Tajikistan
(From L-R) Foreign minister of South Korea Kim Sung-hwan, Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of Bahrain Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Hamrokhon Zarifi, and Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Kazykhanov take their position for a family photo following a meeting on Afghanistan in Chicago, Illinois, during the NATO 2012 Summit May 21, 2012.
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We are extremely proud to be working with Somon Air ... This is our first contract in Tajikistan and we have a specialist team and strategic stock of Boeing and Airbus spares in place across the region to ensure that we deliver our trademark power-by-the-hour support to those operators seeking operational efficiency.More quotes »
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'The Dictator' won't play in Tajikistan
however, none of this has any bearing on the country's refusal to show Cohen's latest comedy. The stated reason: All of Tajikistan's theaters are full.We do not have space to show it, said an unnamed Tajik film distributor, according to the AFP. We just cannot Read more »
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Tajikistan: Could Showdown With Popular Cleric Backfire?
With a court order to close one of Tajikistan’s most popular mosques, President Imomali Rahmon’s administration is stepping up its campaign to neutralize both Islam and the last vestiges of any political opposition. The May 28 ruling to close the Muhamma 6/1/12 from EurasiaNet Read more »
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Tajik Lawmakers Pass Bill To Decriminalize Libel
The first Pan Asia-Africa Results-Based M&E Forum will be held in Bangkok from 26-28 Nov, 2012. (More info) Tajikistan's lower chamber of parliament has passed a draft law decriminalizing libel. The proposed legislation, proposed in March by President Em 6/1/12 from Humanitarian News Read more »
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Magnitude 5.4 quake hits far western China
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake has struck a mountainous region of western China near the border with Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck at 8.32 p.m. (12.32 GMT) on Friday. Its epicentre was located 73 kilometres west 6/1/12 from The Hindu Read more »
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Tashkent to host Asian Junior Chess Championship
On May 30–June 7, Tashkent hosts the 2012 Asian Junior Chess Championships under 20. The tournaments will feature over 50 young chess players from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, India, the UAE and Vietnam. The organizers o from Uz Report Read more »
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Tajikistan: Regional cooperation and severing financial flows at the core of tackling drug trafficking in Central Asia, says UNODC Executive Director
Vienna/Dushanbe. 31 May 2012. With 90 per cent of the world's illicit opiates being produced in Afghanistan, the neighbouring frontline states in Central Asia have a key role to play in tackling drug trafficking. As part of his Office's efforts to ensure from Humanitarian News Read more »
