Tajkistan

11:19, april 4, 2018

ECONOMY

Tajikistan and Russia mutually cut the number of flights between Dushanbe and Moscow

Airlines war between Tajikistan and Russian has taken turn for the worse and they mutually cut the number of flights between Dushanbe and Moscow.

10:42, april 4, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Trial of two border guards charged with firing at fishermen stars in Khujand

A trial of two border guards charged with firing at fishermen began in Khujand on April 3. The Khujand military court is considering criminal proceedings instituted against them.

10:23, april 4, 2018

INCIDENTS

Tajik border guards prevent mas brawl between residents of Tajik and Kyrgyz border villages, one border guard slightly injured

Clash involving residents of Tajik and Kyrgyz border villages took place yesterday and Tajik border guards reportedly managed to prevent further escalation of the conflict.

09:37, april 4, 2018

SOCIETY

EU CBRN CoE Initiative: 7th Round table meeting for Central Asia takes place in Dushanbe

Within the European Union (EU) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Centers of Excellence Initiative (CoE) the 7th Regional Round-Table Meeting (RTM) for the Central Asia (CA) region

16:52, april 3, 2018

ECONOMY

Saudi entrepreneurs will arrive in Tajikistan to study opportunities of investing in Tajikistan’s economy

Entrepreneurs from Saudi Arabia are expected to arrive in Tajikistan this year to study opportunities and conditions of investing in Tajikistan’s economy.

15:38, april 3, 2018

SOCIETY

Tajik school students distinguish themselves at International nanotechnology Olympiad in Moscow

Three senior students from Dushanbe-based Lyceum “Hotam and PV” have distinguished themselves at the International Nanotechnology Olympiad (INO) that took place in Moscow from March 25 to

15:03, april 3, 2018

POLITICS

CIS foreign ministers will gather in Belarusian capital to discuss cooperation

The next session of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers will take place in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, on April 6.

11:29, april 3, 2018

ECONOMY

Tajikistan reportedly begins supplying electricity to Uzbekistan

Tajikistan has reportedly begun supplying electricity to neighboring Uzbekistan.

11:10, april 3, 2018

ECONOMY

Tajikistan calls measures used by Russia against the Tajik aviation authorities ‘counterproductive’

Tajikistan has called measures used by Russia against the Tajik aviation authorities ‘counterproductive’.

10:27, april 3, 2018

ECONOMY

Russian aviation authorities halt practically all flights from Dushanbe to Moscow

The Russian aviation authorities are reportedly expected to halt flights by Tajik air carriers to a number of Russian cities.

09:53, april 3, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Four residents of Istaravshan jailed for membership in the banned Islamic Revival Party

Four residents of the northern city of Istaravshan have been jailed for membership in the banned Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT).

15:56, april 2, 2018

ECONOMY

EFSD Council decides to extend availability period for financial credit to Tajikistan

The Council of the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD), an entity managed by the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB), has extended the period of availability for the financial credit

14:45, april 2, 2018

SOCIETY

More than 10,000 people reportedly cross the Tajik-Uzbek border every day

On average, more than 10,000 people are reportedly crossing the Tajik-Uzbek border per day.

14:11, april 2, 2018

SECURITY

First group of conscripts from Dushanbe sent to military units

A first group of conscripts from Dushanbe has been sent to military units.

13:50, april 2, 2018

SOCIETY

Tajik shopkeeper awarded medal for saving dozens of lives during the shopping mall blaze in Kemerovo

A Tajik shopkeeper has been awarded a medal for saving dozens of lives during the shopping mall blaze in the Russian city of Kemerovo, according to the Russian Investigative Committee press center.

11:38, april 2, 2018

POLITICS

Belarusian president expected to pay an official visit to Tajikistan next month

On Friday March 30, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov received Belarusian Ambassador to Tajikistan, Oleg Ivanov.

11:21, april 2, 2018

SOCIETY

Russian journalist proposes to reward Tajiks who saved dozens of lives during the Kemerovo shopping mall blaze

Russia journalist Vladimir Solovyov has proposed to reward Tajiks who saved dozens of lives during the shopping mall blaze in the Russian city of Kemerovo.

10:44, april 2, 2018

POLITICS

Tajik and Egyptian presidents exchange messages of congratulations

On Sunday April 1, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and his Egyptian counterpart presidents Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi exchanged messages of congratulations on the occasion of the 25th

10:24, april 2, 2018

ECONOMY

Airlines conflict between Tajikistan and Russia reaches its apogee

An airlines conflict between Tajikistan and Russia has reached its apogee.

16:04, march 30, 2018

INCIDENTS

Man dies in Dushanbe after one-day police custody

A man suspected of being involved in drug trafficking has died in Dushanbe after a one-day police custody.

15:01, march 30, 2018

SECURITY

Tajik ISIS jihadi recruiter convicted in St. Petersburg

A Russian court has sentenced a Tajik national convicted of recruiting people to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist organization.

14:05, march 30, 2018

TAJKISTAN

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to face corruption trial

International media reports say former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is to face trial for corruption and influence peddling.

13:23, march 30, 2018

SOCIETY

Digital Central Asia: access to Internet

The new 2018 Global Digital suite of reports from We Are Social and Hootsuite reveals that there are now more than 4 billion people around the world using the internet.

11:02, march 30, 2018

SOCIETY

Tajik sambo wrestlers dismissed from international tournaments because of Tajikistan’s US$900 debt to FIAS

Tajik sambo wrestlers have been dismissed from international tournaments because of Tajikistan’s US$900 debt to the International Federation of Amateur Sambo (FIAS).

10:06, march 30, 2018

SOCIETY

Five modern buildings in Dushanbe for which no shame

Ghafour Shermatov, an author of our rubric “The Old Dushanbe”, is usually complementary about Soviet-era architecture in the Tajik capital.

09:34, march 30, 2018

INCIDENTS

Dushanbe police prevent mass brawl, eight people detained

Dushanbe police have prevented a mass brawl between two groups of young men. Eight people have been detained and knives, hammers, axes and bats have been confiscated from them.

16:51, march 29, 2018

SOCIETY

Officials of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions being trained in actuarial science

The European Union-funded project - Technical Assistance to Support Pension Reform in Tajikistan – and the Tajikistan National University launched a training course today for training officials

16:35, march 29, 2018

POWER

President inaugurates a number of economic facilities in northern Tajikistan

On Thursday March 29, President Emomali Rahmon inaugurated a number of economic facilities in the northern Sughd province, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

15:48, march 29, 2018

ECONOMY

First freight train heads from China to Central Asia

The first freight train departed from the Tapu station in Xinxiang, China’s Henan Province, to the Central Asian countries on March 29, Xinhua reported.

15:08, march 29, 2018

ECONOMY

Public debates are a dialogue platform for discussing Tajikistan’s extractive sector

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations “Transparency for Development and Tajikistan’s EITI Council are continuing the process of discussion of the Second National Report on