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On 20 October, the Museum of Roman Civilisation (Museo delle Civiltà) in the Italian capital hosted the grand opening of the first large-scale international exhibition “Tajikistan — A Land of Unique Heritage”, timed to coincide with the 35th anniversary of

Tajikistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs plans to register fortune tellers, sorcerers and people who use their services in a special database, along with individuals involved in prostitution, procuring and drug distribution.

Tajikistan is exploring ways to develop factoring, a financial service that allows businesses to receive money for goods they have already delivered without waiting for buyers to pay.

Tajikistan’s Ayni district in Sughd province and parts of Dushanbe are among the areas most exposed to landslide risks in Central Asia, according to a regional assessment that estimates potential direct losses from landslides across the region at $3.59 bi…

Tajikistan may host a regional center for training rescue workers from five Central Asian countries.

Tajikistan had harvested more than 206,000 tons of cotton as of October 17, fulfilling over 52% of its 2026 target of 394,700 tons, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

President Emomali Rahmon has declared the tulip and the siyohgush national flowers of Tajikistan.

Tajik para-judoka Shohrukh Nazarov has won silver in the men’s J1 81kg category at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Japan, securing the first medal for Tajikistan in the history of the continental competition.

Tajikistan’s mufti urges servicemen not to humiliate fellow soldiers Tajikistan’s chief mufti, Saidmukarram Abdulqodirzoda, has urged servicemen to support rather than humiliate one another during military service.

Despite strong economic growth and a significant reduction in poverty, Tajikistan remains heavily dependent on remittances from labor migrants.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recommended that Tajikistan consider gradually raising the retirement age for women from 58 to 63, or introducing a unified retirement age of 65 for both men and women.

The National Bank of Tajikistan has launched an official online shop where individuals and legal entities can browse and order gold bars, commemorative, collectible and investment coins, the financial regulator announced on October 20.

Diesel fuel and carrots recorded some of the sharpest price increases in Tajikistan in January-September this year, rising 51.6% and 52.2%, respectively.

Tajikistan’s lower house of parliament, Majlisi Namoyandagon, has passed a new migration bill aimed at strengthening the protection of labor migrants and their families, regulating private employment agencies that recruit workers for jobs abroad, and digi…

The Dushanbe Police Department has released a video featuring 26-year-old Zarina Saimoudinova, who was detained on suspicion of abducting a newborn from Maternity Hospital No. 1.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for around 75% of deaths worldwide, while Tajikistan faces a mixed picture: the incidence of cardiovascular diseases is declining, but cancer, diabetes and metabolic risk factors are on the rise.

Citizens of Tajikistan made 2.274 million tourist trips to Uzbekistan in January–September 2026, while 983,700 Uzbek citizens travelled to Tajikistan during the same period, according to Uzbekistan’s National Statistics Committee.

Internationally known Russia-language writer Timur Zulfikarov has been awarded the Pushkin Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution to literature.

Tajikistan received more than 8,901 tons of humanitarian aid worth $25.3 million from 38 countries in January–September 2026, down $21.8 million, or 46.3%, from the same period last year, according to the Customs Service under the Government of Tajikistan.

In the arid Muminabad district of Tajikistan, farmer Rahmonali has increased his grain yield from 500–600 kilogrammes to two tonnes per hectare.

The Association of Banks of Tajikistan held the “Joizai Rushdi Bonkdori — 2026” ceremony (Award for Contribution to Banking Development), recognising achievements in digital banking.

Dushanbe authorities have launched a project to build three overpasses and a bridge on Abdulahad Qahhorov Street in the capital’s Firdavsi district, the city administration reports.

IMPACT Forum 2026 was held under the motto “From Interaction to Result”.

Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon has identified trade, investment, transport connectivity, digital technologies and regional security as key priorities for cooperation within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

The film “The Radiance of Stars: Jami and Navoi” won the Grand Prix at the third Toji Somon film awards, which concluded in Dushanbe on October 19.

Seven Tajik minors who were left without adult supervision in Russia were returned to Tajikistan on October 18, the Consular Service of the Tajik Embassy in Moscow has reported.

Uzbek and American companies signed 54 cooperation agreements worth a total of $12 billion during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on October 19, Gazeta.uz reports, citing Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Investment, Industry and

Tajikistan has launched AI Start, a free online course introducing artificial intelligence in Tajik and Russian.

Tajikistan’s Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin attended a meeting with the US Secretary of State and the foreign ministers of four other Central Asian countries in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on October 19.

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met here with Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref to discuss bilateral cooperation, including trade, energy, transport and industry, according to the Tajik president’s official website.

Tajikistan’s foreign trade turnover in January–September 2026 reached $10.65 billion, up 35.6%, or nearly $2.8 billion, compared with the same period last year, according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.

Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Samarkand on October 19 to discuss bilateral relations, trade, investment and regional security.

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Chinese Premier Li Qiang discussed expanding economic cooperation, launching joint projects and introducing modern technologies, including artificial intelligence, during a meeting in Dushanbe on October 19.

Tajikistan has officially launched an international digital corridor with China, establishing a direct fiber-optic connection across the Kulma–Karasu border crossing.

Seven champions were crowned at Tajikistan’s President’s Judo Cup in Kulob on October 17–18, with a total prize fund of 1.26 million somoni awarded to medalists across seven men’s weight categories.

Kabul finds 120 missing children in a year, most of them girls Authorities in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, found and reunited 120 missing children with their families over the past year, including 85 girls, according to the Taliban government’s Ministry…

The debt owed by Tajikistan’s state-owned OJSC Barqi Tojik (Tajikistan’s electricity generation networks) to the Roghun hydropower plant (HPP) reached 983.2 million somoni (about $110 million) at the end of September 2026, rising by 21.6 million somoni ov…

The United States expects to sign agreements worth billions of dollars during US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to Central Asia, he said in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on October 19.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is considering $500 million in financing for the construction of Tajikistan’s Roghun hydropower plant, including a $200 million grant and a $300 million concessional loan.

A cement shortage has been reported in Bokhtar, the capital of Khatlon province, where residents say they cannot find the building material in markets and construction supply shops.

Tajikistan continues to face a range of environmental challenges, including shrinking glaciers, limited access to centralized water supplies, inadequate waste management, degraded pastures and rising transport emissions.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on October 16 introducing new sanctions against Russia but immediately suspended their implementation, citing US national interests.

Tajikistan’s Mufti Saidmukarram Abduqodirзода has urged Tajik labor migrants in Russia to support and respect one another, uphold moral values, and remain actively involved in raising their children and caring for their families.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, for talks with the leaders and foreign ministers of the five Central Asian countries, as Washington seeks to expand economic, investment and security cooperation with the region, acco…

A documentary filmed in the Pamirs during a Soviet-German scientific expedition in 1928, later banned under Joseph Stalin and long considered lost, has become available online thanks to a surviving German copy.

Fuel prices in Dushanbe have continued to climb since late September.

Russia has expanded the grounds for declaring the stay of foreign nationals with dangerous infectious diseases, including HIV, undesirable.

Tajikistan plans to create an electronic database containing information on the nutritional value of food products, with support from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Iranian Ambassador to Tajikistan Alireza Haghighian and Tajik Transport Minister Azim Ibrohim have discussed ways to expand bilateral cooperation in transport and transit, highlighting the potential for closer collaboration between the two countries.

Tajikistan imported more than 21,400 tons of meat and edible meat offal worth nearly $84 million in January–September 2026, a 60.3% increase in value year on year.