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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,...

Tajikistan Launches Enterprise For Calcite Production In Vanj District
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, June 25 . A new industrial enterprise for the production of calcite by Marmar Stone company has been launched in the Vanj district of the Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous region of Tajikistan, Trend...

Second China-Central Asia summit draws new blueprint for cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping (third left), Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (third right), Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov (second left), Tajik President Emomali Rahmon (first left), Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov (second right) and...

President Emomali Rahmon Meets Senior Advisor to the Emir of Qatar
17:28, june 23Author: Asia-Plus On Monday June 23, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with Mohammad Al-Attiyah, Advisor to the Cabinet of the Emir of the State of Qatar, the Tajik president’s official website reports. The...

Missiles and messaging: Meet the new face of Iran’s propaganda war
A new voice emerged from Iranian state media — sharp, defiant and directed squarely at Israel. Until recently unknown, Iman Tajik was introduced last Monday as the official spokesman for Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in its...

Turkish president meets counterparts at Economic Cooperation Organization summit in Azerbaijan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday held meetings with his counterparts from Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan at an international summit in Azerbaijan. President Erdogan, attending the 17th Summit of the...
IRGC spokesperson warns US that Iran will always retaliate
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson Iman Tajik has warned the Trump administration in televised remarks that Iran will continue to respond with its own attacks should the US strike again. "The Islamic Revolutionary Guard, in a...

Tajikistan unveils joint industrial park project at St. Petersburg Economic Forum
14:31, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus At the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Tajikistan has presented a major initiative — the Tajik-Russian Industrial Park project — marking a significant step toward deepening economic and...

Tajikistan, Qatar Discuss Expanding Cooperation In Key Sectors
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, June 23. President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and Mohammad Al Attiyah, advisor to the Emir of Qatar, discussed prospects for expanding bilateral cooperation, Trend reports via the presidential...

Iran’s President hails constructive talks with President Ilham Aliyev at ECO Summit
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian described his recent meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as “positive and friendly,” highlighting the constructive atmosphere of their discussions on the sidelines of the 17th Summit of the Economic...

Kyrgyzstan continues to strengthen border with Tajikistan
12:23, 23 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek ALYMBAEV 12:23, 23 June 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Turdubek ALYMBAEV Large-scale work on installing engineering barriers continues along Kyrgyz-Tajik border in Batken...

ECO States Unanimously Condemn Israeli Attacks on Iran: President Pezeshkian
Pezeshkian made the remarks on Friday night after returning from the 17th ECO Summit held in the Azerbaijani city of Khankendi. He said Iran’s condemnation of Israeli attacks received “firm support from other members,” underscoring regional...
Iran reaffirms commitment to diplomacy, urges reciprocal action
TEHRAN, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Friday that Iran continues to view diplomacy as effective means of resolving disputes, provided that the other side is genuinely committed to those solutions in practice. He...

Iran Threatens to Close Strait of Hormuz amid Direct War with US and Israel
Colonel Iman Tajik, spokesman for Operation True Promise 3. (Photo: video grab) By Palestine Chronicle Staff According to Iranian media, the Iranian Parliament has approved a proposal to shut the strait, pending the final approval of the Supreme...

The 'Shanghai Five' at 25
LI MIN/CHINA DAILY Editor's note: The world has undergone many changes and shocks in recent years. Enhanced dialogue between scholars from China and overseas is needed to build mutual understanding on many problems the world faces. For this...

17th summit of Economic Cooperation Organization begins in Azerbaijan
The 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) began in Azerbaijan's Khankendi city on Friday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was welcomed by Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev upon his arrival at the venue of the summit,...

Clash against World Cup qualifiers Iran - a true test of Harimau Malaya’s progress - Cklamovski
HARIMAU Malaya head coach Peter Cklamovski is taking on the challenge that awaits his team at the upcoming CAFA Nations Cup, especially the clash against tournament favourites and World Cup qualifiers Iran. Describing the showdown as a major...

Air route between Khujand and Kashgar reopened
09:22, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Air travel between Khujand, Tajikistan, and Kashgar, China, has officially resumed, according to the Civil Aviation Agency of Tajikistan. The first renewed flight on this route was operated on July 1 by the Chinese...

Pezeshkian: Unity among Muslims crucial to counter ‘extremist’ threats
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says unity and coherence among Muslim nations are the “most effective” way to neutralize threats by extremist countries. Pezeshkian made the remark in a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz...