Central Asia

Alif and Mastercard offer 10% cashback for payments via Google Pay

Alif and Mastercard have launched a special offer for active Mastercard cardholders from Alif and Google Pay. From February 19 to April 15, Mastercard...

Amonatbonk begins re-registration of all cardholders

Tajikistan’s State Savings Bank, Amonatbonk, has launched a re-registration process for all of its cardholders. This re-registration is mandatory and will run until the...

Uzbekistan’s space ambitions: can the country become a space power?

In the 21st century, space exploration has expanded beyond just a few superpowers. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, while...

Warm February: how abnormal weather threatens crop yields in Tajikistan

Tajikistan’s unusually warm February 2026 is causing concern among farmers. Early blooming of orchards, the risk of return frosts, and a lack of moisture...

Uzbekistan aims to cut manual labor in cotton harvesting to 30%

Uzbekistan plans to increase the share of automated cotton harvesting to 70% this year. To achieve this goal, the country intends to acquire 800...

Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus to launch Istanbul-Dushanbe flights

Pegasus Airlines, the Turkish low-cost carrier, will begin direct flights between Istanbul and Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, starting April 6. Turizm Ajansi reported...

Tajikistan’s Beshai Palangon Reserve faces potential water crisis

In November 2025, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released a report on the status of Tajikistan's Beshai Palangon (Tiger Ravine) Reserve,...

Private company in Tajikistan to invest $5 Million in post automation

The Communications Service under the Government of Tajikistan and the private company Service and Technology LLC have signed a public-private partnership agreement in Dushanbe...

Tajikistan’s anticorruption agency explains the removal of Jaloliddin-Balkh district judge

Samandar Qalandar, the former judge of the Jaloliddin-Balkhi district in Khatlon province, who was dismissed from his post in December 2025, is accused of...

Joint Statement on the marking of four years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine

A Joint Statement on the marking of four years since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 was released...
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