Author: Hamasa

Somon Air has launched regular flights between Dushanbe and Doha in partnership with the Fly.Tj ticketing company, opening new travel opportunities between Tajikistan and Qatar. This new service is expected to strengthen ties between the two countries. The flights will operate every Thursday, with departures from Dushanbe at 09:00 and from Doha at 12:20 local time. The journey between the capitals takes about 3 hours and 50 minutes one way, while the return flight is slightly shorter at 3 hours and 40 minutes. Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-900 aircraft will serve this route, ensuring a comfortable travel experience for passengers.…

Tajikistan’s national power company, Barqi Tojik, and Afghanistan’s Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat have signed an agreement for electricity purchase in 2025. The deal was finalized by the CEOs of both companies, Abdul Bari Omar and Mahmadumar Asozoda. The agreement, valid from May to September, is renewed annually until 2028. It allows electricity exports to Afghanistan, provided there are no domestic market restrictions in Tajikistan. The details of the electricity volume and cost for 2025 have not been disclosed yet. However, due to winter restrictions, electricity exports to Afghanistan have been halted to meet domestic demand. Barqi Tojik has planned to…

Tajikistan, a Central Asian state with limited means, is trying to project a get-tough-on-terror image following the late March attack at a Moscow concert venue, in which Tajik militants are accused of killing over 140 people. But the government steps being taken appear to address the symptoms of the domestic challenge, not the disease. The March 22 terror tragedy prompted a wave of retribution against Tajik citizens in Russia and placed President Imomali Rahmon’s regime in an unwelcome spotlight, reminding the world of its numerous flaws in governance. Rahmon’s damage-control efforts have included a mixture of denial and a “round-up-the-usual suspects” approach that does…

The Republic of Kazakhstan government has agreed with China Nonferrous Metal Mining (NFC) to build a smelter projected to have an annual copper production capacity of 300,000 tonnes. The agreement was signed between KAZ Minerals Smelting and NFC as the supplier of design services and procurement of process equipment, and NFC Kazakhstan. NFC Kazakhstan will be the construction and commissioning contractor. The plant will be built near the village of Aktogay in the Abay region. The source of raw materials will be copper concentrate from the Bozshakol and Aktogay mining and processing plants of Vostoktsvetmet LLP. “The construction of the…

On Wednesday May 29, the top Tajik diplomat Sirojiddin Muhriddin, heading a government delegation, participated in the Third Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs “Central Asia – Italy” in the C5+1 format, which took place in Rome. According to the Tajik MFA information department, the parties discussed the prospects for the expansion of cooperation between the countries of Central Asia and Italy in the political, economic, trade, water and energy, environmental protection, transport, tourism and educational sectors. They reportedly also exchanged views on a number of regional and international issues being of mutual interest, including current threats and challenges,…

ALMATY, Kazakhstan — On the first anniversary of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan’s deadliest border war, marked in September, irascible Kyrgyz national-security chief Kamchybek Tashiev aired his frustrations at the slow progress in talks aimed at demarcating the disputed frontier.Tajikistan, said Tashiev, was making “territorial claims” against Kyrgyzstan in the talks.“But our answer is that there should be no such claims,” Tashiev fumed, noting ominously that Kyrgyzstan had found “new documents” related to the border.“Based on those, we know that many parts of Kyrgyzstan had been given to Tajikistan,” he claimed. “If [Tajikistan] does not renounce its territorial claims against Kyrgyzstan then…

Giant portraits of President Emomali Rahmon adorn even the most nondescript buildings in Tajikistan’s capital of Dushanbe. Throughout the country, his sayings are featured on posters and billboards. Their ubiquitous presence underscores the consolidation of power by Rahmon – officially described as “Founder of Peace and Unity, Leader of the Nation” – since he emerged victorious from the 1992-1997 Tajikistan civil war that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union. After three decades in power, he has established himself as an absolute ruler with no tolerance for dissent. Rahmon’s bid to centralize control includes efforts to silence political opponents, human rights activists, and independent…

Although the period for the autumn recruitment of young men to the army in Tajikistan officially ended on November 30, the Ministry of Defense does not provide information about the implementation of the plan. This situation has raised suspicions among residents and representatives of some social organizations that “maybe the plan has not been implemented”. In the previous campaigns, the authorities announced the timely implementation of the plan and praised the increase in service applicants. “During the spring convocation, the plan is carried out easily and earlier. They finish the state exams quickly, and most of the students are taken to…

The President of the Republic of Tajikistan expressed his country’s support for the “establishment of the State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital based on the borders of 1967”. Emomali Rahmon said at a meeting in Saudi Arabia, “this is the way through which the Palestinian people can exercise their original national rights as an independent entity of the international community based on recognized methods of interstate relations.” An emergency meeting of Arab and Muslim countries was held on November 11 in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The Gaza Strip has been subject to air and ground…

Russian authorities have placed a native of Tajikistan on international wanted list. Interpol or the international police wrote on its official website that Malikmahmad Kuvvatov is 37 years old and is suspected of being a member of armed and terrorist organizations. Information about him was published at the beginning of November this year. In the photo posted by Interpol, this native of Tajikistan is depicted holding a weapon. In April of this year, Malikmahmad Kuvvatov was included in the updated list of terrorism suspects in Russia. It is not known whether the Tajik authorities have requested his arrest or not. The…