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UNGA 2025 schedule: Eyes on returning Trump and welcoming Syria's Al Shara to UN
The National News
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World leaders will converge on New York next month for the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, facing a crowded agenda of protracted wars, climate change and UN reforms, with the spotlight firmly on the return of US President Donald Trump....
Tourism Highlighted as Driver of Structural Transformation at Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries
Hospitality Net
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August 12, 2025
Hosted by UN Tourism, the side event “Tourism: Driving Economic Diversification and Inclusion in LLDCs,” brought together government representatives, UN agencies, and bilateral development actors to explore how sustainable and rural tourism can...
Turkmenistan ranked second in tourist flow to Uzbekistan in first half of the year
Turkmenportal
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Turkmenistan became the second in terms of the number of tourists visiting Uzbekistan in January-June 2025. This is evidenced by data from the National Statistics Committee of the Republic, the “Interfax” agency reports. According to statistics,...
Swiss Travel Industry Insiders Investigate Potential Tajikistani Partnerships
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, August 14. A delegation from the Committee for Tourism Development under the Government of Tajikistan, along with representatives from the private sector, visited Switzerland to showcase the...
Turkmenistan, UN Discuss Joint International Projects In Tajikistan
MENAFN
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August 14, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 14. Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Tajikistan A. Gochmyradov met with UN Resident Coordinator in Tajikistan Ramaswamy Parvati at the UN Permanent Mission in Dushanbe, Trend reports via...
Nearly 1,000 Afghan refugees forcibly expelled from Tajikistan – IOM
Asia Plus
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08:44, todayAuthor: Shahnoz Alizoda, Asia-Plus According to Interior Minister Ramazon Rahimzoda, they were deported because they violated the law. Over the past month, almost 1,000 Afghan refugees have been forcibly deported from Tajikistan. This...
Why hasn't the Istiqlol tunnel on the Dushanbe–Khujand highway been completed?
Asia Plus
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13:15, todayAuthor: Payrav Chorshanbiyev, Asia-Plus And when will it start meeting international standards? For almost 20 years, motorists in Tajikistan have been forced to travel from Dushanbe to the north of the republic and back through the...
A special child goes to the first grade. What do parents in Tajikistan need to know?
Asia Plus
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16:06, todayAuthor: Marhabo Zununova, especially for Asia-Plus Today, there are only three schools in Tajikistan with resource classes for children with autism and thousands of families waiting in line for support. On August 1, Tajikistan started...
Dushanbe becomes key stop for the ROX 01 Hybrid SUV Silk Road caravan
Asia Plus
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15:40, august 8Author: Asia-Plus A press conference dedicated to the arrival of the international ROX Silk Road Tour caravan took place at the Asia-Plus news agency office in Dushanbe. The event brought together local media, bloggers, car experts,...
Thurston County grad to travel to South Korea for U.S. Department of State language initiative program
Nisqually Valley News - Washington State
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August 12, 2025
Nisqually Valley News staff Grace Morgan of Tenino will study the Korean language for eight to 10 months in South Korea on a National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI‑Y) scholarship, according to a recent news release from the U.S....
Uzbekistan’s leisure tourism climbs 48.3% in 1H25
Daryo
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August 12, 2025
Uzbekistan saw a rise in leisure tourism in the first six months of 2025, with 783,700 foreign visitors arriving for vacation, according to the National Statistics Committee. This marks an increase of 255,000 tourists compared to the same period...
UN Conference spotlights tourism as driver of transformation
Travel & Tourism News Middle East
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Travel, Tourism & Hospitality August 2025 256 The Third United Nations Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries highlighted tourism as a crucial driver for structural transformation, noting despite 50 million international arrivals in 2024,...
Tajikistan recovers over 57 million somonis in child support in six months
Asia Plus
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16:39, august 5Author: Asia-Plus Tajikistan has collected more than 57 million somonis (approximately US$5.2 million) in alimony payments over the first six months of this year, marking a significant year-on-year increase, according to Akhtam...
Days of Culture of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan held in Turkmenistan
24.kg
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August 9, 2025
20:35, 09 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 20:35, 09 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Days of Culture of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were held in Awaza national tourist zone as part...
Tourists visit Tajik Autonomous County in China's Xinjiang
Xinhua News Agency
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A boy has fun at a national wetland park in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 2, 2025. Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan has entered the peak travel season as more tourists come here...
Sino-Russian Relations in Central Asia
CEPA
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August 19, 2025
Executive Summary Despite the challenge from China, Russia continues to wield influence in the region. Russia and China have a comprehensive strategic partnership based on a relationship that has developed over 30 years, before the collapse of the...
Tajikistan: End Systematic Repression of Pamiri People
CIVICUS
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We, the undersigned civil society organisations, are deeply concerned about the ongoing systematic repression of Pamiri Indigenous Peoples in Tajikistan. This repression has intensified since 2022 following the government’s deadly crackdown on...
Tajik Mufti: “Hajj is not a school of moral reform or a guarantee of trustworthiness”
Asia Plus
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09:08, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus In a pointed statement during a news conference in Dushanbe, Saidmukarram Abduqodirzoda, Chairman of the Council of Ulema of Tajikistan, emphasized on July 29 that Hajj, the sacred Islamic pilgrimage, should not be...
Pakistan, Tajikistan wrap up ‘Dosti-II’ counter-terrorism drills
ARY News
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August 9, 2025
Pakistan and Tajikistan successfully concluded their joint counter-terrorism training exercise “Dosti-II,” held at Fakhrabad Base, Tajikistan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported. According to the military media wing,...
Tourism in Tajikistan reportedly booming in 2025: visitor numbers soar by over 30%
Asia Plus
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16:46, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Tajikistan is rapidly gaining popularity among international travelers, with tourist arrivals in the first half of 2025 surging by 31.3% compared to the same period last year, according to the Committee for Tourism...