Tajkistan

10:26, december 10, 2020

POLITICS

CIS foreign ministers’ meeting held today in video-conferencing format

A meeting of The Council of Foreign Minister of the CIS Member Nations is being held today through video-conferencing due to the coronavirus pandemic.

10:01, december 10, 2020

POWER

Parliament expected to approve new composition of government today

Presided over by Head of the Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Rustam Emomali, a joint meeting of both chambers of parliament is taking place today.

09:30, december 10, 2020

SOCIETY

Coronavirus in Tajikistan: 40 new officially confirmed cases of covid-19 reported yesterday

According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), 40 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan

17:13, december 9, 2020

SOCIETY

Dushanbe, Riyadh discuss cooperation in the field of sports

On Wednesday December 9, Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali, who is also President of Tajikistan’s Football Federation and Head of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA), received Saudi

16:35, december 9, 2020

SOCIETY

AKF supports development of civil society in Tajikistan

While the government has pledged support for the development of civil society organizations (CSOs), Tajikistan faces challenges with the legal enabling environment for non-governmental organizations,

15:06, december 9, 2020

ECONOMY

Russia’s federal aviation agency issues permit to Azur Air to operate flights to Tajikistan

Russia's federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsiya) has issued a permit to a charter airline Azur Air operate flights from the Russian city of Irkutsk to Khujand, Tajikistan’s

14:08, december 9, 2020

POWER

Government proposes to rename Shitkharv jamaot in GBAO\s Ishkashim district Vakhon jamoat

The Government has proposed to rename the Shitkharv jamoat in Ishkashim district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) the Vakhon jamoat (jamoat is the third-level administrative division

11:49, december 9, 2020

ECONOMY

Russian airline receives permit to fly to Tajik destinations amid pandemic

Russia's Rosaviatsia aviation agency has issued a permit to the Azur Air company to operate flights to Tajikistan amid restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to Radio

11:34, december 9, 2020

ECONOMY

Barqi Tojik: All regions will have regular electricity supplies beginning on December 10

Work on replacement of obsolete equipment in electricity supply networks is nearing completion and from tomorrow, all regions of the country will have regular electricity supplies, says a statement

10:59, december 9, 2020

POLITICS

Tajikistan-Germany political consultations held yesterday

A new round of political consultations between the Republic of Tajikistan and the Federal Republic of Germany was held yesterday in a video-conferencing format, according to the Tajik MFA information

10:41, december 9, 2020

SOCIETY

Dushanbe mayor asks mahalla heads to submit accurate lists of young men to military recruitment offices

Dushanbe Mayor Rustam Emomali has ordered heads of Dushanbe’s districts and relevant municipal agencies to begin preparations for the spring conscription campaign now, according to the Dushanbe

10:05, december 9, 2020

ECONOMY

Dushanbe asks Beijing to send more Chinese specialists to Tajikistan

The next 11th meeting of the Tajik-Chinese joint commission for trade and economic cooperation took place on December 8.

09:20, december 9, 2020

SOCIETY

Coronavirus in Tajikistan: The death toll rises to 88

There have been 88 officially confirmed deaths from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) in Tajikistan since the virus was confirmed to have spread to the country, according to data provided by the

17:26, december 8, 2020

SOCIETY

Germany hands over lung ventilators to Tajikistan for fighting COVID19

11 Swiss made lung ventilators worth 287,500 euro were procured under the special Germany’s 1 million Euro grant financing extended via KFW in March 2020 under German-Tajik bilateral

16:34, december 8, 2020

ECONOMY

Why have food prices skyrocketed in Tajikistan?

Prices for basic food products have been rising in Tajikistan.

15:29, december 8, 2020

SECURITY

Tajik specialists inspect the Muzrabad-Dushanbe gas pipeline

Tajik specialists have started a comprehensive inspection of the Muzrabad-Dushanbe gas pipeline, through which Uzbek gas is funneled to Tajikistan.

15:01, december 8, 2020

SOCIETY

Exhibition of works from young painter living with HIV held in Sughd

An exhibition of works by a 15-year-old painter living with HIV has been held in the northern province of Sughd.

14:33, december 8, 2020

SOCIETY

The United States designates Tajikistan as a Country of Particular Concern again

The United States is designating Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, Nigeria, the DPRK, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan as Countries of Particular Concern under the International

11:37, december 8, 2020

ECONOMY

Russia's CCI asks authorities to allow immigrants to enter Russia with their families

Head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) of the Russian Federation, Sergey Katyrin, has sent a letter to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin proposing to simplify the entry of labor migrants

11:03, december 8, 2020

SOCIETY

UNDP joins academia and civil society to engage youth in action against COVID-19 environmental risks

UNDP on December 2 kicked off a series of events to increase awareness and engage more than 3000 young people in Tajikistan in safe collection and disposal of personal protective equipment heavily

10:00, december 8, 2020

SOCIETY

Tajikistan expected to receive the next humanitarian aid from Japan’s Government

Tajikistan is expected to receive the next humanitarian aid from the Government of Japan for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) prevention and response activities.

09:36, december 8, 2020

LAW-ORDER

Hisor court issues arrest warrant for opposition activist

A court in Hisor City has issued an arrest warrant for deputy leader of the opposition Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT), Mahmurod Odinayev.

09:09, december 8, 2020

SOCIETY

Coronavirus in Tajikistan: 41 new officially confirmed cases of covid-19 reported yesterday

According to the data from the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), 41 new officially confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Tajikistan

16:45, december 7, 2020

SOCIETY

Rights groups urge Tajik government to stop harassing exiled dissident's family

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Norwegian Helsinki Committee have urged Tajik officials “to stop harassing” the family of exiled opposition activist Fathuddin Saidmuhiddinov.

16:17, december 7, 2020

ECONOMY

Economic entities to reimburse over TJS 442.2 million to the Tajik government to service external debt

The national budget for 2021 notes that economic entities will have to reimburse more than 442.2 million somonis (TJS) next year to service the country’s external debt.

15:38, december 7, 2020

SOCIETY

Aga Khan Agency for Habitat wins World Habitat Awards Gold Award

The Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) won the World Habitat Awards 2020 Gold Award on December 3 for its “Integrating Indigenous Knowledge and Technology for Safer Habitat” project.

14:59, december 7, 2020

ECONOMY

Tajik power utility says rural areas will have regular electricity supplies within the next in five days

Tajik national power utility company (Barqi Tojik) says rural areas will have regular electricity supplies in five days. Barqi Tojik denies it is implementing a rationing regime.

11:49, december 7, 2020

ECONOMY

Working group discusses implementation of Tajik-Qatari agreement on labor migration

The first meeting of the Working Group (WG) on implementation of an agreement with the Government of Qatar has taken place at the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population

10:53, december 7, 2020

INCIDENTS

One killed, one another injured in gas cylinder blast in Roudaki district

One person was killed and one another injured December 5 as a gas cylinder exploded in a private house in Roudaki district, according to the Interior Ministry’s website.

10:35, december 7, 2020

SOCIETY

Opposition activist who has gone missing since November 20 detained in Dushanbe

Deputy leader of the opposition Social-Democratic Party of Tajikistan (SDPT) Mahmurod Odinayev, 58, who has been on missing since November 20, was reportedly detained in Dushanbe on December 5 and