Uzbek national was severely wounded as a result of a shootout between two criminal groups in Istanbul on September 2. Despite the provided medical assistance, he died in a hospital, the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Istanbul said.

Ukrainian children received humanitarian aid from Uzbek benefactors, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Tashkent Mykola Doroshenko said on his facebook page.

Khanka district criminal court of Khorezm province at a session on August 25 sentenced the blogger Shabnam (Nafosat) Ollashukurova to three years of house arrest, the press service of the Supreme Court said.

Full health insurance coverage in Uzbekistan will be completed in the end of 2026. This is provided in the Sep. 6 presidential decree on improving the public health.

Uzbekistan Airways has announced the launch of Zomin regular flights. Flights HY1001/1002 will be operated on daily basis:

On September 5, the government issued Additional measures to support certain socially needy categories of the population and promote their employment Resolution, the press service of the Ministry of Justice said.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the draft master plan of the New Tashkent. Today almost 5 million people live and work in Tashkent. A lot of new housing and other facilities are being built, and the burden on infrastructure is increasing, he said. “While, there is a need to build 20 thousand apartments, more than 40 schools, kindergartens and clinics annually. Given the current rate of urbanization, further population growth is expected in the coming years.”

Samarkand will host the 25th anniversary session of the General Assembly of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on October 16-20, the Committee on Tourism said.

Uzbekistan delegation headed by the Chairperson of the Senate Tanzila Narbayeva is on an official visit to Belarus. On Tuesday, September 5, Tanzila Narbayeva met with President Alexander Lukashenko, the press service of the Senate said.

Uzbek Ambassador Ravshan Usmanov met with the Minister of Transport of Malaysia Loke Siew Fook, the Dunyo said in a statement.

On September 5, Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, the General Asim Munir. The parties discussed the ways to further advance the Uzbek-Pakistani ties and to strengthen the strategic partnership ties.

Cabinet of Ministers issued a resolution on September 4 amending the Rules for carrying in and out of foreign currency by individuals across the border of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Justice said.

The government issued a resolution on August 31 approving the administrative regulation for the provision of mobile governmental services with on-site visits, the Ministry of Justice reported.

Uzbeks will be able to buy securities on the local stock market through funds from voluntary funded pension contributions. This is provided for by the president’s Sep 2 Additional measures to develop the capital market Decree, the Ministry of Justice said.

4,772 traffic accidents were recorded in Uzbekistan in 7 months of 2023, Kutbiddin Burkhanov, the Senate’s Defense and Security Committee Chairman said.

Cavalry parade took place on September 2 in Tashkent on the occasion of the Independence Day under the motto: For a new life, for a new Uzbekistan.

News portal of EastCham-Finland Chamber of Commerce of Finland published an article entitled: Uzbekistan and Sweden have agreed on direct flights between Stockholm and Tashkent, Dunyo said.

Legendary singer, musician, composer, and a person who shaped an epoch, Sherali Juraev passed away at the age of 76, Uzbekconcert said on Monday. Shermat (Sherali) Juraev was born in 1947 in Lenin (now Asaka) district of Andijan province. In 1966-1971 he studied at the Tashkent State Institute of Art after Mannon Uygur. 

On August 31, Uzbekistan Airways received the delivery of a second LET L-410 light aircraft from the Czech LET Aircraft Industries. The first aircraft landed in Tashkent in mid-July.

Law enforcement experts on unmanned aerial vehicles and innovative technologies met in the Kyrgyz city of Karakol. The event was also attended by UNODC Regional Representative for Central Asia A. Mitall, Head of the UNODC Program Office in the Kyrgyz Republic A. Seleznev, delegations from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia, Belarus, the Kyrgyz Interior Ministry reported.