The Institute of Economics and Peace published an annual report “Global Terrorism Index 2017”, in which Uzbekistan was among the countries with the least level of terrorism impact.

The Central Asian International Scientific and Practical Conference “25 Years of Water Cooperation of the Central Asian Countries: Experience of the Past, Future Challenges” will be held in Tashkent on 23-24 November.

Uzbek Deputy PM Alisher Sultanov met with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev last Friday. Deputy PM Alisher Sultanov extended greetings and best wishes of President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to President Ilham Aliyev.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today signed a decree increasing the amount of wages, pensions, study allowances and other allowances starting from December 1. The document was intended at "further increasing the incomes and living standards of the population, enhancing social support to the citizens in the context of foreign exchange system liberalization."

Several Uzbek government websites were attacked by alleged Bangladeshi hackers today morning. The hacked sites include the Ministry of Justice, the Tashkent city mayor’s office, the State Test Center and others.

Irina Zaydman and Maria Legler got 10 and 15 days of administrative arrest, respectively for organizing illegal assembly, deputy chief of the Tashkent Police Department (TPD), the head of the Investigation division Doniyor Tashkhodzhaev said on Saturday.

US Congress delegation led by a member of the House of Representatives Trent Kelly will arrive in Tashkent Tuesday, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

The Women’s Committee of Uzbekistan and UNDP launched a joint project “Empowering Women to Participate in Public Administration and Enhance Their Activity in Social and Economic Life”.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev accepted the invitation of President Moon Jae-in to pay a state visit to the Republic of Korea on November 22-25, UzA said.

Three girls from the same family in Tashkent- Munisa, 7, Mukhlisa, 6 and Mohira, 4 died on November 8 in a hospital, presumably after poisoning with substances of unknown etiology. Relatives said that the girls felt unwell after eating kebab in a restaurant, their father then bought medicine in nearby pharmacy and the girls presumably died from this drug.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Albert Jaeger visited Tashkent during November 7–16, 2017, to discuss the authorities’ plans to continue reforms of the economy and to update the macroeconomic framework.

Police officer, Kh. Abdurakhmonov, filmed beating his 4-year-old daughter, is stripped of his paternal rights by court's decision, the spokesman to the Tashkent city prosecutor's office Bobir Dekhkonov said in a briefing in Tashkent's police department on Thursday.

Uzbekistan delegation led by the Defense Minister, Major General Abdusalom Azizov today  in Baku met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov.

The chairman of the Uzbekistan’s Senate, Nigmatilla Yuldashev, and the state adviser of the President Umar Ismailov, on the instruction of the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today awarded the Fidokorona Hizmatlari Uchun (transl. For Selfless Services) Order to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulaziz Kamilov “for great services in strengthening the independence of the motherland, many years of fruitful work aimed at protecting and promoting Uzbekistan's interests in the international arena“ and on the occasion of the 70th anniversary, the ministry said.

On November 13, 2017 the ILO Representative office in Tashkent hosted a meeting between officials of the ILO, the World Bank, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Uzbek Employment ministry and human rights activists of Uzbekistan.

President of Uzbekistan by his November 14 decrees appointed Salom Samadov, former deputy state adviser to the President on political and legal issues and Erkabay Tadjiev, former prosecutor of Karakalpakstan as deputy prosecutor generals, the prosecutor general's office said.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov today in Madrid met with the first deputy chairman of the Spanish Senate, Pedro Sanz.
According to the Uzbek Foreign Ministry, the counterparts discussed the priority areas for further advancing the Uzbek-Spanish dialogue and deepening inter-parliamentary exchanges.

A 2.5 minute footage showing a man brutally beating his 4-year-old daughter, named Mumina was aired on Uzbekistan channel's Uchburchak (transl. Triangle) program last week.

Uzbekistan Airways jointly with the National Bank of Uzbekistan (NBU) announced online ticketing service with Visa cards on company website at www.uzairways.com.

The Additional Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Ms. Nicola Pollitt, visited Uzbekistan from 9-11 November 2017.