Sunday, 24, November, 2024

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One of the suspects in the shooting on Sunday morning at the Range Rover SUV, belonging to the former senior official of the Presidential Administration Komil Allamjonov while he was in the vehicle, has been arrested as a suspect, by the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office said.

5.7 million foreign nationals landed in Uzbekistan for tourist purposes in January-September 2024, the Statistics agency said in a report.

The International Partnership Initiatives Week wrapped up yesterday. The last roundtable discussion was about Uzbekistan's foreign policy course, where the speakers talked about Afghanistan, Ukraine war, regional cooperation, the Middle Eastern crisis, diplomatic dialogue and other topics.

President signed a Measures to regulate labor activity processes abroad Decree on October 17. As per the decree, from November 1, all information about vacancies offered by foreign-based employers will be publicly posted on the e-platform of the newly created Migration Agency, in the media and social networks.

Two men allegedly fired several gun shots at a moving Range Rover SUV with Komil Allamjonov today at about 1:40 a.m. on Ifor Street in the Kibray district near Allamjonov’s house, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office said.

Hidden in the towering mountains of Central Asia, along what has been called the Silk Road, archaeologists are uncovering two medieval cities that may have bustled with inhabitants a thousand years ago.

Humid air mass from the southwest will spread to the territory of Uzbekistan the weekend, unstable weather is expected, the press service of Uzgidromet said.

"Large-scale reforms and renewal" in the system of police bodies of Uzbekistan will continue, president Shavkat Mirziyoyev said in his congratulatory address to police officers and veterans on their professional holiday.

The External Labor Migration Agency have been terminated and the Migration Agency under the Cabinet of Ministers has been set up to replace it. The germane decree was signed by the President on October 17.

Yandex Uzbekistan is buying stake in Express24 delivery service. The stake’s size and value of the deal have not been disclosed.

The Uzbek company Eriell has signed a gas production contract in Afghanistan, announced the Uzbek President’s Afghanistan, Ismatulla Irgashev today at the International Partnership Initiatives Week.

The Tashkent mayor Shavkat Umurzakov signed a decision Tuesday to contribute an additional 6 billion soums for erecting and repair work to prevent flooding during precipitation.

As part of the Women in Tech Global Awards, Tashkent hosted the regional CCA Awards ceremony on October 20. The event brought together leading representatives of the IT sector, startup founders and innovators from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and other countries.

Installation of dust and gas cleaning equipment due in 2024 at I and II category industrial enterprises high impact on the environment will be delayed, the Prosecutor General's Office reported amid increasing reports of poor air quality.

The president Mirziyoyev signed a bill into law scrapping the procedure for purchase of state-owned assets at "zero" rate.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made remarks at the BRICS Plus summit in Kazan, Russia, the presidential press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev had brief talks with President of the People's Republic of China, Xi Jinping and President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the BRICS Plus Summit.

At the joint interprovincial forum of the governments of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan held in Samarkand on October 22, the governor of Mangistau region, Nurdaulet Qilibai, made a number of proposals to expand trade and economic ties between Mangistau region and Uzbekistan.

The Foreign Minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov hosted the visiting Foreign Minister of the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavsky today.

The Statistics Agency posted a draft president’s Uzbekistan population census 2026 decree for public input. According to the decree, the census is scheduled from July 15 to August 21, 2026.