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The United Nations in Afghanistan yesterday issued its Strategic Framework for Afghanistan for the period 2023-2025, outlining the priorities of the organization in support of the Afghan people. asiaplustj.info »
Security authorities in Saudi Arabia have arrested over 17,000 people up until Friday for attempting to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage without a permit, the Saudi Press Agency ( SPA) reported on July 1. asiaplustj.info »
An annual report by Tajikistan’s Ombudsman Office, in particular, notes that nine officers of military registration and enlistment offices were persecuted last year for shanghaiing young men of the draft age. asiaplustj.info »
Another conflict between teens has resulted in the death of one and a lengthy prison sentence for another. A court in Dushanbe sentenced Valijon Sherov to 17 asiaplustj.info »
A government session, presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, took place in Dushanbe on June 29. The Tajik president’s official website says the meeting heard a report by Director of the Agency for Land Reclamation and Irrigation Zafarbek Davlatzoda on the investment program to provide the Agency’s pumping stations with modern energy-saving equipment. asiaplustj.info »
The last group of Tajik Hajj pilgrims – totaling 259 people – is flying to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Friday, June 23. They were supposed to leave at 2:50 pm, but a flight delay was announced. Saudi Arabia’s Manasik Aviation is operating this flight. asiaplustj.info »
On June 20th, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) held an event commemorating the 30th anniversary of its work in Tajikistan; which also marked the World Refugee Day with the theme “Hope away from Home. A world where refugees are always included. asiaplustj.info »
Members of Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament have voted for extension of the validity of the country’s law on amnesty allowing individuals to legalize their assets and money for six months, according to the Majlisi Namoyandagon press center. asiaplustj.info »
Citing the Lanzhou University, China’s state-run news agency Xinhua reported on June 16 that the first outside-China super observation station for climate and the environment along the Belt and Road (B&R) has started operation in Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Prosecutor-General’s Office of Abkhazia says two women from Tajikistan have got lengthy jail term for the sale of narcotic drugs on an especially large scale. The Sukhumi city court sentenced Niloufar Bozorova, 22, and Maidagul Rahimova, 44, to 15 years in prison each on June 9. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian authorities have extended the list of occupations for simplified citizenship. The list has increased to 203 occupations. The Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation has extended the list of occupations and qualifications simplifying for foreigners and stateless persons to obtain the Russian citizenship. asiaplustj.info »
INFORMATION SYSTEMS SPECIALIST- Dushanbe Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) is an independent medical international humanitarian association that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion and natural or man-made disasters. asiaplustj.info »
The Dushanbe Police Directorate says parents of 2,150 children will be punished for child neglect and irresponsibility in upbringing their children. asiaplustj.info »
About 1000 migrants from Tajikistan will be for seasonal six-month agricultural work in the United Kingdom (UK). An official source at the Migration Service of the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment of the Population (MoLMEP) has told Asia-Plus that about 1000 Tajik labor migrants will be hired this year for six-month seasonal work in the United Kingdom’s agrarian sector. asiaplustj.info »
The China plus Central Asia summit that took place in Xi’an, China last month was one of the noteworthy events for Central Asia’s nations. Tajik political scientist Parviz Mullojanov said in an interview with CABAR. asiaplustj.info »
A 42-year-old woman from the Vorukh jamoat, which is subordinate to the Tajik northern city of Isfara, Muhiba Davronova, has got a lengthy jail term for cooperation with the Paymoni Milli Movement and supporting its antigovernment position as well as an attempt to kill her two minor children. asiaplustj.info »
The Deputy Head of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Medvedev, considers it necessary to eliminate gaps in the country’s legislation and provide for mechanism for teaching foreigners’ children the Russian language depending on their knowledge of the Russian language, RIA Novosti reported on June 6. asiaplustj.info »
Six military personnel get lengthy jail terms for beating and humiliating a group of recruits. asiaplustj.info »
Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA reported on April 29 that the interior minister of Iran has said that a proper response has been given to the Afghan border guards and that presently, there is no problem in the border crossing between the two countries. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has endorsed the Roghun tourism zone development program designed for 2024-2028. About 18 million somonis (equivalent to 1.7 million US dollars) are needed for implementation of this program. asiaplustj.info »
A prosecutor in the trial of freelance journalist Khurshed Fozilov asiaplustj.info »
Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA reported on May 24 that governors of the central banks of Iran and the Russia have emphasized strengthening trade exchanges and using their national currencies in bilateral trade. asiaplustj.info »
The Military Board of the Supreme Court of Tajikistan has begun to consider criminal proceedings instituted against five soldiers and an officer, who are charged with bullying and hazing, Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , reported on May 24. asiaplustj.info »
Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) is an International Medical Humanitarian association that delivers emergency aid to people affected by epidemics, healthcare exclusion, armed conflict and natural or man-made disasters. asiaplustj.info »
Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged young people from Central Asian countries who are studying in China to be devoted to promoting China-Central Asia friendship and to make greater contributions to bolstering relations between China and their home countries, China Daily reported on May 16. asiaplustj.info »
