All news

Tajikistan, Qatar sign nine cooperation documents in Doha

Nine cooperation documents were signed in Qatar’s capital, Doha, on January 22 within the framework of Tajik President Emomali Rahmon’s state visit to Qatar.

17:13, january 22, 2024

Emomali Rahmon meets with the Emir of Qatar in Doha to discuss cooperation

President Emomali Rahmon and the accompanying delegation were received by the Amir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at Lusail Palace in Doha on January 22.

16:36, january 22, 2024

Tajik president notes wide-ranging cooperation opportunities between Tajik and Qatari companies

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has noted a broad spectrum of cooperation opportunities between the companies of Tajikistan and Qatar.

15:53, january 22, 2024

Opium poppy cultivation reportedly fell 95 percent in Afghanistan last year

A report published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in November last year says the opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan plunged by an estimated 95 percent following a drug

15:25, january 22, 2024

LAW-ORDER

Administrative protocols drawn up against parents of 13 school students in Dushanbe

The Dushanbe Police Directorate gave details of recent incident involving students of three capital’s school that took place in Dushanbe on January 20.

11:35, january 22, 2024

Three Tajikistanis – victims of human trafficking – returned home from Myanmar

The Tajik Foreign Ministry information department reports that three citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan, who had been victims of human trafficking in Myanmar, were returned to their homeland on

11:00, january 22, 2024

Pakistan and Iran agree to de-escalate the situation

Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani held phone talks with the Foreign Minister of Iran, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, today, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported on January 19.

10:37, january 22, 2024

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon pays state to Qatar

On Sunday January 21, President Emomali Rahmon started his state visit to the State of Qatar, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

09:49, january 22, 2024

INCIDENTS

Russia says four survive in charter jet crash in Afghanistan

Russian media reports, citing Russian aviation authorities and the Russian Embassy in Kabul, said yesterday four people survived the crash of a charter plane bound for Moscow in northern Afghanistan,

17:48, january 19, 2024

POWER

Rahmon shakes up a number of regional senior security and law enforcement officials

On Friday January 19, President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting of the Security Council of Tajikistan, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

16:28, january 19, 2024

Tajikistani farmers collect record potato harvest

Tajikistani farmers collected a record potato harvest last year. According to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), Tajikistani farmers last year produced 1.

15:26, january 19, 2024

The main focus of EC Vice-President’s visit to Tajikistan is connectivity in the context of the EU’s Global Gateway strategy

As part of a broader outreach to Central Asia, the Vice President of the European Commission (EC), Mr. Margaritis Schinas, paid official visit to Tajikistan on January 16.

14:53, january 19, 2024

Russia actively recommends that the Taliban invite other political forces into the governing structure

The Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) have real power in Afghanistan, even though hotbeds of tensions still remain there, and Russia maintains communication with it, Russian Foreign Minister

12:07, january 19, 2024

Pakistan hits separatist “hideouts” in retaliatory strikes against Iran

Media reports say Pakistan has launched retaliatory strikes against militants in Iran in response to attacks by Tehran that targeted sites within Pakistan’s borders, heightening fears of

11:23, january 19, 2024

Head of Russia’s Bashkortostan Republic blames ‘separatists’ living abroad for recent unrest

Russian media reports says the governor of Russia’s Bashkortostan republic Radiy Khabirov said yesterday that violence between protesters and police in the republic the day before was provoked

10:57, january 19, 2024

The list of jobs where the use of women’s labor is prohibited in Tajikistan almost halved

The Government of Tajikistan has instructed relevant bodies to approve the new list of jobs where the use of women’s labor is prohibited.

10:23, january 19, 2024

Roghun hydropower project critical in helping Tajikistan to meet its domestic energy demands

Construction of the Roghun hydropower plant will provide enough amount of electricity to eliminate electricity shortages in Tajikistan during wintertime, says the Updated Environmental and Social

17:32, january 18, 2024

The European Parliament adopts resolution on the EU strategy for Central Asia

The European Parliament has adopted a resolution to review the European Union (UN)'s strategy for Central Asian countries.

16:56, january 18, 2024

LAW-ORDER

Criminal cases of the author of «Events of My Life” and the editor of this book move to a court

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on January 17 that criminal cases of Abdukhalil Kholiqzoda, the author of memoirs, titled “Events of My

15:07, january 18, 2024

LAW-ORDER

Case of Tajik blogger suspected in Russia of inciting hatred in video sent for retrial

In a ruling handed down on January 17 the Moscow city court overturned the ruling of Moscow’s Simonov district court to refuse the arrest of Salmon Rajabzoda (Salmon Jumaboy), the blogger from

11:43, january 18, 2024

Kazakhstan sends device for treatment of community-acquired pneumonia to health workers in Tajikistan

The Kazakh authorities have sent the innovative medical equipment Bark VibroLUNG to health workers in Tajikistan, the press center of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population

10:59, january 18, 2024

CENTRAL ASIA

11 Kyrgyz journalists placed in pretrial detention facility for months

Kyrgyz media reports says eleven Kyrgyz journalists have been placed in a pretrial detention facility for two months in relation to criminal proceedings instituted for alleged “calls for mass

10:36, january 18, 2024

Debut securities trading launched on organized market in Tajikistan

A symbolic launch of trading in government securities took place at Hyatt Regency Dushanbe on January 17.

09:47, january 18, 2024

The share of domestic freight carriers decreases in Tajikistan

In 2023, Tajikistan faced a reduction in the share of domestic carriers in the cargo transportation market.

17:15, january 17, 2024

Turkish banks reportedly begin cutting ties with Russian banks

Banks in Turkiye have begun refusing to work with Russian banks, Kommersant reports , citing sources working in the financial market and foreign trade.

16:59, january 17, 2024

Tajikistan, Azerbaijan vow to boost cooperation between their capital cities

Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Mr. Ilhom Abdurahmon, on January 15 met in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, with Mr. Eldar Azizov, the head of the Baku City Executive Power.

16:36, january 17, 2024

Tajik authorities plan to turn Tajikistan into a garden-country

The ambitious National Green Country Program adopted by the Tajik Government last year provides for planting 65 million trees and shrubs in the country on an area of more than 4,000 hectares until

15:26, january 17, 2024

Youth engagement on climate issues is critical for sustainable development of Tajikistan

An article posted on CABAR.

11:31, january 17, 2024

Lives of Tajik labor migrants in Russia get harder with each passing year

With each passing year, labor migrants from Tajikistan in Russia come up against new difficulties in securing work permits and formalizing their right to live in the country.

11:02, january 17, 2024