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Two years on, body of abducted lecturer still missing
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09:16, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The body of Ismoil Rahmonov, a lecturer at the Tajik State University of Commerce (TSUC), who was reportedly abducted and thrown into the Fondaryo River by a police officer two years ago, remains missing. His family...
Extreme heatwave expected in Tajikistan: temperatures to reach up to +47°C in some regions
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Tajikistan is bracing for an intense heatwave between July 4 and 7, with forecasters warning of dangerously high temperatures across most of the country. According to the Agency for Hydrometeorology of Tajikistan (Hydromet), a prolonged influx of...
Why posthumous organ donation remains rare in Tajikistan
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15:52, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus While Kyrgyzstan took a major step forward this year by allowing organ transplants from deceased donors with official support from religious leaders, Tajikistan has yet to follow suit — despite having a legal...
Harimau Malaya drawn with Iran in Cafa Nations Cup
Free Malaysia Today
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July 3, 2025
Harimau Malaya are currently ranked 131st in the Fifa world rankings. (Bernama pic) KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia have been drawn in Group B alongside world No 18 Iran for next month’s Central Asian Football Association (Cafa) Nations Cup 2025. The...
Israeli attacks in region aim to pressure Palestinians: Erdoğan
Sabah
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July 4, 2025
The reason behind Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Syria and Iran is to bring the Palestinian people to its knees, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday during the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) in Azerbaijan’s...
Azerbaijan holding 17th ECO summit in occupied Stepanakert
Arminfo
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ArmInfo. The occupation Azerbaijani regime is holding the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) in the de-Armenianized city of Stepanakert. According to Azerbaijani media, the summit is attended by Iranian President Masoud...
More Than a Quarter of Tajikistan’s Population Lives Below the Poverty Line – World Bank Report
Times of Central Asia
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July 4, 2025
Tajikistan continues to make gradual progress in reducing poverty, but over 25% of the population still lives on less than $3.65 a day, according to the World Bank’s newly released Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet Report 2024. Revised Poverty Line...
Israeli attacks on region aim to pressure Palestinians: Erdoğan
Sabah
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July 4, 2025
The reason behind Israel’s attacks on Lebanon, Syria and Iran is to bring the Palestinian people to its knees, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Friday during the 17th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) in Azerbaijan’s...
Two women killed in separate domestic violence incidents in Tajikistan
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09:33, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Two tragic cases of domestic violence resulting in the deaths of women have shocked Tajikistan this June. In separate incidents in the capital Dushanbe and in Farkhor district, Khatlon province both victims died after...
TAJIKISTAN: Denial of "qualified medical care" led to Ismaili leader's prison death?
Forum 18
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Nearly three years into his five-year prison sentence, prisoner of conscience Muzaffar Davlatmirov, a leading Ismaili Muslim khalifa (cleric) from Mountainous Badakhshan, has died in prison. He died of poor health in the labour camp at Yavan in...
China is winning over Central Asia – but its growing influence could fuel a backlash
The Straits Times
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June 20, 2025
BEIJING – While some Western countries have viewed Chinese electric vehicles (EVs) as threats to their domestic industries and put up tariffs on these Chinese exports, Central Asia has welcomed them. Brands from Zeekr and Chery ply the streets of...
Iran: "We destroyed Microsoft in Be'er Sheva with just one missile for its complicity with zionist entity"
Yemen News Agency SABA
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June 20, 2025
Iran: "We destroyed Microsoft in Be'er Sheva with just one missile for its complicity with zionist entity" [Fri, 20 Jun 2025 19:29:03 +0300] Tehran – Saba: Colonel Iman Tajik, spokesperson for Iran’s "True Promise 3" operation, confirmed on Friday...
IRGC: 17th Wave carried out with long-range, heavy missiles & drone strikes
Yemen News Agency SABA
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June 20, 2025
[Fri, 20 Jun 2025 18:30:44 +0300] Tehran – SABA: The spokesman for Operation "True Promise 3," Colonel Iman Tajik, announced on Friday that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has carried out a new wave of missile and drone attacks...
Earthquake of magnitude 4.0 jolts Tajikistan
The News Mill
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June 20, 2025
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 occurred at 01:36:29 IST, with its...
Xi pushes for Global South modernization via practical cooperation
Detroit Star - Michigan
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BEIJING, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Brazil late last year, the Portuguese edition of the book "Up And Out Of Poverty" was officially launched in Rio de Janeiro. The book, first published in 1992,...
Cafa Nations Cup 2025: Harimau Malaya Drawn Into Group B With Iran
Bernama
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July 3, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 3 (Bernama) – Malaysia have been drawn in Group B alongside world-ranked 18th Iran for the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Nations Cup 2025 which will be held in August. The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) in a...
Rahmon outlines energy, industry and freight transportation as areas which could drive the further expansion of regional cooperation
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09:59, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus On June 17, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon took part and spoke at the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana. The Tajik president’s official website says Emomali Rahmon emphasized that further...
Tajikistan and Iran’s foreign ministers discuss Middle East tensions after Israeli strikes on Iran
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16:46, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The Foreign Ministers of Tajikistan and Iran held a phone conversation on July 1, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East following Israeli and U.S. military strikes on Iranian targets. The ministers discuss...
Tajikistan’s Embassy in Tehran assists citizens seeking to leave conflict zone
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15:28, todayAuthor: Asuia-Plus As the armed conflict between Iran and Israel enters its sixth day, the Embassy of Tajikistan in Tehran has issued official guidance for Tajik nationals seeking to leave the Islamic Republic. In a statement released...
Mental illness or revenge for a second wife? Family disputes official version in tragic Farkhor child drowning case
Asia Plus
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10:35, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus One day after authorities reported that a 27-year-old mother had thrown herself and her four young children into the Surkhob River in Farkhor district of Khatlon province in a reported act of revenge, the woman’s...