Due to New Year celebrations, parts of Tashkent's central streets will be closed to traffic, the city mayor’s office announced today.

At a meeting of the Legislative Chamber on Thursday, the Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov outlined plans to offset fuel shortages whilst restrictions at gas stations and due to higher demand.

In 2026, Uzbekistan will aim to offset the sharp production decline trend by launching new fields, announced the Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov at a meeting of the Legislative Chamber on Thursday.

Uzbekistan-bound remittances rose by 25% year-to-date, the Central Bank said in a report. From January to November, individuals sold $19.4 billion in foreign currency to banks, a 32.8% increase compared to the same period in 2024, while last month sales totaled $2 billion.

Two students, including an Uzbek national Muhammadaziz Umurzokov, were killed in a shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on Saturday.

On December 12, the Indian Embassy hosted a Conference on Medical Tourism in India at Tashkent’s Hyatt Regency Hotel.

In the autumn-winter period of 2025-2026, consumers in Uzbekistan are expected to receive 25.4 BCM of natural gas, 200 million cubic meters more than last season, stated the Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov at a meeting of the Legislative Chamber Thursday.

The director of the Nuclear Power Plant Construction Directorate Abdujamil Kalmuratov in an interview with the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel shared details of the single-industry town project for the future nuclear plant workers and their families.

The Cabinet of Ministers issues Resolution launching the Electronic Prescription DMED system. Starting December 10, 2025, a pilot Electronic Prescription scheme will be implemented in Tashkent city, as well as in 15 cities and districts across the country. All medical institutions and pharmacies are planned to be connected by the end of 2026, with a full transition to the new model planned for January 2027.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed the International Forum on Peace and Trust in Ashgabat today. The event was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan's permanent neutrality, International Neutrality Day, and the declaration of 2025 as the International Year of Peace and Trust.

Following the talks held in Tashkent, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Paraguay Santiago Peña signed a Joint Statement Thursday.

The Competition Development and Consumer Protection Committee okayed the purchase of 100% stake in the Uzbek beverage manufacturer Southhub by RG Brands South a subsidiary of Kazakh RG Brands, the committee's press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of the Republic of Paraguay Santiago Peña held negotiations at the Kuksaroy residence Thursday.

As part of the new anti-corruption model in Uzbekistan, a special anti-corruption cluster will be formed, uniting the Anti-Corruption Agency, law enforcement agencies, the Accounts Chamber, internal control services, and a number of scientific institutes.

At a meeting with agriculture leaders dedicated to the Agricultural Worker's Day, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev summarized the year's results and highlighted the sector's key achievements.

Seven-month-old boy successfully underwent a liver transplant, making him the youngest child in Uzbekistan to undergo the life-saving surgery, the press service of the provincial Children's National Medical Center.

The Interior Minister Aziz Toshpulatov hosted the President of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) Mohammad bin Sulayem, who arrived in Uzbekistan to attend the FIA ​​General Assembly Wednesday.

Reports of a girl falling from a zipline at Kamchik Pass have surfaced on social media. The incident occurred today, December 11: a 16-year-old girl got stuck in a zipline due to a technical malfunction. In the video footage circulating online, the girl held onto the cable for a while before slipping and landing on rocks, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of the Chairman of the People's Council, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and will pay a working visit to Turkmenistan on December 11-12.

The Tashkent Metro has completed the technical renovation of the long-closed lobbies at the Uzbekistan, Mashinazozlar, Gafur Gulyam, and Milliy Bog stations, which will reopen to passengers today, the company said in a statement.