World’s largest archaeological museum opens near Egypt’s pyramids
Media reports say Egypt has officially unveiled the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a monumental cultural project two decades in the making. asiaplustj.info »
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Media reports say Egypt has officially unveiled the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a monumental cultural project two decades in the making. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s Tax Committee has published its latest list of top tax debtors, headed by Open Joint Stock Company “Electricity Distribution Networks” with an outstanding debt of 144 million somonis (about US$13. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan's mining and coal industries are showing strong growth. In the first half of 2025, production volumes increased significantly, new enterprises were opened, and thousands of jobs were created. asiaplustj.info »
IRNA reports that the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has commended Iran for supporting 3.8 million refugees with health, education, and livelihood opportunities. asiaplustj.info »
As of January 1, 2025, the total debt for electricity consumption in Tajikistan—accumulated by households, industrial enterprises, and government institutions—owed to OJSC Distribution Electric Networks has reached 4. asiaplustj.info »
Hong Kong’s Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), which is the region’s leading movie project market, has unveiled the 25 titles selected for its upcoming 2025 edition. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say Islamist militants breached Syria’s largest city on November 29 and clashed with government forces for the first time since 2016. The advance on Aleppo reportedly followed a shock offensive launched by the militants on November 27, as thousands of fighters swept through villages and towns in Syria’s northwestern countryside. asiaplustj.info »
The largest taxpayer in Tajikistan in the first half of this year was the joint Tajik - Chinese enterprise Zarafshan , which is engaged in gold mining and production in Penjikent . asiaplustj.info »
The balance of tax arrears as of July 1, 2023 amounted to 1. 2 billion somonis (more than 113 million US dollars), the head of the Tax Committee under the Government of the country Nusratullo Davlatzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on August 8, 2024. asiaplustj.info »
50 largest industrial enterprises and national companies of Kazakhstan will create new high value-added production (with high added value) within the next few years. Kursiv.kz says First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Roman Sklyar, reported this at a government meeting. asiaplustj.info »
Reuters reported on November 24 that scientist say the world's largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than three decades. At almost 4,000 square kilometers, the Antarctic iceberg called A23a is roughly three times the size of New York City. asiaplustj.info »
Citing the Tajik Prosecutor-General's Office, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on June 26 that the Prosecutor-General’s office has launched an investigation into the suspected abduction of Shuhrat Ismatulloyev, the first deputy head of one of Tajikistan’s largest commercial bank, Orienbank. asiaplustj.info »
In a statement delivered at an international meeting of Special Envoys on Afghanistan in Doha, UN Secretary-General Ant asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan is making preparations for participation in the ITB Berlin (Internationale Tourismus-B asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has ratified an agreement between the government of Tajikistan and Orien Invest Company on construction of a cement plant with annual capacity of 1.8 million tons in Qubodiyon district of Khatlon province. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbek media reports said at the end of last week that Uzbek president has returned from a state visit to Saudi Arabia with US$14 billion in promised investments. Of that, US$12 billion is earmarked to address chronic energy shortages. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports said an Indian man from the northeastern state of Mizoram, who is believed to have headed the “world’s largest family”, died on June 13. Ziona Chana, 76, who headed a Christian sect that allowed polygamy for men, has left behind 38 wives and 89 children. asiaplustj.info »
Reuters says that according to a joint venture between Anglo American's (AAL.L) De Beers and the Botswana government, a 1,098 carat diamond has been discovered in Botswana. asiaplustj.info »
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has revoked licenses from Tojiksodirotbonk (TSB) and Agroinvestbonk. The NBT press center says the NBT Board revoked licenses from these two of the country’s largest banks on May 21. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan's state-owned carmaker UzAuto Motors and Credit Suisse AG London Branch signed an agreement on an international syndicated loan for up to 150 million euros, UzAuto Motors said on November 30. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet yesterday published a digest on how the coronavirus pandemic is plundering Eurasia's economies. Concerning Tajikistan, Eurasianet notes that workers at the Tajik aluminum smelter and Roghun, which is the largest industrial project, Tajikistan's largest factory and largest industrial project say they have not been paid in months. asiaplustj.info »
A rescuers’ training center will be built in Tajikistan, a source within the Emergencies Committee under the Government of Tajikistan told Asia-Plus in an interview. According to him, the European Union has awarded a ˆ3 million for implementation of this project. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s largest sports complex officially opened in Dushanbe on July 21, according to the Tajik president’s official website. The complex that has been built on Karamov Street reportedly meets requirements of Olympic standards. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s largest sports complex is expected to officially open on July 21, a source within the Tajik government told Asia-Plus in an interview. The complex that has been built on Karamov Street reportedly meets requirements of Olympic standards. asiaplustj.info »