Tajkistan

Direct flight will connect Dushanbe and Astana

Kazakhstan’s SCAT Airlines plans to launch direct flight connecting Astana and Dushanbe beginning on December 14, according to 24.kz .

09:41, november 13, 2018

IBT opens its new head office in Dushanbe

The International Bank of Tajikistan (IBT) has opened its new head office in Dushanbe.

09:09, november 13, 2018

Rahmon criticized the country's security forces for failure to prevent" deadly attack on foreign cyclists

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has criticized the country's security forces for their "failure" to prevent" the killing of four foreign cyclists in late July.

16:50, november 12, 2018

Resident of Hisor fined 5,000 somoni for violation of the law on observing national traditions and rituals

A resident of the city of Hisor has been fined for violating the law on observing national traditions and rituals.

16:24, november 12, 2018

POLITICS

Turkey extends period of visa-free stay for Tajik nationals

Turkey has reportedly extended the period of visa-free stay for Tajik nationals. According to T.C.

15:07, november 12, 2018

Tajik leader expresses concern about increase in crime in the country

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has expressed serious concern about increase in crime in the country.

14:32, november 12, 2018

4,000 new facilities expected to be put in commission in Tajik capital in the coming three years

4,000 new industrial, commercial, social a cultural facilities are expected to be built ad put in commission in the Tajik capital within the next three years.

14:13, november 12, 2018

Uzbek minister to participate in ceremony of introducing the first unit of Roghun HPP into operation

Uzbek Minister of Water Resources, Shavkat Hamrayev, will arrive in Tajikistan this week to participate in the ceremony of introducing the first unit of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP)

11:32, november 12, 2018

Tajikistan wins one gold and three bronze medals in the 2018 World Sambo Championships in Romania

Tajikistan has won one gold and three bronze in the 2018 World Sambo Championships that took place in Bucharest, Romania from November 8 to November 12.

10:55, november 12, 2018

Nearly US$1.16 billion sent to Tajikistan from Russia through money transfer system in H1 this year

According to data from Russia’s central bank, 1.159 billion U.S.

10:33, november 12, 2018

Two guards killed in Khujand prison riot

Twenty-two prisoners and two guards – a 42-year-old Major Mirsaid Qodirov and a 27-year-old guard Ehson Yoqubov -- were killed when a riot broke out late on November 7 in a high-security penal

17:24, november 9, 2018

IS terror group says one of its fighters behind the deadly prison riot in Khujand that leaves at least 24 dead

The Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed that one of its fighters is behind the deadly prison riot that broke out in the Tajik northern city of Khujand on November 7.

16:57, november 9, 2018

Festive activities to be organized in Tajikistan to celebrate introduction of the first unit of Roghun HPP into operation

Festive activities will be organized in Tajikistan on November 17 to celebrate introduction of the first unit of Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) into operation.

15:13, november 9, 2018

More than 50 high-rise apartment buildings expected to be built along Ayni Street

More than 50 high-rise apartment buildings, administrative and educational buildings as well as shopping malls are expected to be built along the Ayni Street within the next two years.

14:38, november 9, 2018

New building of the interior ministry and new counterterrorism center inaugurated in Dushanbe today

A new building of the Interior Ministry and the Counterterrorism Center were officially opened in Dushanbe on November 9.

11:55, november 9, 2018

Migrants’ remittances keep many families in Tajikistan above the poverty line

Chairman of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT), Jamshed Nourmahmadzoda, admitted last week that the country’s economy is dependent, to a certain extent, on remittances from labor migrants.

10:35, november 9, 2018

POLITICS

Rahmon draws attention of CSTO heads of state to the difficult military and political situation in Afghanistan

A summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that took place in the Kazakh capital of Astana on November 8 has adopted a final declaration and a statement by the heads of CSTO

09:31, november 9, 2018

U.S. Embassy supports International Education Week

International Education Week will be celebrated around the world November 12-16, 2018. To commemorate this event, the U.S.

09:25, november 9, 2018

For the past years Tajik media has lost its role in society, says IWPR research

The Institute for War and Peace Reporting has prepared a research entitled The Status of Media and the Role of Social Media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan .

16:45, november 8, 2018

Tajikistan has the lowest GDP per capita ratio in the CCA region

Tajikistan has the lowest GDP per capita ratio in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region.

14:08, november 8, 2018

Serbian company studies the possibility of investing in Tajikistan’s agrarian sector

Serbian Delta Agrar Ltd is studying the possibility of investing in Tajikistan’s agrarian sector. A Delta Agrar delegation arrived in Tajikistan on November 6 for a five-day visit.

13:43, november 8, 2018

13 inmates killed, six policemen wounded in a prison riot in Khujand

A riot that broke out in a high-security penal colony in the northern city of Khujand has reportedly left thirteen inmates dead and six policemen wounded. Tajik authorities still keep silence.

11:26, november 8, 2018

POLITICS

Rahmon attends CSTO summit in Astana

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is attending a summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that is being held in the Kazakh capital of Astana.

11:20, november 8, 2018

Khujand prison inmates raise riot

A riot that was raised by inmates of the Khujand penal colony on the night of November 7-8 has been suppressed by riot police unit. There are no reports whether there were killed or not.

10:46, november 8, 2018

Russian military base in Tajikistan expected to receive new infantry combat vehicles soon

The Russian military base deployed in Tajikistan is expected to receive new infantry combat vehicles until he end of this year.

10:22, november 8, 2018

Dushanbe mayor urges to rehabilitate idle private enterprises

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has given owners of Dushanbe-based idle private enterprises six months to rehabilitate their enterprises, according to the Dushanbe mayor’s office.

16:09, november 7, 2018

Tajik ex-soccer play charged with public calls for carrying out extremist activity faces extradition from Belarus

Tajik ex-soccer player Parviz Tursunov who was detained in the Belarusian capital of Minsk on September 18 under a Tajik extradition request has applied for getting the status of refugee in Belarus.

14:39, november 7, 2018

Qatari company implementing Dushanbe Diar Project interested in participating in other projects in Tajikistan

Qatari company implementing the Dushanbe Diar Project in the Tajik capital is reportedly interested in participating in other investment projects in Tajikistan.

12:01, november 7, 2018

Access to Asia-Plus website and social networking sites blocked in Tajikistan again

Access inside Tajikistan to Asia-Plus website and social networking sites has been blocked again. Internet users across the country now are able to open these websites only via proxies.

10:51, november 7, 2018