Officers at the specialized customs complex Tashkent-Aero, together with other law enforcement agencies, foiled two attempts to smuggle drugs into Uzbekistan through the capital's airport, the State Customs Committee's press service has reported.

Tashkent plans to introduce user-friendly routes and digital maps for tourists and visitors, as well as increase the number of public restrooms and trash bins. This was announced by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today at a meeting.

A ceremony was held in the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, to unveil a statue of the great Uzbek poet and thinker Alisher Navoi. The event was attended by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

Reports circulated on social media claiming that a gas cylinder had exploded on a truck at the Abu Sakhiy market. Tashkent's Emergency Situations Department has now confirmed that a gas cylinder ruptured on a KamAZ truck near the Abu Sakhiy market in the city's Chilanzar district.

International investor engagement with Central Asia and the Caucasus has deepened, changing from early curiosity into serious, analytical assessment, according to the third annual Investor Perception Report released today by Montfort Eurasia. Interest in the region has held firm at historically high levels – strong or moderate interest now stands at 66.3% among UK and US investors surveyed – even through a year of heightened geopolitical risk and capital-markets volatility. The stability of that interest, rather than any fresh surge, confirms: investing in the region is no longer a contrarian position but an embedded feature of mainstream institutional thinking.

During the talks on July 3 between delegations led by Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze, a decision was made to establish an Uzbek embassy in Georgia.

A proposal has been put forward to explore linking the newly launched Baku–Tbilisi–Kars railway with the Chinese–Kyrgyz–Uzbek railway line currently under construction. The matter was discussed on July 3 during talks between delegations led by Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze signed a Declaration on the Establishment of Strategic Partnership Relations following talks in Tbilisi, the president's press service has reported.

On the afternoon of July 3, most of Uzbekistan can expect dry weather, with brief rain possible only in Karakalpakstan, the Khorezm province, and, in the evening, parts of the Tashkent region, where thunderstorms may also occur. Air temperatures will range from +30 to +33°C, reaching +35 to +37°C in the south and desert zones, the Uzhydromet reported.

As part of his state visit to Georgia, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili today, July 2 at the Orbeliani Palace in Tbilisi.

A special commission has begun dismantling greenhouses and disconnecting them from artificial heating systems in the Kibray, Tashkent, Zangiota, and Yuqori Chirchiq districts of the Tashkent province, the press service of the National Committee for Ecology and Climate Change said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed problems and solutions in the logistics system of the Trans-Afghan Railway Wednesday. Ulugbek Kosimov, governor of the Surkhandarya province told the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel.

The Fergana Province Tax Department has uncovered a scheme to fraudulently obtain cashback payments by generating an artificial value-added tax of 125.4 billion som (roughly $10.5 million).

Two Uzbek nationals were arrested at Phuket International Airport after customs officials allegedly found more than 26 kilogrammes of cannabis products concealed inside their luggage before they were due to depart Thailand yesterday, July 1, Thaiger reported.

Uzbekistan has ranked 123rd in a global passport strength index. Global Citizen Solutions has released its Global Passport Index (GPI) rankings for 2026.

Temporary traffic restrictions will be deployed on Mustaqillik Avenue in Tashkent's Mirzo Ulugbek district until July 13, as part of road infrastructure improvement and repair works.

Uzbekistan has further strengthened its system for protecting women who suffer from harassment and violence. A new law introduces a series of amendments aimed at defending victims' rights in court, providing them with social support, and ensuring that children's best interests come first.

In Tashkent's Yakkasaray district, the driver of a Chevrolet Malibu traveling at high speed lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a café building. An investigation into the incident is currently underway.

Murodbek Sherliyev has been appointed as the Head of the Road Safety Service under the Department of Public Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan, the Ministry's press service announced. 

Starting August 1, Uzbekistan will implement a temporary ban on hunting certain rare and critically endangered wild animals, as mandated by a government decree enacted on June 30.