Tajkistan

Tajik and EU experts discuss the first results of the prevention program for adolescents

Twenty-five national partners from Ministry of Education and Sciences, National Center for Monitoring and Prevention of Drug Use, Narcology Service, Healthy Life Style Center, Youth Friendly Service,

16:51, march 28, 2018

LAW-ORDER

Tajik customs officers seize nearly 2 kilos of heroin on the Tajik-Afghan border in Khatlon

Tajik customs officers have seized nearly 2 kilos of heroin on the Tajik-Afghan border in the Khatlon province.

15:53, march 28, 2018

POWER

President on working visit to the northern city of Panjakent

President Emomali Rahmon is on a working visit to the northern city of Panjakent today, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

15:29, march 28, 2018

Our guy placed on Forbes 30-under-30 success list

Azimjon Azimi from Tajikistan has been placed on Forbes 30-under-30 Asia 2018 success list. He is the first representative of Tajikistan to be placed on this list.

14:47, march 28, 2018

Foreign tourists expected to travel to Tajikistan’s Khatlon province by train

Three groups of foreign tourists consisting of more than 100 people each are expected to visit the Tajik southern Khatlon province in summer and autumn this year.

14:07, march 28, 2018

ADB awards US$90 million grant for rehabilitation of 40-kilometer section of the Dushanbe-Qurghon Teppa highway

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a $90 million grant as additional financing for the rehabilitation of a 40-kilometer (km) section of the Dushanbe and Qurghon

13:57, march 28, 2018

Tajik foreign minister meets U.S. senior diplomat in Tashkent to discuss cooperation

On Tuesday March 27, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan Sirojiddin Aslov held talks with the U.S.

11:48, march 28, 2018

SECURITY

Tajik foreign minister calls on international community to prevent delivery of weapons to militants in Afghanistan

In a statement delivered at the International High-Level Conference on Afghanistan in Tashkent, Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Aslov on March27 called upon international community to take measure

11:02, march 28, 2018

Three Indonesian companies to participate in the international universal exhibition in Dushanbe

In order to foster economic and trade cooperation, culture and tourism between Indonesia and Tajikistan, the Indonesian Embassy in Astana accredited to the Republic of Tajikistan is going to

10:44, march 28, 2018

Ural Airlines accuses Tajik authorities of squeezing Russian air carriers out of Tajikistan’s market

Yekaterinburg-based Ural Airlines suspects Tajik aviation authorities of carrying out a “systematic campaign” aiming at squeezing Russian air carriers out of Tajikistan’s market.

09:45, march 28, 2018

IFC invests 2 million USD to support expansion of Tajikistan’s food distribution network

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is investing 2 million U.S.

17:05, march 27, 2018

Tajik school students reportedly win two gold medals in RoboLeague Russia 2018

Tajik school students have reportedly won two gold medals in the RoboLeague Russia 2018 that took place at the State Petroleum Technological University in the Russian city of Ufa on March 24.

16:02, march 27, 2018

Dushanbe to host the next session of the CIS Council of Heads of Government in early summer

Tajikistan has assumed the rotating CIS chairmanship and Dushanbe will host the next session of the CIS Council of Heads of Government set for June 1, 2018.

15:25, march 27, 2018

Russian businesspeople to participate in International Expo “Tajikistan 2018”

Businesspeople from the Russian Chelyabinsk oblast will participate in the International Universal Exhibition “Tajikistan – 2018” that will kick off in Dushanbe on March 29.

14:19, march 27, 2018

Rahmon holds short talks with Polish President Andrzej Duda

President Emomali Rahmon has held short talks with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda who made a short stopover at Dushanbe airport on his way from Afghanistan on March 26, according to the Tajik

14:04, march 27, 2018

Two Tajik opposition activists reportedly detained in Turkey, no Immediate extradition

-- Human Rights Watch Central Asia researcher Steve Swerdlow says Turkey has detained two Tajik opposition politicians wanted in Tajikistan but will not extradite them at this point.

12:02, march 27, 2018

Tajikistan denies statement by U.S. general abut smuggling Russian weapons into Afghanistan across its border as ‘baseless’

Tajikistan has denied a statement by the head of US forces in Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, about smuggling Russian weapons into Afghanistan across its border as ‘baseless.

11:06, march 27, 2018

WB report finds that the worsening impacts of climate change can lead to increase in migrant flows

A new World Bank report has found that by 2050 the worsening impacts of climate change in three densely populated regions of the world could see more than 140 million people move within their

10:49, march 27, 2018

SECURITY

Tajikistan opens U.S.-funded Regional Training Center to Nuclear Radiation and Safety Agency

The Export Control and Border Security program (EXBS) of the United States Embassy in Dushanbe donated a new regional training center for prevention of weapons of mass destruction, nuclear

10:36, march 27, 2018

POWER

Tajikistan expected to set up the Glacier Monitoring Research Center

A government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon took place in Dushanbe on March 26.

10:11, march 27, 2018

POWER

Rahmon extends condolences to Vladimir Putin over the Kemerovo shopping center blaze

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has sent condolences to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over the Kemerovo shopping center blaze, which killed at least 64 people, many of them children.

17:22, march 20, 2018

US$2.536 billion sent through money transfer system to Tajikistan from Russia last year

2.536 billion U.S. dollars were reportedly sent through money transfer system to Tajikistan from Russia last year, which more than 600 million U.S.

16:43, march 20, 2018

JICA assists to a capacity building of students in energy issues

On March 15, 2018, the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan (MEWR) jointly with the Tajik Technical University named after academician M.S.

16:33, march 20, 2018

First Small Business Initiative stakeholder meeting took place in Dushanbe

On Thursday, March 15, the EBRD organized the first stakeholders meeting of its Small Business Initiative (SBI) in Dushanbe.

16:15, march 20, 2018

Tajik officials learn from Georgian peers in FAO study tour

A five-day FAO study tour is helping Tajik and Georgian government representatives exchange experience and best practices According to press release issued by UN Food and Agriculture Organization

15:59, march 20, 2018

Tajik aluminum company plans to purchase natural gas from Uzbekistan

The Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) plans to purchase natural gas from Uzbekistan this year in the volume meeting 30 percent of the company’s requirements in this kind of fuel.

14:44, march 20, 2018

Tajikistan, Russia plan to raise bilateral cooperation in the textile and clothing sector to a new level

The Union of Private Sector Development of Tajikistan (UPSD) will sign an agreement on cooperation with the National Association of Textile and Light Industry Enterprises of the Russian Federation in

11:49, march 20, 2018

Gurminj Museum moves to another place. There will be no concerts in the Museum anymore

The Dushanbe authorities have adopted a decision on relocation of the Gurminj Museum of Musical Instruments (or Gurminj Museum), which is located in the center of the city, as part of ambitious

11:22, march 20, 2018

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan reportedly plan to launch four bus routes this year

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan reportedly plan to launch four bus routes this year, according to Podrobno.uz news website.

10:56, march 20, 2018