Monday, 14, September, 2026

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The Uzbek Foreign Ministry in a statement expressed deep concern over recent missile and drone strikes targeting Saudi Arabia.

The Senate approved changes to district boundaries in Navoi and Surkhandarya provinces on September 11, the Senate’s press service reported.

New liability has been established for individuals responsible for raising and educating minors in educational institutions. The announcement came from the Justice Ministry's "Legal Information" channel.

The procedure for calculating child support payments could be revised, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairwoman of the Committee on Family and Women's Affairs Dilnoza Kattakhonova announced at the Senate session today.

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on ​Friday he would host the first South Korea-Central ‌Asia summit next week, bringing together the leaders of five Central Asian countries as Seoul seeks to deepen economic and ​strategic ties with the resource-rich region.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the Chairman of the Vietnamese conglomerate ROX Group, Anh Tuan Tran and discussed launching a series of investment projects across multiple sectors.

Two former officers of the criminal investigation unit at the Khavast district police department have been sentenced in Syrdarya province for extorting a bribe from a man, the Bu Kun program on Zo'r TV reported.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev today spoke  with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan by phone, the presidential press service reported.

Penalties for violating household noise regulations will be significantly increased, under a law signed by the president on Sept. 9 that takes effect Dec. 11.

Another fatal incident has occurred at the Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine (NMMC). On Sept. 10, a dump truck tire exploded at the Pistali mine, part of NMMC's Kyzylkum mine administration. Two workers were killed in the incident, and several others sustained injuries of varying severity.

A slight drop in temperatures is expected over the weekend, the Uzhydromet said. from, temperatures on Friday, Sept. 11, will range from 32-35 degrees Celsius, with the northwest seeing cooler readings of 23-28 degrees.

Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer has delivered a C-390 Millennium aircraft to the Uzbek Air Force. “Embraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium aircraft to the Uzbek Air Force, making the country Central Asia's first customer for the transport plane”, the company said it its X page.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Protecting Public from Harmful Effects of Noise Bill into Law on Sept. 9, the Justice Ministry announced.

Uzbekistan has secured a place among the world's top five destinations for solo travelers in the Solo Travel Index 2026, a ranking compiled by international travel platform Much Better Adventures. The news agency Dunyo reported the ranking, citing Kyiv Diplomatic magazine.

Starting Oct. 1, the single public transport fare in Tashkent paid electronically is proposed to be set at 2,500 soums. Cash fares would remain at 3,000 soums. The draft resolution from the Tashkent City Council has been posted for public discussion through Sept. 19.

Authorities at Namangan Airport thwarted an attempt to smuggle gold bars and jewelry worth roughly 1.1 billion soums to India, the State Security Service (DXX) reported.

The Embassy of the State of Israel in Uzbekistan and Samarkand State University signed an agreement providing a research grant to the University’s Department of History to support academic research on the history and heritage of the Jewish community of Samarkand.

School textbooks are set to be fully transitioned to the updated Uzbek Latin alphabet between 2027 and 2031. That's according to Deputy Minister of Preschool and School Education Azizbek Turdiev, who addressed the Senate today while answering questions from senators.

Archaeological excavations are underway at the Ozod monument in Shorchi district, Surkhandarya province, the Cultural Heritage Agency has announced.

The research is being carried out jointly by the Y. Gulomov Samarkand Institute of Archaeology and the Silk Road Archaeology Research Center at China's Northwest University. Excavation work began on August 15.

All mass media outlets will be required to operate using a single alphabet once the bill on the updated Latin alphabet takes effect. That's according to Nodir Jonuzoq, head of the government's State Language Development Department, who made the announcement at a Senate session today.