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Presided over by President Emomali Rahmon, a meeting of the Government of Tajikistan took place yesterday. The Tajik president’s official website says that at the beginning of the meeting, personnel issues were discussed and the heads of six institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan were replaced by government’s regulations. asiaplustj.info »
President Emomali Rahmon, who is also Head of the Government, yesterday introduced staff changes to the judicial system, Prosecutor-General’s Office and the National Guard, the Tajik president’s official website says. asiaplustj.info »
Over the past few years, some high-ranking Tajik officials have again spoken about the need to abolish the moratorium and return the death penalty for a number of serious crimes. CABAR. asiaplustj.info »
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu says Pro-Western non-governmental organizations have intensified anti-Russian activities in Central Asia. Shoigu yesterday delivered a statement on the occasion of the Special Operations Forces Day at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in Moscow. asiaplustj.info »
Among the countries of the Central Asian region, Tajikistan is considered the most vulnerable to desertification. The country is suffering not only from rising temperatures and droughts but also from the consequences of natural disasters. asiaplustj.info »
In January this year, Tajikistan’s external trade turnover amounted to 571 million US dollars, which 13. 1 percent, or 66 million US dollars, more than in January last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
270 young people from Tajikistan – bloggers, singers and sportspeople – will participate in the World Youth Festival that will take place in the Russian Federation next month, according to the Committee for Youth and Sports Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan (Committee). asiaplustj.info »
Exorcisms are practiced among the followers of Islam, Christianity, and some other world religions. Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service reported on February 25 that there is a belief among Muslims that an evil spirit or jinni can possess a person but can be driven out of the possessed person's body through an exorcism that includes reciting certain verses from the Koran. asiaplustj.info »
Two automated gauging stations have been reintroduced into operation along Tajikistan’s common border with Uzbekistan, according to the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan (MoEWR). The rehabilitated facilities reportedly reopened along the transboundary Big Fergana Canal and North Fergana Canal on February 23. asiaplustj.info »
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, has denied that Iran supplied Russia with ballistic missiles. Ukrainska Prvada reported February 25 that Budanov said in an interview with We Are Ukraine TV channel that none of media reports on ballistic missiles supplied by Iran to Russia is true. asiaplustj.info »
The Delegation of the European Union and the Embassy of Ukraine to Tajikistan have jointly invited Tajik authorities, Tajikistan-based diplomats, the Ukrainian diaspora and international partners on the eve of February 24, 2024 to honor the resilience of the people of Ukraine and express the solidarity of the international community in their fight against Russia’s war of aggression. asiaplustj.info »
The Swiss Institute for Global Affairs (SIGA) says “the Afghan Taliban have, in separate secret meetings with Tajik officials and the jihadist group Ansarullah Tajikistan in Afghanistan, been attempting to broker peace negotiations between these two sides. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service , known locally as Radio Ozodi , says Abdukhalil Kholiqzoda, the author of the scandalous book, titled “Events of My Life”, and Tajik writer Abduqodir Rustam, who edited the book, have been jailed. asiaplustj.info »
Rais (Head) of Russia’s Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, has bestowed the Order of Duslyk (the Order of Friendship) on the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, the Tajik president’s official website reported on February 22. asiaplustj.info »
A group of parents have been summoned to the prosecutor’s office in Dushanbe for children’s truancy. The parents of a group of capital schoolchildren have told Asia-Plus that they were summoned to the Dushanbe prosecutor’s office today. asiaplustj.info »
Reuters reports that Iran has provided Russia with a large number of powerful surface-to-surface ballistic missiles, six sources told Reuters, deepening the military cooperation between the two U. S. asiaplustj.info »
A woman from the city of Buston in Sughd province, Mukhlisa Karimova, has donated part of her liver to her husband Farhodjon Karimov, saving his life. “I agreed to the transplant without hesitation. asiaplustj.info »
There will be no military parade this year on the occasion of the anniversary of Tajikistan’s national army. This year, Tajikistan celebrates the 31st anniversary of the formation of its Armed Forces. asiaplustj.info »
A number of senior police officers have been replaced after President Emomali Rahmon sharply criticized chiefs of some regional, district and city law enforcement agencies of Khatlon province and senior representatives of the Interior Ministry’s Central Administration for irresponsibility in their work. asiaplustj.info »
According to a registry maintained by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation, Russia has labeled Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty ( RFE/RL ) as an “undesirable organization”, exposing its journalists and others working with the organization, as well as its donors or those who are interviewed by it, to criminal charges. asiaplustj.info »
Russian media reports say the Head of the Government of the Russian Federation, Mikhail Mishustin, has signed a decree on making changes to the resolution on the list of narcotic drugs subject to state control. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Finance Minister Faiziddin Qahhorzoda revealed on February 16 that the government last year spent 5.2 billion somonis (US$475 million) on construction work at the site for construction of the Roghun hydropower plant, which is 2.7 billion somonis more than had been planned. asiaplustj.info »
By president’s decrees issued on January 27 heads of five districts in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) have been replaced. asiaplustj.info »
Six dried fruits processors from Tajikistan, leading players in the Central Asian dried fruits industry, are participating in the prestigious five-day Gulfood exhibition that kicked off in Dubai on February 19. asiaplustj.info »
The Poland border service says two national of Tajikistan have been detained in Poland over the past week on suspicion of stealing two cars with a total cost of US$384,000 in the territory of Germany. asiaplustj.info »
