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Amphetamines gaining popularity among Tajik youth, says Tajik drug control chief
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15:53, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Amphetamines have become the most widely used drug among Tajikistan’s youth, Zafar Samad, Director of the Drug Control Agency (DCA) under the President of Tajikistan, told reporters in Dushanbe on February 3. He...
CSTO program on Tajik-Afghan border to ensure region’s security — secretary general
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January 29, 2025
DUSHANBE, January 29. /TASS/. The implementation of the Collective Security Treaty Organization’s program for strengthening Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan will ensure not only the security of the republic's territorial integrity, but also...
Tajik embassy in Moscow launches unified consultation hotline for Tajik citizens
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13:50, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The Public Council at the Embassy of Tajikistan in Moscow has announced the launch of a new service to provide legal assistance to Tajik citizens working, studying, and residing in Russia. An official source within...
Tajik leader proposes Saudi Arabia to establish joint fund for major investment projects
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14:43, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon has proposed Saudi Arabia to establish a joint fund to finance major investment projects. The Tajik president’s official website says this initiative was discussed at Emomali...
Tajik Musical Soiree Entertains Attendees In Kuwait
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November 15, 2024
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Photo feature by Khaled Al-Jales KUWAIT, Nov 14 (KUNA) -- The National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters (NCCAL) on Thursday held, in collaboration with the embassy of Tajikistan, a musical soiree as part of...
CAREC and Tajik Technical University Strengthen Cooperation in Sustainable Resource Management
The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia
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Publication date: 31 January 2025 Dushanbe, Tajikistan – January 23, 2025 – The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC) continues to expand its partnerships with leading universities in the Central Asian region. As part of this...
Tajik president proposes to establish a Regional Coordination Center for Glaciology in Dushanbe
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10:04, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon yesterday participated and spoke at a high-level event that was organized and hosted by Tajikistan in Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, on the implementation of the resolution of the...
Tajik health workers perform first venous stenting for a patient with thrombosis
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15:14, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus For the first time, the Republican Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery conducted venous stenting on a 31-year-old patient who had been suffering from deep vein thrombosis in the legs for more than 25 years,...
Iran Keen On Expanding Passenger Rail Network With Neighboring Nations - Deputy Minister
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 21. Iran is increasingly interested in expanding passenger transportation by rail with its neighboring countries, said Jabbar Ali Zakeri, Deputy Minister of Roads and Urban Development and...
Tehran, Dushanbe agree to abolish visa requirements for air travelers
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10:33, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Iranian media reports say Tehran and Dushanbe have reached a bilateral agreement to waive visa requirements for air travelers. Tehran Times, citing Iran’s Embassy in Dushanbe, reported on January 28 that they have...
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan partner on $10mn wire plant in Dangara, launch set for December 2025
Daryo
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July 21, 2025
A new $10mn copper and aluminum wire production facility is being built in Uzbekistan’s Dangara district, Fergana region, in partnership with investors from Tajikistan. The plant is being developed by “Osiyo Kabellari” and is set to launch...
Tajik opposition activist reportedly attempts suicide in Germany to protest deportation
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14:30, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajik opposition activist Dilmurod Ergashev attempted to commit suicide before being deported from Germany to Tajikistan, The Insider investigative group reported on November 6, citing self-exiled Tajik opposition...
‘It’s too early to discuss timeline for construction of metro in Dushanbe’ says Tajik minister of transport
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15:04, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus In a report released at a news conference in Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s Minister of Transport, Azim Ibrohim, stated on January 29 that it is premature to discuss the timeline for constructing a metro system in Dushanbe....
Tajik civil aviation authorities require airlines to serve hot meals on long flights
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15:03, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus As of November 1 this year, passengers on flights over 3.5 hours in duration can expect hot meals onboard. Tajikistan’s Civil Aviation Agency announced that this decision aims to improve the level and quality of...
Tajikistan’s privately-owned airline to launch an air route connecting Dushanbe and London
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In late February 2025, Tajikistan’s privately-owned air carrier, Somon Air, plans to sign an additional protocol to launch direct flights between Dushanbe and London. Have you already subscribed? Log in
The Tajik Center for Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear Safety receives the status of a regional center for Central Asia
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January 29, 2025
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has awarded the Regional Center for Chemical, Biological, Radiation and Nuclear Safety (CBRN), based in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, the status of a regional center for Central Asia. During a special ceremony...
Tajik leader calls for combining efforts to address global security issues
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10:14, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus In a statement delivered at the Fourth Dushanbe Conference in Al-Kuwait, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday noted that as a founder of the Dushanbe Process on Counter Terrorism and its Financing, Tajikistan is...
34,354 electric vehicles registered in Tajikistan
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AKIPRESS.COM - The total number of electric vehicles in Tajikistan reached 34,354 as of June 1, according to the Ministry of Transport of Tajikistan. The country has adopted the Program for the Development of Electric Transport for 2023-2028. This...
Tajik-Kyrgyz bilateral trade Begins to recover after three-year decline
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Over the first nine months, a two-way trade between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan has valued at more than US$9.1 million, which is 13.5 percent more than in the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of...
Border issues being negotiated with account of every particular meter of land, President Japarov says about Kyrgyz-Tajik border delimitation
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Border issues being negotiated with account of every particular meter of land, President Japarov says about Kyrgyz-Tajik border delimitation AKIPRESS.COM - President Sadyr Japarov shared the conditions of regulation of the Kyrgyz-Tajik border...