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Tajikistan and Uzbekistan discuss simplification of customs procedures and implementation of VIN.TJ system

The VIN.TJ system is designed to simplify the process of vehicle registration and control.

Tajikistan climbs four places in the global fixed internet speed ranking

This is the country's best performance in the past five years.

Bokhtar power supply inspector fined for embezzling funds from consumers

A Bokhtar city court has fined Akobir Kholmumin, an inspector from the sales department of OJSC Electricity Distribution Networks" of Bokhtar, 15,000 somonis for...

Uzbekistan introduces visa-free regime for U.S. citizens

Starting January 1, 2026, U.S. citizens will be able to visit Uzbekistan without a visa for up to 30 days. The decree, signed by...

Maldives imposes smoking ban for citizens born on or after January 1, 2007

The Maldives has officially banned the purchase, sale, and use of tobacco products for citizens born on or after January 1, 2007. This new...

Jailed journalist transferred to Dushanbe-based prison No.1, still awaiting surgery

The health condition of imprisoned journalist Abdusattor Pirmuhammadzoda continues to raise serious concerns. According to his relatives, he was recently transferred from a penal...

Former chief of Tajikistan’s prison system, General Izzatullo Sharifzoda, dies in Dushanbe

Colonel-General Izzatullo Sharifzoda, former head of Tajikistan’s Main Directorate for the Execution of Criminal Sentences (GUIN), has died at the age of 71. He...

Tajikistan and Russia to launch $150 million cotton industry cluster

Tajikistan, in partnership with the Russian BTK consortium, is launching the country’s largest full-cycle light industry cluster—from cotton cultivation to garment manufacturing. The ambitious...

Over 1,000 earthquakes recorded in Central Asia and Afghanistan in one month

According to Volcano Discovery, a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.3 struck Afghanistan on the night of November 3. The epicenter was located...

Emomali Rahmon to attend international summits in Qatar and the United States

President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon departed for the State of Qatar on November 3 for an official visit to take part in the Second...

Uzbekistan to penalize abuse of artificial intelligence technologies

The Senate (Uzbekistan’s upper chamber of parliament) has approved legislative amendments introducing administrative liability for the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including the...

World’s largest archaeological museum opens near Egypt’s pyramids

  Media reports say Egypt has officially unveiled the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), a monumental cultural project two decades in the making. Situated just outside...
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