2019