The British Council has supported an international music project using field recordings from the dried seabed of Uzbekistan’s Aral Sea to explore the impact of one of the world’s most dramatic environmental transformations.

Customs officers at Tashkent International Airport seized 6.8 kilograms of the synthetic drug mephedrone from the luggage of two passengers arriving on a flight from Bangkok, the State Customs Committee reported via its Telegram channel.

Two men were detained in a sting operation in Navoi region while attempting to illegally sell gold bullion worth 340 million soums. The State Security Service (DXX) reported the arrests via its Telegram channel.

The Tashkent Inter-District Administrative Court has ruled in favor of residents of the Akkurgan neighborhood in Tashkent's Mirzo-Ulugbek district, who sought to overturn a decision by the Tashkent mayor allocating a 0.05-hectare plot near building No. 60A on 1st Akkurgan Passage for the construction of a five-story neighborhood's office building. The hearing took place on August 4. The plaintiffs were led by Gulbakhor Kamalova and other residents of the neighborhood.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov received copies of the credentials of Simone Gigier, the new Swiss Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Tuesday.

Authorities in Tashkent have taken action against two motorcyclists who committed serious traffic violations in the capital. One was sentenced to 15 days of administrative arrest for resisting police and refusing to comply with lawful orders, while the other was fined for driving at excessive speed within city limits.

The Senate at its August 7 session passed the Market Surveillance bill. The bill establishes unified rules for monitoring the safety of non-food products once they reach the market, defines the liability of manufacturers, importers and sellers, and sets out procedures for seizing or recalling dangerous goods.

Two traffic police officers were injured in a clash with the relatives of a driver in Surkhandarya province's Angor district, the province's traffic police press service reported.

The Senate passed the General Product Safety bill on August 7, implementing unified safety requirements for non-food goods and reshaping how the country regulates products on the market.

Uzbekistan's state stakes in Sherobod Cement Plant, wholly state-owned, and Shargunkumir, 99.55 percent state-owned, have been put up for sale as a single lot, the Agency for the Management of State Assets said in an update.

MPs in the Legislative Chamber have passed the first reading of the Narcotic Drugs and Potent Substances bill, the lower house of parliament's press service reported.

A court in Namangan has ruled on an administrative case stemming from an altercation aboard a city bus. The incident took place on July 27 between an 18-year-old woman and a 66-year-old man.

Aziz Toshtemirov, a figure in the so-called "Korea Gate who has been placed on an international wanted list, has made another serious allegation against Behzod Musaev, chief of the Migration Agency.

The Senate approved a constitutional bill on the Presidential Administration on August 7. For the first time a bill establishes the legal status of the Presidential Administration, its core functions, and the procedures governing its work and its interactions with other branches of government.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today celebrated the arrival of its inaugural flight to Tashkent, officially launching the airline's first route to Uzbekistan and creating a new connection between Abu Dhabi and one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets.

Tashkent's Shaykhantakhur District Criminal Court has sentenced Aziz Khakimov, born in 1975, following a criminal case against him, the press service of Tashkent's courts reported.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on August 11 reviewed measures aimed at ensuring stability in the oil and gas market and maintaining an uninterrupted supply of hydrocarbons to the economy and the public.

As Uzbekistan marks the 35th anniversary of its independence, residents across the country will get three to four consecutive days off.

A tragic road accident occurred in Zomin district. The crash took place around 10:05 a.m. on August 11 on the Jizzakh–Ravot–Zomin–Savot highway, in the Alisher Navoi neighborhood of Zomin district. A driver, 28, identified as F.E., was operating a Chevrolet Onix when it collided head-on with an oncoming Volkswagen, driven by a Tashkent resident, 28, identified as A.R.

The Legislative Chamber passed a bill in its first reading today aimed at simplifying registration procedures for individuals at their place of residence and temporary stay.