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The sidewalk in front of the building of the Ministry of Education and Science is a place of spontaneous day labor market. A group of men are sitting in a semicircle on the grass – they are mardikor (casual hired laborers) from nearby districts, who arrived in Dushanbe to look for work. asiaplustj.info »
Azerbaijani media reports say Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation on the unification of their energy systems. The document was reportedly signed following a meeting of the ministers of economy and energy of the three countries that took place in Uzbekistan’s capital, Tashkent, on May 1. asiaplustj.info »
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Swiss government are helping to address pressing water treatment and environmental issues in Tajikistan by contributing additional funds towards the completion of upgrades to water and wastewater infrastructure in the city of Fayzobod and 14 neighboring communities. asiaplustj.info »
The World Organization against Torture (OMCT) has condemned the ways of detention of people suspected of committing terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk and tortures used by the Russian authorities against them. asiaplustj.info »
The Taliban's Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has accused three neighboring countries of supporting ISIS (the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria) attacks in Afghanistan and the surrounding region. asiaplustj.info »
To capitalize on the demographic dividend offered by its growing and young population, Tajikistan should put green, resilient, and inclusive urbanization at the center of its growth agenda, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The country’s population is projected to reach 16. asiaplustj.info »
The fourth group of citizens of Tajikistan, totaling 47 people, including 15 women, 17 girls and 15 boys (13 families), was returned from Syria on a special flight on April 25, the state-run news agency Khovar reports. asiaplustj.info »
Press release, issued by AlHuda Center of Islamic Banking and Economics (CIBE) on April 23, says Islamic banking and finance is experiencing a surge in popularity within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, presenting a significant new market for financial services. asiaplustj.info »
Over the first three months of this year, Tajikistan has exported precious metals and gems for a total of 298 million US dollars, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Huawei and Koinoti Nav have launched the first authorized training center -- Huawei Authorized Learning Partner (HALP) – in Tajikistan. Mr. Wang Shuanli, Huawei Vice-President for Middle East and Central Asia and Mr. asiaplustj.info »
After the completion of official meetings and negotiations between Tajikistan and Italy, the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, and the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, yesterday witnessed the signing of seven cooperation agreements at Palazzo Chigi: - A government-to-government agreement between Tajikistan and Italy on cooperation on security Matters; - An asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik president has asked Italy for a contribution of 150 million dollars in credit for the Rogun dam, on which the Italian group Webuild has been working since 2016, destined to become the highest in the world, Nova News , online newspaper of Agenzia Nova , reported on April 23. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon, who is currently on his official visit to Italy, yesterday met in Rome with the Italian President Sergio Mattarella and the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. The Tajik president’s official website says Rahmon and Mattarella discussed state and prospects of further expansion of bilateral cooperation between Tajikistan and Italy. asiaplustj.info »
An article posted on CABAR.asia’s website says hundreds of households in southern Tajikistan suffer from black and fetid smoke from lime kilns. Environmental experts state that the harm from these emissions is evident even outside the area. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon started his official visit to Italy and Vatican on April 22, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
On Monday April 22, President Emomali Rahmon received visiting Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Lord David Cameron. asiaplustj.info »
Representatives of Ukraine and Uzbekistan have taken the first places in the 14th International Half-Marathon dedicated to the Tajik Capital City Day that took place on April 20. The race had a time limit of 3 hours and the course was traffic-free during this time period. asiaplustj.info »
Despite a nationwide labor shortage, authorities in many regions of the Russian Federation have been imposing more and more restrictions on the types of jobs migrant workers can pursue. While some areas already had prohibitions in place, others began introducing bans following the arrest of four Tajikistani citizens in connection with the deadly March 22 terrorist attack in Krasnogorsk. asiaplustj.info »
More than 600 representatives of business communities of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as well as senior representatives of relevant ministries and agencies and regional administrators of the two countries participated in a business and investment forum that took place in Dushanbe on April 17, the press center of the Uzbek Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade (MoIIT) said . asiaplustj.info »
Human rights watchdogs have called on several European Union (EU) countries and Turkiye top refrain from sending Tajik dissidents taking shelter in their countries back to Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbekistan authorities plan to set social electricity and gas consumption norms starting from May 1 this year, gazeta.uz reported on April 16, citing the Deputy Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan, Umid Mamadaminov. asiaplustj.info »
Twenty cities and districts of Tajikistan have fulfilled their spring conscription targets over the first ten days of the spring conscription campaign, Faridoun Mahmadalizoda, a spokesman for the Ministry of Defense (MoD), told Asia-Plus in an interview Tuesday (April 16) afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
Six people were killed on April 9 as two cars collided in Bobojon-Ghafourov district, Sughd province. The Interior Ministry’s official website says the accident took place on the 312th kilometer of the Dushanbe-Khujand-Chanak highway Tuesday evening, around 9:10 pm. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s economic growth is projected to decelerate slightly in 2024 and 2025 due to weaker remittances, fiscal space constraints, and subdued global demand for Tajikistan’s major export commodities, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on April 11. asiaplustj.info »
Training on HIV prevention and building tolerance towards individuals living with HIV was conducted at Mirzo Tursunzoda Rural Health Center, Shahrinav District with the participation of 25 health workers from nearby health centers, (such as Mulloshodi, Hasanov, Ajam, Obodon and Nurafshon). asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Turkmenistan will develop a unified pricing policy for cargo transportation and logistics, says the press center of the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan (MoT). The agreement on this subject was reportedly reached during a meeting of the Minister of Tajikistan, Mr. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty says many Tajik migrants have been facing -- or threatened with -- deportation, entry denial, beatings, and verbal assaults in Russia in recent days as anti-migrant and anti-Tajik sentiment rises in the aftermath of the March 22 terrorist attack near Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik president’s official website reports that after the top-level negotiations between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, a signing ceremony of new cooperation documents took place yesterday in the presence Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and the National Leader of the people of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. asiaplustj.info »
