Today, the Anti-Trust Committee announced the launch of a probe into the actions of mobile operators in Uzbekistan. The day before, several major operators announced price increases effective December 1, sparking a public outcry.

The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation of proposals to improve the efficiency of cotton production based on best practices and technologies Monday.

Uzbekistan will continue power supplies to Afghanistan in 2026, the Ministry of Energy said. The relevant contract was signed between the Ministry of Energy and the Afghan energy company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) following the meeting between the Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov and the DABS Director General Abdul Bari Omar.

The European Union has added the Uzbek businessman Rustam Muminov in its 19th sanctions package on October 23. According to the published card, Rustam Muminov holds citizenships of Uzbekistan, Russia, and the United Kingdom (multicitizenship is illegal according to Uzbek laws).

Military performances and a military march will take place in Tashkent today in the afternoon in honor of the 34th anniversary of the adoption of the Uzbekistan Flag Day, the Ministry of Defense press service said.

At the invitation of Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Zheenbek Kulubaev, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bakhtiyor Saidov, and Tajikistan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi will visit the three countries and hold strategic dialogues respectively with their foreign ministers from November 19 to 22, the Chinese Foreign Ministry spoeksman Mao Ning said at a press conference today.

Uzbekistan High Schoolers Can Now Participate in the First International Software Engineering Olympiad PROD. PROD, an international olympiad focused on software engineering for high school students, is opening its doors to English-speaking participants in grades 8–12 from any country.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov attended the meeting of the foreign ministries of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Following the talks, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov signed a Joint Statement.

Today, the presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan and Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan launched the Shavat-Dashoguz Joint Border Trade Zone online via conference call from Tashkent.

The Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced plans to open an embassy in Uzbekistan as part of the country's expanding diplomatic presence in Central Asia.

The Azerbaijani people highly respect the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev for his achievements and good relations, the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev said in his remarks at the seventh Central Asia Summit.

The president Mirziyoyev signed the Further measures to simplify the procedure for doing business and licensing and permitting Decree which is aimed at improving the Starting Business in 15 Minutes principle.

After several days of near-normal daily air quality in Tashkent, the air quality commenced to plummet again on Sunday afternoon.

At the seventh Central Asia Summit in Tashkent on Sunday, the leaders of Central Asia unanimously supported Azerbaijan's accession to this format as a full participant, announced the Uzbek president’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov.

Today, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the president of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, who landed in Tashkent to attend the seventh Central Asia Summit, the Uzbek presidency website said.

Following the talks, the presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev today in Tashkent signed a Joint Statement and three decisions of the Supreme Bilateral Council:

Today, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan and the president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan held talks at the Kuksaroy residence in Tashkent, co-chaired the second meeting of the Supreme Bilateral Council, and launched a number of joint projects, the press service of the president of Uzbekistan said.

Man beat a woman and threatened her with a hunting rifle in Akhangaran district of Tashkent province. CCTV footage shows the man entering a store, chasing away a customer by hitting him in the back with a rifle, and then striking the saleswoman with the rifle barrel. He then throws merchandise on the counter, climbs over it, and hits the woman again. The footage shows two other men watching the incident.

Dry and very warm weather will prevail across Uzbekistan on Friday and into the weekend, Uzhydromet said. Overnight temperatures will range from 2 to 7 degrees Celsius, with daytime highs of 17 to 22 degrees. This is 3-5 degrees above the normal (long-term average) for mid-November.