Tajkistan

Former adviser to IRPT leader returns to Tajikistan from Iran

Said Ibrohim Nazar, former adviser to the leader of the Islamic Revival Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), who had been to Iran since August 2015, returned to Tajikistan at the end of last week, an official

14:18, november 28, 2017

The first play about Emomali Rahmon written in Tajikistan

The first theatrical play about Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has been written in Tajikistan.

11:57, november 28, 2017

Germany provides 33.5 million euros to Tajikistan for social projects

The Government of Germany will provide 33.5 million euros to Tajikistan in the near future.

11:29, november 28, 2017

Tajik prosecutors want to add the phase of 'men of loose morals' to the country’s administrative code

An article entitled “It Takes Two To Tango: Tajiks Eye Targeting 'Men Of Loose Morals' In Tackling Prostitution” that was posted on Radio Liberty’s website yesterday notes

11:06, november 28, 2017

Tajik authorities help woman from Sughd and her two children return home from Syria

Tajik authorities have helped the 31-year-old Sanavbar Nasrulloyeva from the Bobojon-Ghafourov district of the Sughd province and her two children return home from Syria.

10:40, november 28, 2017

INCIDENTS

Commander of frontier post in GBAO’s Darvoz district temporarily dismissed over summer incident

Commander of the “Darvoz” frontier post deployed near the Vishkharv village in the Darvoz district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) has been temporarily dismissed over the

09:36, november 28, 2017

Manufacturing facility to assemble Belarusian tractors introduced into operation in Hisor

A manufacturing facility to assemble Belarusian tractors has been introduced into operation in the Hisor district.

17:03, november 27, 2017

The Monitoring Group undergoes training on standards of detention in closed institutions

A three-day training on ‘International and national standards in the area of mental health, with a special focus on closed institutions’ kicked off in Dushanbe on November 27.

16:50, november 27, 2017

Tajikistan intensifies study on Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) membership, says EBRD report

A report by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Transition Report 2017-18: Sustaining Growth , in particular, notes that Tajikistan is intensifying the study of the issue

16:08, november 27, 2017

Tajik surgeon sentenced to prison over ties with Salafists

Abdumalik Salomov, a doctor at the Cardiovascular Surgery Center in Khujand (Sughd province), has been sentenced to prison over ties with Salafists.

15:37, november 27, 2017

What for Agroinvestbonk spends money?

Ms. Valentina Kasymbekova, an independent journalist, notes that the situation at the head office of the Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Agroinvestbonk in Dushanbe remains tense.

14:19, november 27, 2017

NBT studies experience of Turkish, Azeri and Kyrgyz central banks in introducing Islamic banking

Employees of the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) have got acquainted with experiences of central banks of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan in introducing Islamic banking software solutions.

11:20, november 27, 2017

MPs expected to discuss operations of Tajik-Chinese joint venture exempted from paying taxes

A regular sitting of Tajikistan’s lower house (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament that will take place on November 30 is expected to discuss operations of the Tajik-Chinese JV Hua Jian and

10:31, november 27, 2017

Tajik, Belarusian chief prosecutors hold working meeting in Minsk to discuss cooperation

Prosecutor-General Yusuf Rahmon heading a Tajik delegation has visited Belarus to discuss bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Belarus in the legal sphere, according to the press center of

10:04, november 27, 2017

INCIDENTS

Two women brutally killed in Vahdat and Vose

Two women have been brutally killed in Tajikistan.

09:35, november 27, 2017

Senior investigator at the Interior Ministry’s office for Sughd faces drug trafficking charges

An official website of the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption says a senior investigator with the Interior Ministry’s office for the Sughd province faces charges for

09:16, november 27, 2017

POWER

Tajik leader calls for intensification of fight against terrorism following horrific terrorist attack in Egypt

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on November 25 extended condolences to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi over the horrific terrorist attack that left 305 dead on October 24.

18:31, november 24, 2017

For the attack on the judge with an ax, a resident of Panj received 15 years

The Khatlon region court sent to jail an attacker with an ax to the chairman of the Panj District Court Davlatali Rahimzoda in August this year. The judge then was injured.

17:04, november 24, 2017

TALCO wants to start mining gold. But have not found the right partners yet

The Tajik aluminum company plans to start developing the Konchoch group of deposits next year.

14:45, november 24, 2017

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are advised to find an acceptable solution for Rogun

Bilateral relations between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan remain strained due to limited cooperation in the management of transboundary rivers.

12:04, november 24, 2017

4 people died as a result of an accident over the past day

Over the past day as a result of an accident, four people died. Among the dead - a schoolboy.

11:59, november 24, 2017

Special operation in Sughd: detained an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the region and more than 80 kg of drugs

In Sughd region, an employee of the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the city of Khujand with more than 80 kg of drugs was detained.

11:46, november 24, 2017

Rashid Alimov: "Economic cooperation is one of the main priorities of the SCO at a new stage of development"

On November 23, the high-level segment of the Second Ministerial Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in the Asia-Pacific Region began its work at the headquarters of the

11:30, november 24, 2017

POLITICS

The second round of political consultations between Tajikistan and France was held in Dushanbe

On November 23, a second round of political consultations took place in Dushanbe between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the French

11:15, november 24, 2017

Tajik police will monitor execution of court sentences

The police will monitor the implementation of decisions on economic issues on time.

10:56, november 24, 2017

TAJKISTAN

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon congratulated the people of the republic on the National Flag Day

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon congratulated the people of the republic on the National Flag Day, which is celebrated in the country since 2009 on November 24.

10:45, november 24, 2017

INCIDENTS

"People's General" Said Kiyomiddin Gozi in pre-trial detention center of Khujhand city is not present, a source in law enforcement agencies of Sughd region told AP.

The source said that "he did not arrive to Khujand airport". "This would have become known to everyone, the source said.

10:40, november 24, 2017

Border guards: A certificate of dual citizenship is not required

The leadership of the Tajik Border Troops today responded to the request of the "AP" about the validity of the requirement for certificates of dual citizenship from the border control at

10:33, november 24, 2017

Tuula Yuryola: "We are always ready to help Tajikistan"

The expansion of bilateral cooperation in the field of police reform today in Dushanbe was discussed by Tajik Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda and Ambassador / Head of the OSCE Office in

16:34, november 23, 2017