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Tajik Foreign Minister to meet with CIS colleagues today
10 months ago Web Desk 0
The next meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the CIS member states in the form of video conferencing will be chaired by the Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan Abdulaziz Kamilov. In addition to the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, Sirojiddin Mukhriddin, the heads of the foreign affairs agencies of Read More
Dushanbe City Hall has closed all beauty salons and hairdressers in the capital
10 months ago Web Desk 0
The city hall notes that this decision was made in the framework of combating the spread of COVID-19. According to the press service of the city administration, the relevant city structures, together with these service points, will carry out disinfection work during the indicated period. Recall that by May 31 all clothing markets Read More
Famous imam-khatib Kori Irfoniddin dies in Bohtara hospital
10 months ago Web Desk 0
A hospital source said that Kori Irfoniddin was hospitalized a few days ago with a diagnosis of pneumonia. «On the evening of May 11, he died in the infectious diseases ward», – source said. Kori Irfoniddin – a famous imam-khatib in the Bokhtar region of the Khatlon regionи. Previously, he was an imam-khatib Read More
Tajikistan seeks additional assistance from international donors
10 months ago Web Desk 0
The president’s letter posted on the IMF’s website indicates that the republic is also discussing the issue of attracting a $ 50 million soft loan from the Eurasian Stabilization and Development Fund (EFSD). The President in his letter emphasizes that the republic will make every effort to obtain the necessary funding, expressing the hope Read More
Iran sends 6 tons of medicine as humanitarian aid to Tajikistan
10 months ago Web Desk 0
According to the press attache of the Iranian Embassy in Tajikistan, Mohsen Farahbar is only the first batch of humanitarian aid: Iran will send several more aid parties in the near future by special flights to Tajikistan Source: Asia plus Read More
Tajik Foreign Minister to meet with SCO counterparts today
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SCO foreign ministers to discuss preparations for upcoming events within the organization, exchange views on the status and prospects of cooperation in the context of a new coronavirus infection pandemic (COVID-19). The parties will also separately consider issues of assistance to the SCO political settlement in Afghanistan. Source: Asia plus Read More
COVID-19: Kazakh NGOs Demand Detailed Report On Spending; Iran Allows All Mosques To Open Temporarily
10 months ago Web Desk 0
The global death toll from the coronavirus is some 286,000 with more than 4.1 million infections confirmed, causing mass disruptions as governments continue to try to slow the spread of the new respiratory illness. Here’s a roundup of COVID-19 developments in RFE/RL’s broadcast regions. Central Asia Dozens of rights activists representing almost 20 nongovernmental organizations Read More
Media-Freedom Advocates Demand Justice For Tajik Reporter
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DUSHANBE — Media-freedom watchdogs are urging the Tajik authorities to conduct a thorough investigation into the attack on a reporter for the Asia-Plus news agency and bring the perpetrators to justice. Abdulloh Ghurbati, a 23-year-old journalist, told RFE/RL on May 12 that two masked men attacked him late the previous evening as he made his Read More