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The Shuroi Ulamo (Council of Ulema – Tajikistan’s highest Islamic institution) says that this year, Tajikistan will celebrate Idi Qurbon, or Eid al-Adha in Arabic, on June 6. The Shuroi Ulamo notes that congregational prayers on the occasion of the Eid al-Adha this year will be at 5:45 am. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajik national judo team has announced the squad for the 2025 World Cup, which will be held from June 13 to June 20 in Budapest. The country will be represented by an exclusively men's team at the largest tournament of the year. asiaplustj.info »
Veterans of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945(GPW 1941-1945) in Tajikistan will receive a one-time payment of 50,000 somonis ($4,810) on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Victory. This was reported by the Veterans Council of the Republic to Asia-Plus news agency. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan's population is growing rapidly, while productivity in key sectors such as industry, construction, and agriculture is not keeping pace. Meanwhile, arable land per capita has decreased to just 0. asiaplustj.info »
The mass reduction in humanitarian aid funding is leading to the suspension of vital operations worldwide, which is already putting millions of lives at risk, warned the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs also Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, the UN News Center reported on April 30. asiaplustj.info »
The Dushanbe City Hall informs residents that, according to a decision by the city mayor and an approved plan by the State Unitary Enterprise Vodokanal Dushanbe (municipal waterworks), some districts of the capital will be without water for one day. asiaplustj.info »
Five political parties in Tajikistan, which managed to pass a five-percent threshold in order to get into the parliament and received more than 5 percent of the votes in the recent parliamentary elections, will receive totaling over 22 million somonis from the state budget for the first time. asiaplustj.info »
Saudi Arabia has introduced new rules for the 2025 Hajj season. Starting from the end of April, no one will be able to perform the Hajj without a special pilgrim visa. asiaplustj.info »
The Taliban movement, a terrorist organization banned in Russia, will soon become a permitted organization: the Prosecutor-General has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court, asking to suspend the ban on the activities of the Islamist movement and few doubt that the verdict will be favorable. asiaplustj.info »
Saudi Arabia will allocate more than US$1. 4 million for 1,000 orphans in Tajikistan under the third phase of the Orphan Care in Tajikistan project. The funding will continue for 12 months, and each orphan will receive US$100 in financial assistance per month. asiaplustj.info »
This year, another increase in the salaries of public sector employees, pensions, and scholarships is expected. However, even after the increase, our salaries will remain the lowest in Central Asia. asiaplustj.info »
The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia has filed a lawsuit with the Supreme Court of Russia to suspend the ban on the activities of the Taliban in Russia. The hearing is scheduled for mid-April. What are the possible consequences of this? Rustam Azizi, an expert in countering violent extremism, notes that this is not the first such request in Russia. asiaplustj.info »
On April 2, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the introduction of large-scale tariffs on imports of goods and products from 185 countries and territories. Trump explained the new tariff policy as “protecting American industry, reducing the trade deficit, eliminating unfair trade practices, and restoring U.S. economic sovereignty. asiaplustj.info »
Starting from April 1, 2025, tariffs for thermal energy suppliers in Dushanbe have increased by 50%. However, it is not yet known whether this will lead to higher prices for the population. It is expected that Dushanbe's heat distributing network will now purchase heat from producers at a new price of 25. asiaplustj.info »
The middle class is a category of the population with a living standard above the minimum and with a focus on development, considered the driving force of the economy. Tajikistan has developed and adopted a special strategic document – the Concept of Productive Employment Development – which envisions the growth of the middle class in the country. asiaplustj.info »
According to the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan (CRA), the Islamic holy month of Ramadan is expected to last 29 days this year, and Eid al-Fitr will be celebrated on March 30. asiaplustj.info »
Tomorrow, on March 27, the 20th meeting of the foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) and Central Asia will take place in Ashgabat. The key goal of the meeting is to lay the groundwork for the first-ever EU-Central Asia Summit. asiaplustj.info »
On March 14, Mr. Manouchehr Safarzoda, the Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Tajikistan, met in Dushanbe with Ms. asiaplustj.info »
The Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border will be opened on March 13. The official opening of the border crossings on both sides will take place in the presence of high-ranking government officials, an informed source within the Sughd regional administration told the Asia-Plus news agency in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The Russian government is imposing a ban on the export of automobile gasoline from March 1 to August 31, inclusive. The decree was signed on February 26. The restriction will not apply to supplies carried out directly by oil product manufacturers. asiaplustj.info »
In Tajikistan, the rehabilitation of the Danghara - Guliston road will begin with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the press center of the Ministry of Transport (MoT) reports . asiaplustj.info »
This year, the holy month of Ramadan will start in Tajikistan on March 1, according to the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Government of Tajikistan (CRA). asiaplustj.info »
The leadership of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), appointed by President Donald Trump, sent emails about the dismissal of 2,000 employees. This is reported by RBC with reference to The New York Times. asiaplustj.info »
In Uzbekistan, for Victory Day, which is observed in the country as Day of Remembrance and Honor, each participant and disabled veteran of World War II will receive US$10,000. The corresponding decree from President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was published on the president’s official website , Fergana news agency reports . asiaplustj.info »
Representatives of the OSCE will not be coming to monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections in Tajikistan. What does this mean for the electoral process? asiaplustj.info »
