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Iran, Tajikistan should be pioneers in unifying Persian-speaking world
Tehran Times
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July 8, 2025
TEHRAN—Iran and Tajikistan, as two wings of Persian culture, should be pioneers in unifying the Persian-speaking world, said Hojjatollah Ayyoubi, head of Tourism Ministry’s Center for International Affairs. In a meeting with Tajikistan Culture...
Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon concludes his visit to Azerbaijan
AzerNews
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July 4, 2025
On July 4, Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, concluded his visit to Azerbaijan. A guard of honor was lined up at Fuzuli International Airport in honor of the President. President Emomali Rahmon was seen off by Emin...
Dushanbe International Airport Launches Recruitment Drive for Aviation Security Service
Asia Plus
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10:21, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The Dushanbe International Airport has announced a call for applicants to fill vacancies within its Aviation Security Service, the airport's press service told Asia-Plus. According to the announcement, positions are...
Sites in the Republic of Korea, Portugal and Tajikistan recognized as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems
Food and Agriculture Organization
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Rome - An integrated mountain agropastoral system in Tajikistan has become the first Central Asian addition to the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems, with a pine tree agroforestry system and traditional bamboo and fishery system in...
Kyrgyzstan Proposes Revival Of High-Level Coordination Council With Tajikistan
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 8 . Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Zhaparov has proposed restoring the activities of the High Interstate Coordination Council between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan at the level of heads of state,...
Bishkek To Host Inaugural Kyrgyz-Tajik Intergovernmental Council Meeting
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 8. The inaugural session of the Kyrgyz-Tajik Intergovernmental Council will take place in Bishkek, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov announced during a media briefing following his talks with...
Tajikistan’s president starts his visit to Azerbaijan
News.Az
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On July 4, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived in Azerbaijan's Fuzuli district to participate in the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO). A guard of honor was arranged at Fuzuli International Airport to in honor...
Tajikistan’s President begins his visit to Azerbaijan
APA
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July 4, 2025
On July 4, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived in Fuzuli district to participate in the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), APA reports. A guard of honor was arranged at Fuzuli International Airport to in honor...
Tajikistan And Saudi Fund For Development Set To Expand Project Financing
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, July 3. Tajikistan and the Saudi Fund for Development discussed expanding cooperation in key infrastructure sectors during a meeting between President Emomali Rahmon and the Chairman of the Fund,...
Saudi Arabia’s Investments in Tajikistan’s Education: Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power Recalibration
SpecialEurasia
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July 7, 2025
Executive Summary This report examines Saudi Arabia’s recent $20 million investment in Tajikistan’s education infrastructure, which is part of a larger development program totalling $325 million. Using cultural diplomacy and soft power, such as...
Tajikistan cancels paid paternity leave, retains unpaid childcare leave for fathers
Asia Plus
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16:11, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan has officially canceled paid paternity leave for men following the birth of a child, according to the country’s Agency for Social Insurance and Pensions. While fathers are no longer entitled to state-funded...
Tajikistan commissions Sebzor hydropower plant in GBAO: A new era of energy
Asia Plus
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09:33, todayAuthor: Press release by EU Delegation to Tajikistan Marking a turning point in the energy history of the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO), the 11-megawatt Sebzor hydropower plant (HPP) was officially inaugurated in Roshtqala...
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...
President Of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon Concludes His Visit To Azerbaijan
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 4. On July 4, Emomali Rahmon, President of the Republic of Tajikistan, concluded his visit to Azerbaijan, Trend reports. A guard of honor was lined up at Fuzuli International Airport in honor of...
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...
From Dushanbe to London: how Tajik entrepreneurs launched Ayan Capital in the UK
Asia Plus
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17:03, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus A new episode of the TajTech podcast features Abdullo Qurbonov — a seasoned entrepreneur who helped build Tajikistan’s Alif Bank and is now spearheading a bold new venture in the United Kingdom: Ayan Capital. The...
President of Tajikistan arrives in Azerbaijan
AzerNews
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July 4, 2025
On July 4, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon arrived in Fuzuli district to participate in the 17th Summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), Azernews reports. A guard of honor was arranged at Fuzuli International Airport to in...
One in four Tajikistan residents lives below the poverty line, says World Bank report
Asia Plus
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11:10, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Despite steady progress in reducing poverty, more than 25% of Tajikistan’s population continues to live below the international poverty line — surviving on less than US$3.65 a day. This finding is detailed in the...
EU’s Global Gateway improves electricity access in Tajikistan with Sebzor hydropower project
Daryo
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July 3, 2025
The European Union’s Global Gateway strategy reached a key milestone with the inauguration of the Sebzor hydropower plant in Tajikistan’s remote Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO), promising more reliable, sustainable electricity for over...
Tajikistan launches Central Asia’s first AI cluster and technopark
Asia Plus
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11:10, june 26Author: Asia-Plus Tajikistan has inaugurated Central Asia’s first national artificial intelligence (AI) cluster and unveiled the country’s pioneering AI technopark, Area AI. The official launch ceremony reportedly took place in...