TEHRAN (TCA) — Oman’s top port Salalah has signed a basic agreement with two key Iranian southern trade terminals in what is expected to make the Persian Gulf state Iran’s new biggest trade partner in the region, with potential to increase trade with Central Asian countries via Iran, Iran’s PressTV reported on March 8.
KABUL (TCA) — The United States on March 7 appealed to the Taliban to join peace talks to prevent another upsurge in fighting in Afghanistan this spring, RFE/RL reported on March 8.
BISHKEK (TCA) — Here below is an OP-ED by the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS on the occasion of International Women’s Day marked on March 8.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Ceremonies marking the completion of two projects funded by the government of Japan as part of the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP) took place in Khovaling district of Tajikistan’s Khatlon province, Avesta news agency reported on March 8.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan plans to borrow more than US $670 million from international financial organizations during three years (2016-2018), Avesta news agency reported on March 7 with reference to the country’s Finance Ministry.
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Norway’s parliament is seeking answers from Norsk Hydro, a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, about its dealings with a company registered in the Caribbean and the aluminium plant it owns and operates in Tajikistan, Aluminium Insider reported on March 5.
