Mr TimothyTorlot has been appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan in succession to Mr Chris Allan who will be transferring to another Diplomatic Service appointment. Mr Torlot will take up his appointment in summer 2019, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) said in a statement.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will pay an official visit to Tashkent on September 12, the press service of the President of Uzbekistan said.

Samarkand will host the 5th meeting of the India-Central Asia dialogue on September 13-14, 2018, co-rganized by the Information and Analytical Center for International Relations in conjunction with the Indian Council for International Affairs, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

Prime Ministers of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov and Russia Dmitry Medvedev signed an agreement on construction of a nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan. The signing ceremony took place following the 19th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation in Moscow Friday.

The United States Government, in partnership with the Government of Uzbekistan, today launched a program that is helping Central Asian countries accelerate the adoption of clean, efficient, cost effective renewable energy. The Power the Future (PtF) program, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), provides assistance to national governments and coordinates closely with donors and other key stakeholders to address the policy, regulatory, technical and financial barriers to scaling up and improving the climate for investment in clean energy across the region.

Due to the Independence Marathon being held dedicated to 27th anniversary of Uzbekistan independence on September 9 at the initiative of the Youth Union, the following streets will be closed for traffic on September 9 from 9:00 to 13:00, the Tashkent Police Department said.

The United Nations Development Programme and the Commissioner of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Human Rights (Ombudsman) signed MoU to strengthen capacity of Office of the Ombudsperson in re-alignment of its legal and operational base as part of human rights reform agenda, which is being carried out in line with the Action Strategy of Uzbekistan for 2017-2021.

Facebook users in Uzbekistan have been unable to properly use the site since September 4. Many users reported a “total blackout”, while others only experienced issues with some features - including logging in to both the website and its mobile app, sending messages and posting status updates.

Uzbekistan will migrate to 9-digit telephone numbering plan starting from September 10, when all numbers, both landline and mobile, will be prefixed with their codes, for example 71 for Tashkent city landline phones. So, when in Tashkent you have to dial 71-123-45-67 instead of 123-45-67.

The Bukhara province prosecutor office opened probe into the "sudden death" of Sh. Sirodjev in a special vehicle of a duty unit of the Vabkent district police department, the General Prosecutor Office said.

According to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers, the IT Development Ministry will be entitled to block websites with content:

JSC Toshshaartranshizmat (state company responsible for Tashkent transport) and Korea Smart-cart Co.ltd held talks in Tashkent Wednesday, which featured a presentation of a contactless card payment system for possible introduction in Tashkent’s public transport system.

In August this year, new chiefs were appointed in 34 city and district tax offices across the country, Kun.uz reported. New appointments are reportedly aimed at “bringing together modern thinking executives, who can help protect taxpayers’ rights and enforce their obligations, who can ensure collections to the State budget and expand the taxable base”.

The U.S. Army Central (USARCENT) trainers and the Uzbek servicemen participated in an exchange of experience on mountanous army operations at Forish mountain training ground in Djizakh province of Uzbekistan.

In Uzbekistan, it is planned to amend the Criminal Code and the Administrative Liability Code, to include new penalties for begging. Street beggars may be found in public places in Uzbekistan, such as mosques, busy markets, parks and near tourist attractions.

The Joint Declaration was adopted by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoev and the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi following the talks in Kuksaroy. Afterwards the two leaders oversaw the signing of several other bilateral accords:

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and the President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi held talks at Kuksaroy residence after the official welcoming ceremony, the presidential press service reported. President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt arrived in Uzbekistan on an official visit in the evening of September 4, this is first ever visit of a Egyptian leader to Uzbekistan.

Three bloggers in Uzbekistan have been arrested for allegedly posting Facebook messages on religious issues. Musannif Adham, Ziyovuddin Rahim and Otabek Usmanov were taken to the police offices during the last days of August and with searches conducted in their houses.

Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov will pay a working visit to Russia this week, the press service of the Government of the Russian Federation.

Starting from September 7, 2018 Uzbekistan Railways will launch the regular Tashkent-Karshi-Shahrisabz service on Afrosiyob high-speed train.