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In a statement delivered at a joint meeting of both chambers of parliament, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday proposed to establish the Agency for Preservation of Cultural and Historical Heritage under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Russia’s ZARUBEZHDIPSTROY LLC, which is general contractor for construction of five Russian-language schools in Tajikistan, local partners and other companies had to do most of the work at their own. asiaplustj.info »
Uzbek media reports say a police officer in Tashkent has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl. Kun.uz reports that the incident took place in July 2023, and a person serving as a prophylactic inspector in Tashkent’s Yashnabad district was arrested on suspicion of assaulting sexually a 13-year-old girl. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon today morning left Dushanbe for St. Petersburg for participation in an informal meeting of CIS presidents that will take place there on December 26. asiaplustj.info »
The Glacier Research Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan has received new equipment from International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for studying glaciers in field conditions. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) continues its series of EDB Monitoring of Mutual Investments (MMI) publications. The EDB project on monitoring mutual direct investments of the countries of the Eurasian region has been under way since 2012. asiaplustj.info »
A 21-year0old woman from Bobojon-Ghafourov district in Sughd province have been jailed for trafficking to local young woman to Turkiye. A court in the city of Khujand sentenced Manizha Nematova to 8 asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) continues its series of EDB Monitoring of Mutual Investments (MMI) publications. The EDB project on monitoring mutual direct investments of the countries of the Eurasian region has been under way since 2012. asiaplustj.info »
After a one-year hiatus, Russian President Vladimir Putin again held his marathon end-of-year press conference on December 14 that was broadcast live on state television. Unlike Putin's previous year-end press conferences, there was no official accreditation procedure this time, and the Kremlin issued invitations only to selected journalists. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian media reports say the Iranian Cabinet has decided to unilaterally cancel visa requirements for visitors from 33 more countries, including Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The United States Department of Treasury stated on December 12 that last week, G7 Leaders reaffirmed their support for an independent, democratic Ukraine within is internationally recognized borders. “Today, the U.S. asiaplustj.info »
On Wednesday December 13, President Emomali Rahmon and Majlisi Milli (Tajikistan’s upper chamber of parliament) Speaker Rustam Emomali attended an official opening ceremony of an additional administrative building of the Prosecutor General's Office in Dushanbe, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Germany will provide additional grant of 10 million euros for construction of the Sebzor hydropower plant in Roshtqala district of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), says the press center of the Ministry of economic Development and Trade of Tajikistan (MoEDT). asiaplustj.info »
The co-chairman of the Tajik-Kyrgyz commission for delimitation and demarcation of the disputed segments of the Tajik-Kyrgyz border – Head of the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan (SCNS) Saimumin Yatimov and his Kyrgyz counterpart Kamchybek Tashiyev -- met in Batken, Kyrgyzstan on December 12. asiaplustj.info »
The United States has imposed sanction on the Taliban representatives for their links to the repression of women and girls. These reportedly include the minister for the so-called Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice that the US Department of Treasury said has engaged in killings, abductions, whippings and beatings. asiaplustj.info »
Prices for gold bars produced by the National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) are rising. An official source within Tajikistan’s financial regulator says the price hike has been caused by increasing international gold prices. asiaplustj.info »
Citing the State Committee for National Security (GKNB), Kyrgyz media reports say more than 180 public servants have been fired in Kyrgyzstan for links with Kolbayev's gang and Matraimov's corruption scheme. asiaplustj.info »
Relatives of persons jailed for a period between five to eight years for propagating pornography ask for the help of lawyers in reviewing the court’s verdict, says Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi . asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement on financing the completion of the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP), according to the Ministry of Finance of Tajikistan (MoF). asiaplustj.info »
Four persons, including the son of the ex-minister of energy and industry Sherali Gul, have been detained for restaurant braw in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian new technology-based firms (NTBFs) expressed their readiness to enhance cooperation with Tajikistan in all areas, especially in the energy sector. A conference entitled, “Introducing Iran’s Investment Opportunities in Tajikistan,” was held at the Niroo Research Institute (NRI) in Tehran on November 28. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon today morning left Dushanbe for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for participation in the World Climate Action Summit (WCAS) that will be held there from December 1-2, Abdufattor Sharifzoda told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The national budget for 2024 earmarks about 563. 4 million somonis (equal to 51. 5 million US dollars) for the President Reserve Fund, which is 68 million somonis or 13. 7 percent more than in 2023 (this year, the budget allocated 495. asiaplustj.info »
The amendments made to Article 142 (indecent assaults) of Tajikistan’s Penal Code have entered into force after President Emomali Rahmon signed them on November 13. asiaplustj.info »
Afghanistan’s TOLOnews reports that the participants of the 11th session of the Herat Security Dialogue (HSD-XI) on their second day of meeting (November 28) stressed the importance of a regional agreement and the role of the regional countries to solve the issue of Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
Mohammad Ismail Khan, a prominent figure in Afghanistan who served as Minister of Energy and Water of Afghanistan from 2005 to 2013 and before that served as the governor of Herat province, has participated in the 11th Herat Security Dialogue (HSD- XI) which is concluding in Dushanbe today. asiaplustj.info »
