Tajkistan

Tension growing along CSTO perimeter, says CSTO secretary-general

Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Stanislav Zas during a working visit to Armenia noted the growing tension along the perimeter of the CSTO area of

11:06, august 10, 2021

Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan complete joint military drills near Afghan border

Tajikistan, Russia and Uzbekistan have completed joint military exercise at the Harbmaidon range in Tajikistan’s Khatlon province located some 20 kilometers from the border with Afghanistan.

10:41, august 10, 2021

Russian authorities decide not to introduce a ban on gasoline exports

Russian authorities have decided not to introduce a ban on gasoline exports.

10:02, august 10, 2021

LAW-ORDER

Chief of BCP along the Tajik-Uzbek border dismissed after citizens' complaints about bribery

Chief of the border crossing point (BCP) Fotehobod (Oybek) long Tajikistan’s common border with Uzbekistan Olim Sattorov and two his deputies have been dismissed, Radio Liberty’s Tajik

09:17, august 10, 2021

Sixty-nine new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan yesterday

Sixty-nine new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Tajikistan as of the evening of August 9, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country

16:34, august 9, 2021

Teacher from Isfara to join the ranks of members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament soon

The powers of the member of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament), Ms.

10:48, august 9, 2021

Some universities in Tajikistan do not accept documents from unvaccinated applicants

In some Tajik universities unvaccinated applicants they are not admitted to the entrance exams.

09:52, august 9, 2021

211 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Tajikistan over the past three days

211 new officially confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Tajikistan over the past three days, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country since June 21 to

16:45, august 6, 2021

Tajik leader awarded the “Honorable Decoration of Heads of States of Central Asia”

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon attended the third Consultative Meeting of Leaders of Central Asian Nations that took place in Turkmenistan on August 6.

15:51, august 6, 2021

Vulnerable households in Tajikistan to receive one-time emergency cash assistance

Until the end of this year, 165,000 vulnerable families in Tajikistan will receive 500 somonis in in an emergency cash assistance each, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population

14:41, august 6, 2021

Experts propose to set up climate change learning hub in Central Asia

Organized by the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) jointly with the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan within the framework of the World Bank / IFAS project “Climate

13:59, august 6, 2021

It will take 10 or 15 years to bring GBAO roads into line with international standards, says GBAO governor

It is impossible to rehabilitate all roads in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) in three or five years, GBAO Governor Yodgor Fayzov told reporters in Khorog on August 4.

11:22, august 6, 2021

Russian military bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to be used in case of aggression from Afghanistan, says Russian defense minister

The Russian military bases in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan will be used in protecting the borders of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization) member nations in case of a direct aggression from

10:37, august 6, 2021

Tajik president attending Central Asia leaders’ consultative summit in Ashgabat

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon is attending the third Consultative Meeting of Leaders of Central Asian Nations that is taking place in the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat today.

09:54, august 6, 2021

76 new cases of COVID-19 and one coronavirus-linked death officially confirmed in Tajikistan yesterday

One more coronavirus-lined death was officially confirmed in Tajikistan yesterday, bringing a total number of the coronavirus-linked deaths officially confirmed in the country since June 21, 2021 to

16:26, august 5, 2021

INCIDENTS

One killed, four others wounded in helicopter crash in GBAO’s Vanj district

On persons killed and four others wounded on August 4 as a helicopter of the Main Border Guard Directorate of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) crashed in the Vanj district of the

15:25, august 5, 2021

OSCE trains Tajik state and civil society representatives on international best practices of probation as an alternative sentencing

A two-day training course on probation as an alternative sentencing option not related to isolation from society concluded on 30 July in Dushanbe, according to the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe.

15:16, august 5, 2021

Tajik chief prosecutor meets representatives of the law enforcement agencies of Austria

As part of his working visit to Austria, Tajik chief prosecutor Yusuf Rahmon on August 3 met in Vienna with high-level officials of the law enforcement authorities of this country, including Mr.

14:57, august 5, 2021

Tajikistan urges the OSCE not to admit “persons with criminal intentions” to its events

As part of his working trip to the European Union countries the Prosecutor-General of Tajikistan Yusuf Rahmon on August 2 met in Vienna with Ambassador Tuula Yrjölä, Director of the OSCE

14:12, august 5, 2021

Geographical Indications – selection of four potential GI products in Central Asia for piloting

With the aim to promote regional agricultural products of Central Asia, improve the recognizability and image of the region, and contribute to rural development, four national online workshops for

14:02, august 5, 2021

OJSC NBO Roghun authorized capital reportedly increases nearly 15 percent

At the suggestion of the Supervisory Board, an authorized capital of Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) NBO Roghun has increased nearly 15 percent or 4.

11:13, august 5, 2021

Iran’s new President Ebrahim Raisi receives Tajik parliament speaker Zokirzoda

Iran's newly-elected President Ebrahim Raisi yesterday received Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda, Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon (Tajikistan’s lower chamber of parliament), who arrived in Tehran

11:04, august 5, 2021

Economic cooperation benefits both Iran and Tajikistan, says Iranian parliament speaker

IRNA reports that Iranian Parliament (Majlis) speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf said during a meeting with his Tajik counterpart Mahmadtoir Zokirzoda in Tehran on Wednesday that economic and trade

10:32, august 5, 2021

Halyk Bank Tajikistan voluntarily liquidated

Closed Joint-Stock Company (CJSC) Halyk Bank Tajikistan, which is subsidiary of Halyk Bank in Tajikistan, has voluntarily been liquidated.

10:03, august 5, 2021

19 cooperation documents signed during Tajik president’s state visit to Turkmenistan

Tajikistan and Turkmenistan yesterday signed 19 cooperation documents, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

09:12, august 5, 2021

Seventy-two new cases of COVID-19 officially reported in Tajikistan yesterday

Seventy-two new cases of COVID-19 have been officially confirmed in Tajikistan as of the evening of August 4, bringing a total number of COVID-19 cases officially reported in the country since June

17:10, august 4, 2021

INCIDENTS

Interior minister says the interior ministry knows nothing about the beating of health minister

The Interior minister claims that the interior ministry knows nothing about the beating of the health minister.

15:41, august 4, 2021

14 coronavirus-linked deaths reported in Sughd during the second wave of COVID-19

During the second wave of COVID-19, fourteen coronavirus-linked deaths have been registered in Sughd province, Farrukh Maqsoudzoda, the head of the Sughd Health Directorate, told reporters in Khujand

15:02, august 4, 2021

Tajik known judoka Somon Mahmadbekov and his family want to open judo school in GBAO

After returning from Tokyo Olympics, Tajik known judoka Somon Mahmadbekov, his brother Mahmadbek Mahmadbekov, who is also strong judoka, and their father and coach Moyonsho Mahmadbekov have visited

14:14, august 4, 2021