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The last ECO summit: A new road map
The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), which was established in 1964, was revived by the Turkish government in 1985 and brings 10 Muslim countries together. The organization, which brings together the four northern tier Muslim countries and...

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan Sign Multiple Agreements To Enhance Co-Op
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 8. During the state visit of Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Zhaparov to Tajikistan, a series of documents were signed and exchanged, further strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two...

Tajikistan Seeks to Join China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Project
Tajikistan has officially expressed interest in joining the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway construction project, an ambitious regional transport initiative designed to enhance connectivity across Central and South Asia. The proposal was...

Presidents Of Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Viewing Novel Two-Way Approaches
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 8 . Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Zhaparov and Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon discussed a wide range of bilateral cooperation issues during a one-on-one meeting, Trend reports, citing the...

The President of Kyrgyzstan will visit Tajikistan on July 8-9
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov will pay a state visit to Tajikistan on July 8-9 and meet with the head of the republic Emomali Rahmon, the press service of the head of Kyrgyzstan reported. “Within the framework of the state visit, bilateral talks...

World News | Earthquake of Magnitude 4.0 Jolts Tajikistan
Dushanbe [Tajikistan], June 21 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 4.0 struck Tajikistan in the early hours of Saturday, with tremors felt in its capital, Dushanbe, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported. According to the NCS, the quake...

Iran Releases Currency Exchange Rates For July 8
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 8. The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) has released the official exchange rates for foreign currencies as of July 8, Trend reports. According to the rates announced by the CBI, the value of 41...
Ronnie Kasrils on Joe Modise
Tuesday, 08 July 2025 08/07/25 OPINION Ronnie Kasrils on Joe Modise Victoria Brittain - Ronnie Kasrils | 07 July 2025 Victoria Brittain interviews former intelligence minister on his recent book "Comrade and Commander" Joe Modise. 30 years heading...
Depiction of a Win-Win Relationship
China and Tajikistan Border issue resolved by Dissident Voice Communications / July 7th, 2025 It is often stated that China engages in win-win relationships with its partners. In Africa, in exchange for the commodities that China receives, the...

Budget cuts shouldn’t cut learning time
Editor, As a student at NEHU, I feel compelled to speak out about a decision that’s silently affecting many of us: the early closure of the university library. Recently, due to budget constraints, the administration has withdrawn security...
Ambassador of Belarus V.Denisenko meets the Chairman of the House of Representatives of the Supreme Assembly of Tajikistan
07 July 2025 On July 3, 2025 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Republic of Tajikistan, Viktor Denisenko, met with the Chairman of the Majlisi Namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli (House of...
ITC strengthens Khatlon dried fruit sector with foundational drying workshop
09:37, todayAuthor: Press release by ITC Tajikistan Farmers and dried fruit producers of Khatlon gathered in Abdurahmon-Jomi district on July 4, 2025 for a hands-on workshop focused on the basic principles of fruit drying, marking a significant...

Harimau Malaya are no longer pushovers - Richard Scully
LOCAL football observer Datuk Richard Scully says Malaysia may have been drawn in Group B alongside world No. 18 Iran for the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Nations Cup 2025 next month, but the Harimau Malaya are no pushovers. He said...

Nurul Azurin, Malaysia’s queen of stops
Malaysia may bend, but with Nurul Azurin, they would never break. (Nurul Azurin Instagram pic) PETALING JAYA: If you caught the live-streamed matches of Malaysia’s women’s Asian Cup 2026 qualifying campaign, you witnessed something special. It was...

Echoes from the Karakorum
Pakistani tourists visit Khunjerab Pass near the China-Pakistan border in Pakistan on June 13. PHOTO BY WU XIAOHUI/CHINA DAILY It was around 9 pm in mid-June when I found myself wandering through a border market in Tashikurgan Tajik autonomous...

Malaysia no longer pushovers, says pundit Richard Scully ahead of CAFA Nations Cup clash with Iran
KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Local football observer Datuk Richard Scully says Malaysia may have been drawn in Group B alongside world No. 18 Iran for the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Nations Cup 2025 next month, but the Harimau Malaya are...

Kazakhstan, Tajikistan Reinforce Economic Co-Op By Transportation And Financial Links
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 25. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu held a meeting with the Chairman of the Board of the Tajik joint-stock company“Oriyonbonk,”...

New Road Commissioned In Vanj District Of Tajikistan
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, June 25. A new road connecting the Vanj district center with the Dushanbe–Kulma highway has been put into operation in the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region of Tajikistan, Trend reports, citing...

IMF Praises Tajikistan's Economic Progress, Urges Continued Reforms
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, June 25. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its 2025 Article IV Consultation and second review under the Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI) with Tajikistan, highlighting the...

New Industrial Park Opens In Tajikistan's Vanj District
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, June 25 . President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon inaugurated a newly established industrial park in Vanj district, Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region, as part of his working visit to the region,...