At the Qovun Sayli (Melon Festival) held in Khiva from August 7 to 9, 259 people simultaneously tasted more than 10 varieties of melon, setting a Guinness World Record.

Rare historical documents from Central Asia — including materials related to Uzbekistan dating from the 19th and 20th centuries — have been found preserved in the Prussian Privy State Archives (GStA PK) in Berlin, Uzbekistan's national news agency has reported.

Authorities have uncovered an illegal home-based religious school in the Baghdad district of Fergana province, where a woman was providing unlawful religious instruction to 41 underage girls.

The Navoi city administration has acknowledged that artificial intelligence technology was used in photographs depicting improvement works carried out in the Hayot neighborhood, and has issued an apology.

Seven Uzbek citizens died in a drone attack on Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, on August 10, Uzbekistan's Consulate General in Kazan reported.

The demolition of a house and outbuildings illegally constructed on irrigated agricultural land in the Denov district of Surkhandarya province has sparked widespread discussion on social media. The Supreme Court's press service issued a statement explaining the reasoning behind the court's decision.

The Senate passed a bill at its August 8 session aimed at strengthening guarantees of freedom of entrepreneurial activity and improving mechanisms to support business.

Tashkent's Yashnabad District Criminal Court continued hearing the case against former leadership of Uzbekneftegaz and representatives of contractor companies on August 7. 

As reported earlier the Senate at its 18th plenary session reviewed the National Report on Combating Corruption, submitted by the Anti-Corruption Agency.

The driver and two passengers of a Chevrolet Captiva were killed when their car collided with a truck towing a trailer in the Syrdarya province, the local traffic police department reported.

Kazakhstan has placed Uzbek blogger Mahmud Hikmatov, known online as Maxa.dxb, on its international wanted list, the Kazakh government reported on its official website.

Uzbekistan is set for a week of hot weather, the Uzhydromet meteorological service has reported.

Under a new departmental regulation adopted at the initiative of the Justice Ministry, the procedure for purchasing cash foreign currency at banks has been simplified.

A total of 21,042 foreign nationals arrived in Uzbekistan to study between January and June 2026, according to the State Statistics Committee.

Young inventor and engineer Ikromjon Muydinjonov presented his ARGUS-SYS anti-UAV system at the "Engineers of the Future" competition.

Tashkent International Airport gave a ceremonial welcome on August 10 to the first Etihad Airways flight from Abu Dhabi, Uzbekistan Airports' press service reported.

At its 18th plenary session, the Senate reviewed the National Report on Combating Corruption in the Republic of Uzbekistan, submitted by the Anti-Corruption Agency.

China's Outlook New Era Magazine has published an article on Central Asia's tourism growth, based on the World Travel & Tourism Council's (WTTC) 2026 Economic Impact Research report.

During its 18th plenary session, the Senate approved the constitutional International Center for Digital Technologies bill.

A total of 17,226.5 hectares of land from four neighboring districts will be annexed into Samarkand to facilitate the city's territorial expansion, the press service of the Senate reported.