The 47th U. S. President, Donald Trump, began signing executive orders in bulk immediately after his inauguration on January 20. His decisions often impact not only domestic policy but also the interests of other countries. asiaplustj.info »
This year, Tajikistan's Armed Forces Day will be celebrated on a grand scale in Dushanbe. In honor of this important occasion, numerous events aimed at strengthening patriotism and respect for the country’s Armed Forces will take place in the capital, an official source at the Dushanbe mayor's office told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The cost of electricity tariffs in Tajikistan may increase during the current year. This was announced by the First Deputy Head of the Antimonopoly Agency under the Government of Tajikistan, Safarali Qurbonzoda, at a news conference on February 5. asiaplustj.info »
The lack of assurance by the authorities of Tajikistan that international observers will be accredited has regrettably made it necessary to cancel the observation of the country’s forthcoming parliamentary elections, says press release issued the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on February 4. asiaplustj.info »
Media reports say the United States President Donald Trump has said the US will “take over” and “own” Gaza after resettling Palestinians elsewhere under an extraordinary redevelopment plan that he claimed could turn the enclave into “the Riviera of the Middle East”. asiaplustj.info »
It must be acknowledged that the ineffective work of Tajik government representatives in Russia, the still unsuccessful diversification of labor migration, and the unchecked pressure on Tajik citizens in Russia highlight the failure of Tajikistan's migration policy. asiaplustj.info »
Information about the Ikar gold-tungsten deposit in the Rushan district of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) will be declassified after the completion of geological exploration and the clarification of mineral reserves, Ilhomjon Oimuhammadzoda, Head of the Main Geology Directorate under the Government of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe o January 28 in response to a question asiaplustj.info »
Starting February 5, 2025, several new legislative measures will come into effect in Russia, significantly impacting foreign labor migrants and the rights of suspects. This was reported by Parlamentskaya Gazeta , the official publication of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. 1. asiaplustj.info »
The issue of delimiting the Tajik-Kyrgyz border has been nearly resolved, with bilateral efforts now focused on formalizing the agreement, Kyrgyz President Sadr Japarov told the Kabar news agency in an interview. 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 »
Mayor of Dushanbe Rustam Emomali has approved the schedule of events for celebrating Nowruz 2025 in the capital, an official source at the Dushanbe Department for Tourism Development told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
A major enterprise for the processing and production of cast iron will be constructed in the northern province of Sughd. The plant is being built by the Tajik Metallurgical Combine, the press center of the Sughd administration says . asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan’s state-run news agency Khovar , citing the Foreign Ministry of Tajikistan, reported on January 14 that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will arrive in Tajikistan for a state visit on January 15. asiaplustj.info »
The Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Tajikistan, Alireza Haghighian, has said that important cooperation documents in the fields of culture and economy will be signed in the upcoming Iranian President Masood Pezeshkian visit to Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. asiaplustj.info »
Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is expected to make a visit to Tajikistan in mid-January. While in Dushanbe, Masoud Pezeshkian is set to meet with Tajikistan's President, Emomali Rahmon and some other high-ranking Tajik state officials, an official source within Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) told Asia-Plus in an interview. asiaplustj.info »
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan revised the rules for obtaining certificates of criminal records, effective on January 1, 2025. Applicants must now submit proof of undergoing state fingerprint registration. asiaplustj.info »
Subsidies amounting to approximately 2.9 billion somonis (over US$265 million) have been allocated in Tajikistan’s 2025 republican budget. These funds are earmarked for the budgets of Khatlon province, GBAO (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region), the city of Hisor, and nine districts subordinate to the center. asiaplustj.info »
In 2025, the most migrant-dependent sectors in Russia will be manufacturing, agriculture, and construction, Andrey Kladov, an expert on migration and employment also the director of the "Migrant Service" platform, told Gazeta. asiaplustj.info »
The BBC’s Russian Service reported on December 10 that Vladimir Putin supported Bashar al-Assad during the Syrian civil war, and since late September 2015, a large Russian military contingent has been stationed in the country. asiaplustj.info »
The economic growth of Tajikistan in 2025 is expected to remain the highest among the member countries of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB). This is attributed to high metal prices and low costs for energy and food imports. asiaplustj.info »
The baseless initiation of criminal cases over Internet ‘likes’ and the recognition of "materials and videos shared on social networks as evidence" were among the issues raised by Tajik President Emomali Rahmon on October 29 during the opening ceremony of the State Institution for Training Highly Qualified Military Personnel in Dushanbe. asiaplustj.info »
The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, has criticized tightening of the migration policy in Russia. "There's a sense that someone is deliberately trying to pit Russia against its neighboring brotherly regions. asiaplustj.info »
Tajikistan plans to plant 65 million trees and shrubs along roadsides on a total area exceeding 4,000 hectares by the end of 2025, says the Ministry of Transport (MoT) press center. “This initiative is being implemented as part of the National Program 'Green Country' for 2023-2027, with a total budget of about 130 million somonis (over US$11. asiaplustj.info »
The global brand BYD will officially launch its operations in Tajikistan tomorrow. Two 4S centers will open in the capital, providing a full range of services, including car sales, maintenance, original spare parts, and market analysis, significantly improving service quality. asiaplustj.info »
The press center of the Ministry of Transport says it was revealed at the latest meeting of experts from Tajikistan and South Korea, where preparations for the construction of the metro were discussed. asiaplustj.info »
