Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan have agreed to accelerate the creation of a joint fleet on the Caspian Sea, part of a broader push to deepen the Middle Corridor trade route linking Central Asia with Europe. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced the plan in a statement to reporters on August 23, following talks with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev during the latter's state visit to Tashkent.

A man visiting his former wife's home to see his children was assaulted in the Sergeli district of Tashkent, the Tashkent City Police Department said.

Uzbekistan aims to secure an investment-grade sovereign credit rating, complete its accession to the World Trade Organization, and continue reducing the state's footprint in the economy in the coming years, Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Kuchkarov said today at the opening of the Silk Road Finance & Technology Forum in Tashkent.

The Central Bank has announced the launch of an Innovation Hub and a dedicated venture fund, and plans to release a discussion paper on a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Central Bank Governor Timur Ishmetov made the announcement today at the opening of the Silk Road Finance & Technology Forum in Tashkent.

Moderately hot weather will persist across Uzbekistan through the first half of this week, with temperatures close to the seasonal norm, Uzhydromet reported. Daytime highs will reach 32-35 degrees Celsius.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev addressed members of the media following talks between the two leaders, summarizing the outcomes of the negotiations.

Delegations from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan met on August 21 to discuss the construction of nuclear power plants (NPP) alongside nuclear, radiation, and environmental safety. At the conclusion of the meeting, the two sides agreed to implement joint measures and develop a comprehensive roadmap, according to the Uzatom Agency.

Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan and Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan joined remotely from Tashkent on August 23 to inaugurate or break ground on more than a dozen projects spanning banking, energy, real estate, mining, agriculture and education — a rollout timed to coincide with the fourth Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Inter-Provinces Forum and Aliyev's state visit to Tashkent.

The Central Asia and Azerbaijan today form a single geopolitical and geo-economic province, the Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said in Tashkent on August 23 following talks with the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held a one-on-one meeting and the third session of the Supreme Bilateral Council at the Kuksaroy residence Sunday, the Uzbek president's press service reported.

Uzhydromet, Uzbekistan's national weather service, has released its forecast for August 24, predicting a relative drop in temperatures on Monday.

Uzbekistan's universities enrolled 24,647 international students in 2025, drawing young people from more than 50 countries in a sign of the country's rapidly growing standing as an education destination in Central and South Asia, according to an analysis released by the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education.

Uzbekneftegaz and the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a network of modern gas stations in Uzbekistan. The agreement was signed in Tashkent on August 22 during the fourth Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Interregional Forum, held ahead of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev's visit to the Uzbek capital.

Tashkent city authorities plan to convert the 4.36-hectare site of the city's oncology center into an open public green park, the Tashkent city administration's press service reported.

Three Uzbek nationals were killed in a road accident in Kazakhstan's Kyzylorda province, Uzbekistan's Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

An open discussion of the new Real Estate Agency Activities Law was held in the main hall of the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party (UzLiDeP), organized jointly by the party and the Chamber of Realtors of Uzbekistan. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the law on August 7, and it is set to take effect on November 8, 2026.

The number of bank cards in circulation in Uzbekistan reached 75.7 million as of August 1, 2026, the Central Bank's press service reported.

The Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan on August 23-24 at the invitation of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the Uzbek presidency website said.

Uzbekistan has enshrined into law a guarantee that businesses can participate in drafting regulations that affect their rights and interests.

A new Bektemir City business district will be erected in Tashkent on 58 hectares under the August 18 order signed by the Tashkent Mayor Shavkat Umurzakov.