Tajkistan

Fuel monopoly seriously affects Tajik air carriers

Today, planes of Tajik air carriers tend to land at airports of neighboring countries for refueling. Passengers are indignant and refuse to travel on domestic airlines' flights.

15:45, september 25, 2017

Is Tajikistan ready for resurrection of Central Asian unified power grid?

Central Asia’s nations have repeatedly stated the necessity of resurrection of Central Asia’s unified power grid in recent years.

14:29, september 25, 2017

Days of Russian Culture open in Dushanbe

Days of Russian Culture opened in Dushanbe Sunday evening.

14:11, september 25, 2017

Researchers develop measures to preserve unique species of flora and fauna of the Pamirs and the Hindu Kush

Issues related to transboundary collaboration on conservation of especially preserved ecosystems of mountain regions are being discussed by Tajik, Chinese and Nepalese researchers in Dushanbe today.

11:12, september 25, 2017

Tajik athletes win 38 medals at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat to date so far

To-date, Tajik athletes have won 38 medals at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, including 27 bronze and ten silver medals, according to the National Olympic Committee of

10:20, september 25, 2017

Ex-official on trial over Tajikistan's law against lavish parties

The former director of Tajikistan’s National Library has gone on trial on charges of violating a law that curtails spending on weddings, funerals, and other private gatherings, according to

10:13, september 25, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Police solve 2016 murder of woman in Ayni district

Police have solved murder of a woman from Dushanbe that occurred in the Ayni district, Sughd province in January 2016, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

09:55, september 25, 2017

Dushanbe will be left without drinking water for a day

In connection with repairs on water supply system some areas of Dushanbe will be left without drinking water for a day within the next few days, according to the Dushanbe administration.

08:55, september 25, 2017

OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe conducts workshop for judges and journalists in Tajikistan

The importance of having impartial and independent judiciary and media, international mechanisms ensuring freedom of expression and media and access to information were the focus of the

14:57, september 22, 2017

Dushanbe motorists do not support the Car-free Day initiative

Dushanbe motorists have not supported the Car-free Day initiative. No one of Tajik cities has joined this action so far. But we could take lessons from Belarus.

14:33, september 22, 2017

Rahmon to hold meeting with representatives of local business community next month

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is expected to hold a traditional meeting with local entrepreneurs and investors in Dushanbe on October 14.

13:34, september 22, 2017

Tajikistan stands in 7th place in the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in terms of number of medals

To-date, Tajikistan stands in the 7th place of the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in terms of the number of medals, according to the National Olympic Committee of Tajikistan (NOC).

11:25, september 22, 2017

SECURITY

IAEA and partners agree on SMP for remediating uranium legacy sites in Central Asia

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and partners including the European Commission (EC) and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) signed a joint commitment this week on

11:09, september 22, 2017

Russian human rights activists say rights of detained Tajik migrants have been violated

Moscow police department has instituted two criminal proceedings over an incident that took place at “Moskva” shopping mall in Moscow’s Lyublino district on September 20.

09:48, september 22, 2017

Somon Air to launch flight from Kulob to Moscow next month

Tajikistan’s privately owned air carrier, Somon Air, is expected to launch new flight – from Kulob to Moscow.

09:33, september 22, 2017

POLITICS

Tajik leader invites US investments in Tajikistan’s economy

– Tajik President yesterday met in New York with a group of US entrepreneurs on the sidelines of the UN high-level events.

08:54, september 22, 2017

SECURITY

OSCE Programme Office facilitates training on anti-money laundering and countering financing of terrorism

A three-day training course on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism concluded in Dushanbe on September 21, 2017.

17:22, september 21, 2017

Several Tajik migrants detained in Moscow after protest over beating

Moscow police detained a large number of migrant workers from Tajikistan who protested following what an advocate for migrants said was the severe beating of a Tajik man by security personnel at a

17:04, september 21, 2017

Qurghon Teppa-Moscow flights expected to be resumed in early October

Director of Qurghon Teppa International Airport, Farhod Abdurashidzoda, has denied reports that the Qurghon Teppa airport allegedly does not work anymore as absolutely “baseless.

16:35, september 21, 2017

Police strengthen safeguarding of hospital were Tajik migrant was taken after being beaten in Wednesday incident

Moscow police have reportedly strengthened safeguarding of Hospital # 68, where Tajik migrant was taken on September 20 after being beaten by guards of the “Moskva” (Moscow) Trade located

15:33, september 21, 2017

Tajik athletes win one silver and 17 bronze medals at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games to date so far

Tajik athletes have won one silver and seventeen bronze medals at the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan to date so far, according to the National Olympic Committee

14:59, september 21, 2017

Six killed, five injured in Sughd traffic accident

Six people were killed and at least five others were injured on September 20 as Opel went into oncoming traffic in high gear in Sughd province.

14:31, september 21, 2017

Tajik migrant beaten by security personnel at “Moskva” shopping mall alive, says Tajik Embassy in Moscow

A 27-year-old resident of the Baljuvon district in Khatlon province, Navrouz, Karimov, who was severely beaten by security personnel at the “Moskva” (Moscow) shopping mall located in

11:44, september 21, 2017

Guards of Moskva Trade Center beat Tajik migrant to death

The 27-year-old resident of the Baljuvon district in Khatlon province, Navrouz Karimov, who was severely beaten by guards of the Moskva (Moscow) Trade Center in Moscow on Wednesday, has died in

11:04, september 21, 2017

LAW-ORDER

Resident of Isfara gets lengthy jail term for propagating Islamist terrorist organization ideas

A 21 year-old resident of the northern city of Isfara, Safroniddin Shomurodov, has got a jail term of fourteen years for propagating ideas of the Jamaat Ansarullah terrorist organization.

10:31, september 21, 2017

POLITICS

Tajik president, UNDP administrator hold talks in New York to discuss cooperation

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with Mr.

10:04, september 21, 2017

POLITICS

President Rahmon invites Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to pay visit to Tajikistan

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in New York yesterday on the sidelines of the 72nd Regular Session of the UN General Assembly.

09:41, september 21, 2017

Health ministry denies reports about outbreak of Hepatitis A in Sughd as ‘unfounded’

The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Population denies reports about outbreak of Hepatitis A in the Sughd province as ‘unfounded.

16:25, september 20, 2017

Tajikistan’s inflation rate for Jan-Aug 2017 estimated at 7.7 percent

Over the first eight months of this year, Tajikistan’s inflation rate has stood at 7.7 percent, which was 1.

14:59, september 20, 2017