Tajkistan

UCA’s Learning Center Inaugurated in the Tajik southern city of Kulob

Qohir Rasoulzoda, the Prime Minister of Tajikistan, inaugurated a newly established learning center of the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) of the University of Central Asia

15:23, january 8, 2024

Tajik, Iranian parliament speakers discuss cooperation issues

Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Rustam Emomali, who is also the Mayor of Dushanbe, on January 8 met in Tehran with Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher

14:46, january 8, 2024

Tajik parliament speaker pay official visit to Iran

Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Chairman Rustam Emomali, who is also the Mayor of Dushanbe, heading a high-level delegation, today arrived in Tehran on a two-day

11:39, january 8, 2024

Tajikistan, Turkiye expand economic ties through MoU on public finance management cooperation

Tajik Minister of Finance Faiziddin Qahhorzoda, heading a high-level delegation of Tajikistan, visited Turkiye on January 3-5 to discuss issues related to strengthening the long-term strategic

10:55, january 8, 2024

TAJKISTAN

Bomb hits minibus in Kabul, killing two civilians and wounding 14 others

A bomb blast ripped through a minibus in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, Saturday (January 6) evening, killing at least two civilians and wounding 14 others.

10:32, january 8, 2024

Austria reportedly seeks deportation of Tajik man held for alleged Cologne terrorist threat

Radio Liberty reported on s that Austrian police said on January 7 that a Tajik man being held in connection with an alleged terrorist plot targeting Cologne Cathedral remains in custody after two

09:59, january 8, 2024

Iran’s security authorities say one of Kerman suicide bombers was Tajik national

Iranian media reports say Iran's Ministry of Intelligence Friday (January 5) evening released a statement on the Kerman twin blasts, claiming that one of the alleged suicide bombers held

17:05, january 5, 2024

Tajikistan's media landscape in its 'worse state' since independence, says CPJ’s statement

More than a decade ago, Tajikistan’s media environment was relatively diverse and allowed for some criticism and debate, while now, Tajikistan’s media are in their worst state since the

16:24, january 5, 2024

Dushanbe mayor asks anticorruption agency to inspect Dushanbe administration’s activities

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has filed a request with the Agency for Finance State Control and Combating Corruption for the review of financial activities of the Dushanbe administration.

15:25, january 5, 2024

Emomali Rahmon shakes up foreign ministry’s high-ranking officials

President Emomali Rahmon, who is Head of the Government of Tajikistan, has introduced a number of staff changes to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to the Tajik president’s official

14:36, january 5, 2024

INCIDENTS

Four families from Kulob whose houses were damaged in August 6 traffic accident receive keys to new houses

Four families from Kulob, whose houses were seriously damaged in a traffic accident that took place in the city on August 6, 2023 have received the keys to new houses, Jahongirshoh Rustamshoh, a

11:21, january 5, 2024

Farm chief from Khatlon province reportedly sentenced to 5 years in prison after watching opposition media outlet

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on January 3 that the chairman of a farming unit in Dousti district, Khatlon province has been jailed for

10:01, january 5, 2024

Tajikistanis will be permitted to work in South Korea under contract?

After studies and other assessments have been carried out, the Government of South Korea has included Tajikistan to its Employment Permit System (EPS) as the sending country, an official source

17:08, january 4, 2024

It became known how much the work of the lower chamber of parliament will cost in 2024

27,401,380 somonis have been allocated for activities of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) in 2024, Jamshed Murtazozoda, the head of the Majlisi Namoyandagon

16:21, january 4, 2024

126 families from Vahdat village in Sughd province finally receive housing warrants

126 families from Vahdat village in Guli Surkh jamoat, which is subordinate to the city of Istaravshan in Sughd province, have finally received housing warrants.

15:37, january 4, 2024

LNG prices decrease in Tajikistan

The liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices have decreased in Tajikistan over the past week. The price of one liter of the liquefied natural gas in Dushanbe has decreased from 8.

14:46, january 4, 2024

LAW-ORDER

Trial of 14 suspects in the murder Orienbonk deputy head begins behind closed doors

Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on January 2 that the trial of 14 people accused of kidnapping and killing Shuhrat Ismatulloyev, the first deputy

12:11, january 4, 2024

Rahmon offers condolences to the Iranian people over of the deadly blasts in Kerman

President Emomali Rahmon today sent a telegram of condolences to his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi over the two deadly blasts in Kerman, Tajik president’s official website says.

11:45, january 4, 2024

TAJKISTAN

Blasts kill more than 100 at slain commander Soleimani’s memorial

Iranian media reports say two separate explosions left at least 103 people killed and 211 injured in the Iranian city of Kerman on January 3.

11:13, january 4, 2024

President reportedly proposes to write off entrepreneurs’ tax arrears accumulated until 2018

Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament) Speaker Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda says President Emomali Rahmon has proposed to write off business entities’ tax arrears

10:26, january 4, 2024

Tajikistan and Russia to jointly combat wrong use of information and communication technologies

Tajikistan and Russia will jointly combat the wrong use of information and communication technologies (ICTs), in particular propagation of terrorism and extremism through Internet, hacking of

09:53, january 4, 2024

Rahmon extends condolences to Japanese emperor and prime minister over deadly earthquake

President Emomali Rahmon on Wednesday sent telegrams to Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Furnio Kishida expressing his condolences over the recent series of deadly earthquakes in western

16:17, january 3, 2024

City School Olympiad ongoing in Dushanbe

A City School Olympiad, dubbed “Jiloi Donish” (The Light if Knowledge), has kicked off in Dushanbe.

15:42, january 3, 2024

TAJKISTAN

Russian president signed record number of secret decrees last year, says independent news website

Almost one-half of the presidential decrees signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin last year were reportedly done in secret, a Russian independent media outlet said , more than any other year on

15:17, january 3, 2024

At 3.00 pm of Jan 3 content of dust in Dushanbe air exceeded WHO guidelines value more than 23 times

At 3.00 pm of Wednesday January 3, the dust content in Dushanbe air reportedly exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO)’s guidelines more than 23 times.

11:53, january 3, 2024

Central Asia shows increasing trend towards authoritarianism, says expert

Dr.

10:32, january 3, 2024

Man from Shahritous district donates part of liver to his wife

A man from Shahritous district tin Khatlon province, Muhammadi Lolakhonov, has donated part of liver to his wife.

15:58, january 2, 2024

Almost 12.5 million somonis expected to be spent this year for holding three republican contests

By president’s decree issued on January 1, 2024 three republican contests, namely “Furughi Subhi Donoi Kitob Ast” (Knowledge Is a Shine of Dawn), “Tojikiston -- Vatani Azizi

15:39, january 2, 2024

Certificate for importing gasoline into Tajikistan will annually cost more than 4.3 million somonis

Tajik lawmakers have endorsed amendments proposed to the country’s law on the permit system.

11:09, january 2, 2024