Author: Muzhdah

Donald Trump on the sidelines in France where he attended the re-opening of a change of direction of U.S. involvement in helping NATO and Ukraine. This was also confirmed by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaking at the OSCE conference in Malta. The Russian take the signaling of the European and U.S. as concerning. Trump is perceived as the rising star on the foreign affair domain as a tough negotiator. The toughness becomes evident with the former Lithuanian prime minister becoming the first dedicated defense commissioner this month, tasked with turbocharging Europe’s defense industry and the stuttering push to…

Everything resembles a thriller novel. Early one morning in December last year, after months of undercover investigation and wiretapping, Belgian police officers raided dozens of locations across Brussels. Over the next 3 days, in apartments, hotel rooms and offices, they seized laptops, mobile phones and nearly 1.5 million euros in cash. The following week, 4 people were arrested on corruption charges, including 2 representatives, a former member of parliament and a current member of the European Parliament. Antonio Panzeri, a retired MEP from Italy, who eventually admitted that he was the mastermind of the corruption scheme. Meanwhile, Eva Kaili, vice-president of the…

Geneva (21/11) Following the publication of a report by the presidential committee, which dismissed the Channel 4 documentary on the Easter Sunday attacks, Azad Maulana – who has been in regular contact with Ravi Seneviratne and Shane Abeysekara via the Signal app – has confirmed that he will cooperate with an investigation led by them. Maulana also revealed that Nishantha Silva Kandappa, a former officer in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a refuge in Switzerland, has been in regular contact with him. He further disclosed that he did not respond to the presidential committee’s inquiry due to the influence of…

It was bitter cold, but I don’t remember freezing or being cold. Hemingway wrote that the air was so cold when you took a breath it was like drinking water. We travelled by train, then we walked through the cold streets, no bus was running, we had to hustle to catch the last ride up the mountain, then it was up to the mountain, bundled up in two thick woolen blankets with the snow showering us. It was warm looking out of the peep hole I created, flying up the mountains sitting on the last ride of the day. The…

Brussels/Dushanbe (10/8- 75) Once more Tajikistan comes on the radar screen. Who will be the next president of Tajikistan? How is the ban on the hijab helping the deradicalization of Tajik society? What is the role of the Chinese and Russian influence? And how is the relationship with the European Union coming along? Every year we face a plethora of Tajik issues, for example corruption and drug usage involving officials, now the ban on face veils, or the newest version a ban on black clothes. The desecration of the grave of one of leaders and the promotions of killer squad…

The past two weeks have seen a succession of high-level interactions between China and the U.S., which analysts see as a positive sign of the two sides to further cooperation and manage differences. In particular, the phone talk between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Joe Biden accentuated the will of the two sides to carry forward the San Francisco vision and avoid strategic misjudgment and the risk of sliding into confrontation, despite growing divergences.   The issue of strategic perception is always fundamental to the China-U.S. relationship, just like the first button of a shirt that must be put…

Rustam Emomali is increasingly the face of his country on the international stage On January 29, China signed off on an agreement to hand Tajikistan the gift of $2 million to fund the construction of a conference room in a government building. As grants go, it is not a lot, but the real significance of the development lies elsewhere. As an official press release asserts, that the money was disbursed at all was the result of a visit paid to Beijing by the 36-year-old chair of the Senate, Rustam Emomali, better known to the public for being the son of President Emomali Rahmon. Common…

Turkey seeks to expand its economic and diplomatic cooperation in Central Asia. The region has been under the influence of Russia for years. Observers say that Turkey’s competition with Russia in the region can be supported by Washington. What is Turkey’s longing for? In November of this year, the President of the Republic of Turkey met with the leaders of the Central Asian countries at the meeting of Turkic-speaking countries in Kazakhstan. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hopes to strengthen his economic and diplomatic presence in the region rich in oil and gas by using ethnic and religious ties and compete with China and Russia…

The lemon growers of Vakhsh Valley are happy that this year not only the harvest is high, but the price of lemons has increased compared to last year, and its buyers have also increased. Hokim Azimov, a resident of Jayhun district, has 600 lemon plants in several greenhouses. Most of this year’s harvest has been sold, and now the eyes are on the way to other buyers. This veteran lemon grower hopes to get a good income this year. “Last year, the price of each kilogram of lemons was from 3.5 to 4 somoni. It did not exceed three and a half…

The remains of the body of Sumaya Ibrahimova, a 39-year-old resident of Faizabad district, were found and buried after more than seven months. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tajikistan reported that he was killed, but it is not known why it took so long to find the body and the suspect. Two weeks ago, Radio Ozodi reported on the disappearance of Sumaya and the insufficient efforts of the authorities to find her . How and where was Sumaya found? According to her relatives, Sumaya Ibrahimova mysteriously disappeared on April 24 of this year. Now, in connection with his death, Ahmadjon Vaisiddinzoda, a resident…