Court verdict was issued against Muzaffar Soliev, who served as Minister of Housing and Communal Economy from 2017 to 2021, and the mayor of Nurafshan city, Tashkent province from 2021 to 2023.

The Senate passed the Entrepreneurial Code at its today’s session, the press service of the upper house of parliament said. Today, there are about 5,000 documents regulating entrepreneurial activity in Uzbekistan. Due to the uncoordinated adoption of such a large number of documents, entrepreneurs face difficulties in finding requirements applicable to their business.

Homicide occurred in the Muzrabad district of the Surkhandarya province on August 11, the press secretary of the Prosecutor General's Office, Khayot Shamsutdinov said.

The Senate at its today’s session passed the Protection of children from all forms of violence Bill, the press service of the Chamber said today.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the Russian president Vladimir Putin over the telephone, the presidential press service said.

The agenda of the plenary session of the Senate, which will convene today, includes Amendments and addenda to the Criminal, Criminal Procedure Codes and the Code of Administrative Liability in connection with the Improvement of the Road Safety System. The bill caused a wide public outcry last year when it was passed by the Legislative Chamber.

On August 12, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved the main parameters of the feasibility study for the purchase of six Hyundai Rotem high-speed electric trains from South Korea. The trains are planned to be purchased using trade finance from Korea Eximbank.

The Legislative Chamber passed draft Guarantees for protection of deposits in banks Bill in the first reading at its session on Tuesday, the press service of the lower house said.

On August 12, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on swift development of the factoring services market in Uzbekistan. According to the decree, organizations can engage in factoring after registering with the Central Bank as non-bank credit organizations.

At the UN headquarters in New York, the General Assembly unanimously adopted the Resolution "Establishment of sustainable forests, tree planting and promotion in degraded and dry areas - an effective solution to combat environmental problems."

President’s Envoy for Foreign Policy Course, Abdulaziz Kamilov authored an article entitled: New Central Asia in Uzbekistan’s Foreign Policy in Xalq So’zi (People’s Word) newspaper.

The Competition Development Committee has launched a probe against the Orient Group Management holding, the press service of the Committee said today.

Shakhnoza Shavkatovna Mirziyoyeva has been elected First Deputy Chairperson of the National Paralympic Committee, the press service of the committee said in a statement.

In Pakhtaabad district, an employee of Ucell mobile company bet and lost a large amount of the company's money on an online crypto exchange. The criminal case against him was heard in court and a sentence was issued.

The signing ceremony of a joint development agreement to develop the Surum wastewater treatment plant in the Kuyichirchik district of the Tashkent province took place on August 13, the press service of the Uzsuvtaminot said.

A man who sexually harassed a minor girl in Surkhandarya was arrested, the Children's Ombudsman reported. Reportedly, the children's ombudsman received a complaint from Sh.M., a resident of Surkhandarya province. In her complaint, the woman said that her neighbor B.Sh., 32, on June 3, took advantage of the fact that there was no one at home and did shameless acts on her daughter, 10.

Uzbekistan will lift the restriction on the full use of land and property tax benefits for installed solar panels. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev gave this instruction to the Tax Committee at the government meeting on Monday.

Sierra Nevada Co., LLC, Englewood, Colorado, has been awarded a $64,236,592 contract for PC-12 return to service. This order, under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract, provides for return to service, field representative support, and contractor logistics support for six PC-12 Aircraft to Uzbekistan.

On August 15, the Tashkent’s Mirabad District Criminal Court will begin hearing the criminal case against former Minister of Agriculture Aziz Voitov.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has led a pilot program to import the first commercial shipment of U.S. soybean meal to Uzbekistan.  In partnership with the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC), USDA facilitated the first of three soybean meal shipments to Uzbekistan, totaling 150 metric tons and worth $114,657.