Prosecutor’s office in Kushoniyon district of Khatlon province has instituted criminal proceedings against Rajabali Davlatzoda, the head of the Khatlon Locust Control Center, over illegal allotment of lands. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan will use experience of Russian higher educational institutions while training personnel for its energy sector. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik authorities have been declaring plans to create new jobs for years; the situation, however, is changing in the opposition direction. The national employment support program designed for 2023-2027 provides for creating 221,000 new jobs in Tajikistan this year, which is 7.7 percent more than last year. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s lower chamber (Majlisi Namoyandagon) of parliament has ratified its transit trade agreement with Pakistan. The agreement is reportedly aimed primarily at “Tajik cargo carriers' access to Pakistani seaports of Karachi and Gwadar. asiaplustj.info »
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu orders military supplies to be kept ‘under special control’ after Wagner Group head’s video criticizing Russia’s military command for ammo shortages. asiaplustj.info »
US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu, along with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Laura Cooper and US National Security Council Director for Central Asia Maureen Haggard, visited Dushanbe, Tajikistan on April 26. asiaplustj.info »
Journalist of Asia-Plus Media Group Mehrofarin Najibi has been awarded the prize for journalistic professionalism established by the Media Alliance of Tajikistan. An awarding ceremony for winners of the Media Alliance contest took place at Hilton Dushanbe Hotel yesterday on the margins of the event dedicated to the World Press Freedom Day. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon today departed for a two-day state visit to Kazakhstan, according to the Tajik president’s official website. A large group high-ranking officials, including members of the government as well heads of a number of ministries and agencies and entrepreneurs are accompanying him on his visit to Kazakhstan. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Tajikistan has instructed relevant ministries and agencies to consider and approve a list of food products, mineral fertilizers, diesel fuel and gasoline being imported into the country this year on a preferential basis for the formation of state reserves. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan authorities have set a foreign employee quota for this year. By president’s decree of April 17, 2023, which is posted on the Justice Ministry’s website for legal information, this year’s foreign employee quota is set at 7,500 people. asiaplustj.info »
Tajik capital is hosting the 21st meeting of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO) Interstate Commission for Military and Economic Cooperation (IMEC) today. asiaplustj.info »
Detection of a new subvariant of COVID-19, known as “Arcturus,” does not require the introduction of epidemic restrictions in Tajikistan, a high-ranking official at the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population (MoHSPP), Navrouz Jafarov, told Asia-Plus in an interview Tuesday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
Chairman of Tajikistan’s upper chamber (Majlisi Milli) of parliament Rustam Emomali, who is also the Mayor of Dushanbe, is the only candidate for the position of the president of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA). asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan has all necessary conditions for accelerated industrialization, which is the country’s fourth strategic goal, the Minister of Industry and New Technologies Sherali Kabir said on April 18 while delivering a statement at ceremony of completion of the Innovation Policy Program’s project. asiaplustj.info »
Just The News reported on April 19 that according to defense and counterterrorism experts, al Qaeda and Islamic State’s Afghan branch, Wilayat Khorasan (IS-K), are flourishing in Afghanistan, again turning into a “safe haven” for terrorists who are increasingly posing a threat against the United States. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say The State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) has approved an amendment allowing depriving the acquired Russian citizenship for “committing acts endangering national security. asiaplustj.info »
Imam of a mosque in Kushonion district of Khatlon province, Abdulhannon Mannonov has got a jail term not for kicking the musicians out of his nephew’s wedding but for watching and distributing videos of the EU-based opposition organization called the National Alliance of Tajikistan Alliance (Paymoni Millii Tojikiston - PMT). asiaplustj.info »
Imam of a mosque in Kushonion district of Khatlon province has got a jail term for kicking the musicians out of his nephew’s wedding. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan authorities have simplified the process of registration of documents giving the right to construction activities in the country. asiaplustj.info »
Deputy Head of the State Duma (Russia’s lower chamber of parliament) Committee on Information Policy, Oleg Matveychev, told RIA Novosti on April 4 that a draft law on designating feminism an extremist ideology is under consideration by the State Duma commission on investigating the facts of foreign interference in internal affairs of the Russian Federation. asiaplustj.info »
The Government of Russia will discuss the issue of simplifying the procedure of obtaining Russian citizenship for scholars. RBK says Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin noted this at a meeting with members of the State Duma (Russia\’s lower chamber of parliament). asiaplustj.info »
Russia has denounced two agreements on pensions for military personnel of the CIS member nations that have been in force since 1992. asiaplustj.info »
Kazakh authorities plans to halt the export of certain types of petroleum products by all types of transport from the country outside the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) by all types of transport for twenty-one months. Zakon. asiaplustj.info »
Presided over by Prime Minister Qohir Rasouzloda, a government session took place on October 28, according to Khovar news agency . The Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda reported on measures taken to ensure the regular work of the country's economy during winter period. asiaplustj.info »
In Tajikistan, price for almost all food products go up during the holy month of Ramadan basic foods products. Meanwhile, this year, prices for basic food products still remain almost unchanged in the country during Ramadan. asiaplustj.info »