Azerbaijan’s armiya.az, citing the press center of the county’s Defense Ministry, reports that Azerbaijan and four Central Asian nations, including Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, will conduct a joint operational-tactical command-and-staff drill in July this year. asiaplustj.info »
To begin with, we recall that the Chairman of Dushanbe has already given instructions to preserve the historical mosaic for future generations, and an international team of experts restorers has already begun work. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian authorities are discussing the issue of setting up a new body that would be responsible for inter-ethnic and migration policy Vedomosti reported this, citing five sources: three sources close to the presidential administration; and two sources close to the government. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) and the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Tajikistan have signed an agreement on training of specialists in the field of preventing extremism among youth. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik security authorities detained nine people last week in connection with the March 22 deadly attack on a concert hall the Russian city of Krasnogrosk. All nine were reportedly detained by the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) in Vahdat Township on March 25, and brought to Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
The Branch of Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) in Tajikistan, which merges the capabilities of Focus Humanitarian Assistance, the Aga Khan Planning, and Building Services, and the Aga Khan Development Network’s Disaster Risk Management Initiative focuses on preparing for both sudden and slow-onset disasters. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of Tajikistan (MoHSPP) and Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing of the Russian Federation) will work together to combat the risks of spread of cholera in Tajikistan, an official source within a MoHSPP told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
Presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, a meeting of the country’s Security Council was held on March 18. The Tajik president’s official website says the meeting participants included members of the Security Council and heads of a number of government structures and relevant ministries and agencies. asiaplustj.info »
With the financial support from the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Deutsche Gesellschaft f asiaplustj.info »
Five of fourteen accused of kidnapping and killing Orienbonk deputy head have been sentenced to life in prison. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik state-run news agency Khovar says Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed on another more than 10 kilometers of the disputed stretch of their shared border. A meeting of the topographic working groups of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan reportedly held in the Tajik northern city of Buston (formerly Chkalovsk) on March 12-17. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday March 13, President Emomali Rahmon and Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Rustam Emomali, who is also the Mayor of Dushanbe, attended groundbreaking ceremonies for construction of administrative buildings of three ministries in Dushanbe, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
With the efforts of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, Afghanistan Electricity Company (Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, or DABS) and regional countries, the World Bank (WB) is resuming the Casa-1000 project, a major electricity transmission initiative from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan to Pakistan through Afghanistan, the DABS’s official website reported on March 9. asiaplustj.info »
Recent cold weather in Tajikistan has caused a crisis in power supply and greatly increased the population’s problems. People are complaining about a lack of electricity, while officials claim that the cause was a sudden increase in demand for electricity from the population itself, which led to an accident on the country’s high-voltage power lines. At about 11:10 a.m. asiaplustj.info »
Dear ladies! Asia-Plus News Agency congratulates you on the Day of the Mother and International Women’s Day, which is one of the most beautiful holidays! We wish your health, happiness, wellbeing and success in all your undertakings! asiaplustj.info »
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarv on March 5 signed the law on amendments made to the country’s law on protecting the health of citizens from the consequences of consumption of tobacco, nicotine and exposure of second-hand smoke and aerosol and the Code of Administrative Offences, according to the Kyrgyz president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik television and radio stations no longer need to constantly renew their broadcasting licenses and other permits that were required from them by previous legislation. Last year, two laws – “On Licensing Certain Types of Activities” and “On the Permit System” -- were merged, and now all media permits have become unlimited. asiaplustj.info »
Warmer temperatures have increased the risk of further avalanches in Tajikistan, where hundreds of snow-slides have occurred over the past three weeks, the Hydrometeorology Agency (Hydromet) warned on Monday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
“In Afghanistan, which has a long border, historical, cultural, linguistic, religious and traditional commonality with Tajikistan, the Taliban terrorist movement returned to power in Afghanistan on August 15, 2021 as a result of a deal between the major players in the region and an unprecedented ethnic alliance,” says an article posted the Sangar website on February 23. asiaplustj.info »
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) says OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid is visiting Turkmenistan from March 4-6 for meetings with the Ministers for Environmental Protection from Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and with the Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of Kazakhstan. asiaplustj.info »
The World Bank and the IFC - the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, on March 1 held the first Conference on Elevating Global Access through E-Commerce (E-GATE) in Tajikistan with support from the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO); the Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT); and the Switzerland State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). asiaplustj.info »
Beginning on March 7, Nordwind Airlines will launch a new air route connecting the Tajik northern city of Khujand and Ufa, the capital of Russia’s Boshkortastan Republic. The press center of Ufa International Airport says the airline will use Boeing 737-800 to operate this flight twice a week, on Mondays and Thursdays. asiaplustj.info »