Beginning on January 1 next year, the one-time amount of targeted aid for needy families and persons will be raised by 11. 1 percent, from current 612. 00 somonis (equal to 56. 00 US dollars) to 680. asiaplustj.info »
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is raising concerns over Pakistan’s announcement for undocumented foreigners to leave, as the orders have adversely affected Afghan nationals including registered refugees and others with valid documents. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) have signed an investment loan agreement on allocation of 32 million US dollars from the Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development (EFSD) for rehabilitation of the irrigation system in Zafarobod district, Tajikistan’s Sughd province. asiaplustj.info »
Representatives of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) authorities have walked around the bazaar and stores in GBAO’s capital, Khorog, in order to identify facts of violation of the language law in the names of retail outlets and catering outlets. asiaplustj.info »
Following the Russian-Tajikistani talks, Vladimir Putin bestowed the Order “For Merits to the Fatherland” 3rd Class on Emomali Rahmon. asiaplustj.info »
Chief prosecutor Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states met in the Chinese city of Xi’an on November 8. The meeting resulted in signing of a memorandum confirming a mutual desire to expand cooperation and information sharing. asiaplustj.info »
A court in Kazakhstan for the first time fined the representation of the Kazakh Service of Radio Liberty in a case of “fake news” due to news about the January protests Media reports say a court in Almaty fined the representative office of the Kazakh Service of Radio Liberty ( Radio Azattyk ) 103,500 tenge (about $220) for “placing false information. asiaplustj.info »
In an exclusive interview to Nezavisimaya Gazeta , Amrullah Saleh, one of leaders of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan (NRFA), said on November 13 that “the West, our former great partner, today talks only about women’s rights in Afghanistan. asiaplustj.info »
“Two sets of special equipment for recycling mercury-containing bulbs have been installed at a landfill in the 9th kilometer area in Dushanbe’s Shohmansour district,” Loiq Rahmonzoda, the head of the Department for Environmental Protection at the Dushanbe Administration, told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
A Just Russia – For Truth party’s group has submitted a number of draft laws proposing to abolish the patent system for employment of foreign nationals in Russia for consideration to the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament). asiaplustj.info »
The State Commission for Religious Affairs of Kyrgyzstan has offered amendments to the country’s laws on members of parliament and political parties. The draft amendments offered to the mentioned law are posted on koomtalkuu.kg portal for public discussion. Kloop. asiaplustj.info »
Eurasianet reported on November 3 that a court in Uzbekistan has sentenced a teenager to two-and-a-half years in prison for insulting President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The 19-year-old, a resident of the Kattakurgan district in the Samarkand region, was reportedly found by the court to have written comments on Instagram that could be deemed defamatory of the president. asiaplustj.info »
Iranian media reports say Iran’s President of Iran Sayyid Ebrahim Raisi started a tour of Central Asia on Wednesday that is taking him to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. IRNA says the Iranian president visited Dushanbe on November 8 at the invitation of his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon. asiaplustj.info »
A group of seven international rights organizations, namely the Norwegian Helsinki Committee, the International Partnership for Human Rights, Amnesty International, Freedom Now, The Observatory, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, and FrontLine, have called on Dushanbe for the second time since April to immediately and unconditionally release lawyer Manouchehr Kholiqnazarov, who is asiaplustj.info »
The nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. It is a crisis of humanity,” he said, speaking to journalists at UN Headquarters in New York on November 6. Mr. Guterres highlighted how “the unfolding catastrophe in Gaza makes the need for a humanitarian ceasefire more urgent with every passing hour,” stressing that the protection of civilians is paramount. asiaplustj.info »
November 2 is as the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists. The date was chosen in commemoration of the assassination in Mali of Claude Verlon and Ghislaine Dupont, two French journalists, on November 2, 2013. asiaplustj.info »
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has announced its readiness to provide a concessional loan of 375 million riyals (equivalent to 100 million US dollars) for completion of the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric power plant (HPP) in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The European Union (EU) intends to finance a number of projects in Central Asia, which are related to migration issues and economic development, says RT . A special attention will be paid to human rights problems, gender equality and support of vulnerable groups. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Uzbek Service , known locally as Radio Ozodlik , reported on October 31 that a Tashkent court has sentenced Uzbekistani citizen Ildar Khairulin to five years in prison for allegedly participating in Russia’s war against Ukraine. asiaplustj.info »
The local authorities of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) are seriously concerned over increase in prices of petroleum products and high cost of medicines in the region. These issues were discussed at a meeting held by the GBAO deputy governor, Anvar Immatshozoda, in GBAO’s capital, Khorog, on November 30. asiaplustj.info »
Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA says the participating foreign ministers in the 3+3 Regional Platform in Tehran in a statement have underlined respect for the territorial integrity of the Caucasus countries. asiaplustj.info »
US media reports say US president’s administration has pressed Israel to delay its imminent invasion of Gaza to allow for the release of more hostages held by Hamas and for aid to reach Gaza. asiaplustj.info »
As part of his trip to the city of Kulob, President Emomali Rahmon yesterday visited the shrine of an outstanding scientist and thinker of the East, Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, reciting verses from the Holy Qur'an in order to preserve the peace and tranquility of independent Tajikistan, according to the Tajik president’s official website. asiaplustj.info »
