The Samarkand city criminal court, chaired by Zarifa Akhmedova, issued verdict against the director and three employees of a gas supply company in connection with an explosion that killed seven members of one family, including three small children (the Ministry of Emergency Situations initially reported six fatalities).

Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia signed 10 accords following the meetings of the intergovernmental commission and the Business Council on October 14, the press service of the Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Trade said.

Chief of the Qiziltepa district emergency department in Navoi province was caught receiving a large bribe, the State Security Service’s press service said today.

Uzbekistan-based airlines will raise their fleets by 75 to match the new Tashkent international airport project, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on the MENIMCHA (in My Opinion) program on the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel.

The defense minister, the Lieutenant General Shukhrat Kholmukhammedov held bilateral meetings with the defense ministers of the Central Asian countries.

Seven-year-old girl was raped by an adult relative in Yangikurgan district of Namangan province. According to available information, B.S., 38, attended a wedding at his uncle's house, Zh.M., on October 14. During the celebration, he tooj his uncle's granddaughter, I.K., 7, to a secluded location, whre he raped her and fled the scene.

The President of Finland Alexander Stubb will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on 30–31 October 2025. The President Stubb will meet President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Friday 31 October in Tashkent.

Public-private partnerships in pumping station management will be expanded in Uzbekistan, according to a presentation on water management digitalization given to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Tuesday.

Uzbekistan’s President will visit Brussels on 24 October 2025 to sign the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) with the EU. The deal marks a new phase in political, trade, and security cooperation, strengthening ties and supporting reforms and sustainable development.

Trade unions and employers will be involved in setting the minimum wage in Uzbekistan, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced this at a government meeting with trade union veterans today.

The Russian president Vladimir Putin awarded the Friendship Order to the Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan Nigmatilla Yuldashev. He signed a decree to this effect on Wednesday.

Warm and dry weather is expected across Uzbekistan on Friday afternoon. Temperatures will range from 23 to 28 degrees Celsius, with temperatures in the north reaching 20 to 25 degrees, Uzhydromet said.

Driver struck children crossing the road on Thursday in Margilan city of Fergana province, the provincial road safety department said.

South Korea will accept seasonal workers from Uzbekistan on E-8 visas, the Migration Agency's press service said. A delegation led by the Agency Director Bekhzod Musayev held talks on this matter with Park Wan-soo, Governor of Gyeongsangnam-do Province.

Today, Air Asia X marked the launch of its first Tashkent to Kuala Lumpur direct flight, opening a new, affordable and convenient air service between Central Asia and Southeast Asia's most attractive destinations.

Over the past eight years, Uzbekistan has achieved the results for which it would take centuries for other countries, said the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi energy company ACWA Power Mohammad Abunayyan at the new Tashkent International Airport project launch ceremony Wednesday. The company is part of the Vision Invest group, which is involved in the New Tashkent Airport project.

Large-scale military exercises involving units from the defense ministries of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Azerbaijan commenced at Kattakurgan training ground of the Central Military District Tuesday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of the New Tashkent international airport and will be located in Tashkent province, the president’s press service said.

If you’re a non-EU visitor shopping in France or other European countries, you’re entitled to reclaim the VAT (Value Added Tax) paid on your purchases.

Uzbekistan Airports, Urgench International Airport, and Incheon International Airport Corporation (South Korea) signed a public-private partnership agreement in Tashkent for the Urgench Airport modernization and management Wednesday, the Uzbekistan Airports said in a statement.