Nowruz, which translates to "new day", is a traditional festival that marks the spring equinox, the rebirth of nature and the ...

Nowruz - or Persian New Year - is one of the oldest festivals in the world and is celebrated by millions of people around the globe. It marks the start of spring and is about hope and new beginnings.

Tajikistan, a country with close ties to Tehran due to shared ethnic origins, views the conflict in the Middle East with ...

MOSCOW, March 12 (Reuters) - A ⁠Russian ⁠military court handed ⁠down life sentences on Thursday to ​four Tajik men and 11 accomplices over their ‌involvement in a mass ‌shooting that killed 149 people ...

Four other defendants were given sentences ranging from 19 to 22 years in prison. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

A Russian military court has handed down life sentences to four men from Tajikistan and 11 accomplices for their roles in a mass shooting at a concert hall near Moscow in March 2024 that killed ...

By bnm Tehran bureau Dutch and Algerian embassy staff have been evacuated from Iran into Azerbaijan through the Astara border ...

Readers of this column know that Central Asia has been a particular focus in recent years. The region took on added importance with the end of the Afghan war freeing up the direction neighboring ...

Ranokhon Burhonova is recovering from eye surgery to remove a cataract that was causing vision problems. There are many hospitals in Burhonova's native Tajikistan offering cataract surgery, a ...

After Tajiks were charged with a deadly attack in Moscow, the country has cracked down on signs of Islam. But experts say it’s not addressing the causes of terrorism. After Tajiks were charged with a ...

Since August 2021, all Central Asian republics have been, in one way or another, contending with Taliban rule in Afghanistan. While treading cautiously, each Central Asian government faces a host of ...

PARIS, July 19 (Reuters) - Tajik journalist Temur Varki received a disquieting call from Paris police in late March, days after Islamic State militants from his homeland allegedly carried out a ...