Qatar media reports say that after the meeting, the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, invited the President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon to watch together the final competition of the Equestrian Festival at the special large field of these games. asiaplustj.info »
During his one-day working visit to Qatar’s capital, Doha, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on February 17 met there with the Emir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, the Tajik president’s official website says . asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say that the Hamas-run health ministry noted on Friday that the Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 28,775 with 68,552 others wounded, the Hamas-run health ministry said on Friday. asiaplustj.info »
Last year, the country’s budget received about 1. 6 billion somonis (more than 5050 million US dollars) less due to the practice of granting tax incentives, notes the Tax Committee under the Government of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
The Interior Minister of Tajikistan Ramazon Rahimzoda has confirmed participation of Tajik nationals in terrorist attacks in Iran. The identities of the perpetrators of the explosions in Iran – citizens of Tajikistan -- have been established due to cooperation with the Tajik authorities, the Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 15. asiaplustj.info »
Traffic police officers who will fall under a 30-percent staff cut will be transferred to other structures of the Interior Ministry, the Interior Ministry Ramazon Rahimzoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 15. asiaplustj.info »
In the framework of personnel staff changes introduced in early February this year, Colonel Saidakhtam Hotamzoda was appointed to head the Interior Ministry Organized Crime Control Directorate, replacing Major-General Shodi Hafizzofa. asiaplustj.info »
Radio Liberty’s Tajik Service says Tajik migrant workers in the Russian city of Samara have been scared and confused after Sunatullo Nazriyev, the leader of the Tajik Diaspora in Samara, called on Tajiks who have Russian citizenship and those who want to get Russian passports in an expedited way to join Russia's armed forces involved in Russia's ongoing so-called asiaplustj.info »
The management of Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s power generation company) attributes shortage of electricity in autumn-winter period to increase in the living standards of the country’s citizens. asiaplustj.info »
The United States, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and in collaboration with the Tajikistan Ministry of Health, the National TB Program, healthcare professionals, international donors, and the community, has successfully completed its Eliminating TB in Central Asia Activity (ETICA) in Tajikistan, says press release issued by USAID on February 13. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Minister of labor, Migration and Employment of the Population Gulnora Hasanzoda noted on February 12 that interest of Russian companies in Tajikistan’s labor resources is growing. asiaplustj.info »
The State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) will help launch the TK-Oil oil refinery built in the territory of the Danghara Free Economic Zone (FEZ Danghara) and provide it with raw materials, the Minister of Economic Development and Trade Zavqi Zavqizoda told reporters in Dushanbe on February 13. asiaplustj.info »
In recent years, residents of Central Asian countries have keenly felt the consequences of global climate change. One of the most global and hazardous consequences of such processes is the rapid melting of glaciers. asiaplustj.info »
The National Bank of Tajikistan (NBT) has lowered the refinancing rate by 0. 5 percent. The press center of Tajikistan’s financial regulator says the NBT Committee for Monetary Police met in Dushanbe on February 9. asiaplustj.info »
4,378 Tajik citizens are now banned from traveling abroad due to unpaid debts, Ms. Barno Saidvalizoda, the chairperson of the Bailiff Service under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 9. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the Minister of Transport Azim Ibrohim revealed on February 8 that rehabilitation of the Qala Khumb – Vanj – Rushan border section of the Dushanbe-Kulob-Khorog-Kulma Pass highway in the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) will be completed by the end of this year. asiaplustj.info »
The government has extended the term of buyback of shares of the liquidated Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Sangtuda until the end of this year, an official source within Amonatbonk (Tajikistan’s savings bank) told Asia-Plus Friday afternoon. asiaplustj.info »
The Aga Khan Foundation Tajikistan (AKF Tajikistan) and Deutsche Gesellschaft f asiaplustj.info »
Representatives of the Committee on Religion, Regulation of Traditions, Celebrations, and Ceremonies (CRA) under the Government of Tajikistan note that the number of Tajikistanis performing the Hajj and the Umrah, which is also called the “minor pilgrimage”, has increased over the past five years. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have reportedly agreed upon of 90 percent of previously contested territory. In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the head of the State Committee of Land Management and Geodesy of Tajikistan Orif Khojazoda, who is also chairman of the Tajik topographic working group, noted on February 8 that the parties have agreed on delimitation of 889. asiaplustj.info »
The First Deputy Head of the Antimonopoly Service (Service) under the Government of Tajikistan Nourali Qurbonzoda claims that the rise in electricity rates in Tajikistan has resulted from increasing expenses of companies engaged in generating transmitting and distributing electricity. asiaplustj.info »
The Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) says it is working to extend 100 million US dollars to Somon Air two acquire to Boeing 737 aircraft. Press release issued by the EDB yesterday says that according to Somon Air’s fleet expansion strategy, the airline plans to procure two aircraft of this model in 2024. asiaplustj.info »
Prince Rahim Aga Khan, the eldest son of His Highness the Aga Khan, the 49th hereditary Imam (spiritual leader) of the Shia Ismaili Muslims and the founder and chairman of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), met the President of the World Bank, Ajay Banga, at the World Bank’s headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 6. asiaplustj.info »
In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, the deputy head of the Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions (Agency) under the Government of Tajikistan, Alamkhon Naimi, said the basic pension, which is equal to 250. asiaplustj.info »
While on his working visit to Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan Foreign Minister Jeenbek Kulubayev on February 5 toured the construction site of the Roghun hydropower plant. Tajikistan’s state-run news agency Khovar , citing Open Joint-Stock Company (OJSC) Roghun NBO, reports that top Kyrgyz diplomat got acquainted with the progress of work at the hydropower plant’s facilities. asiaplustj.info »
