Footage surfaced on social media showing police officers using firearms to stop a car in Tashkent city. The footage shows how officers fired twice from a pistol to stop GM Lacetti, the driver of which refused to stop.

Within the USDA McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition program, Mercy Corps, in partnership with the Agency of Preschool Education, conducted training for 56 preschool nurses from Surkhandarya Region and the Republic of Karakalpakstan.

Uzbekistan intends to open its own terminal in Baku port. Abdusamat Mominov, Deputy Minister of Transport told the Azerbaijani news publication Trend.

Phased introduction of a early warning national system for strong earthquakes will begin in Uzbekistan as of December 1. According to the Ministry of Justice, this is provided for by a presidential decree on improving the system for ensuring seismic safety of the population and territory of Uzbekistan.

Today, the Defense Minister Bakhodir Kurbanov hosted his Kazakh counterpart Ruslan Dzhaksilikov, the ministry's press service said.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide long-term financing of up to 28 million euros to Uzbekistan Airports to upgrade special equipment at Uzbekistan's international airports, the company's press service said.

All gas fields and wells In Uzbekistan will be digitized, the chairman of Uzbekneftegaz Bakhodirjon Sidiqov said. “Today, natural gas is considered the backbone of our energy system, because electricity is mainly produced from gas. Therefore, the sector is aiming to sharply increase the gas production. Therefore, the issue of digitalization was raised,” he told Uzbekistan 24.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made opening remarks in the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Samarkand on Wednesday.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a $19.3 million loan to ACWA Power Wind Karatau for the construction of a 100 MW wind farm in Karakalpakstan autonomy.

Adopting artificial intelligence and other disruptive technologies could create more than 430,000 net new jobs in just two key industries in Uzbekistan by 2025, but only if the country puts in place favorable policies and invests in skills and training, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) study.

Schoolgirl, 12, died after being hit by Chevrolet Matiz when she was crossing the road at an unregulated pedestrian crossing on Lutfi street in Tashkent on Tuesday evening.

On May 16, at a meeting of the Kyrgyz parliamentary committee of law and order, combating crime and corruption, MP Jenishbek Toktorbaev presented a bill aimed at eradicating corruption in the civil service.

Today, Deputy PM Jamshid Khodjaev made remarks at the annual EBRD meeting in Samarkand the steps that Uzbekistan needs to take before joining the World Trade Organization (WTO).

Tashkent court made a ruling against a group of persons suspected of kidnapping, robbery and other crimes. One of the members of the criminal group, wearing the uniform of a traffic police inspector, stopped a citizen on the road and kidnapped him. Through extortion, the criminals obtained 7,000 US dollars from the kidnapped man and demanded more money from him.

On May 15, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration and president’s spokesman Sherzod Asadov commented on the degree of freedom of speech in Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the annual national journalism award Oltin Qalam (Golden Pen).

Chinese Xi'an will host the China-Central Asia Summit on May 18-19, Xinhua reported. The Summit will be attended by President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon and President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov. The forum will be chaired by Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Every year on May 18, more than 150 countries around the world mark the International Museum Day. The decision to celebrate this day was made in 1977 at a regular meeting of the International Council of Museums.

Tashkent’s Chilanzar district criminal court ruled  a man who harassed a female passenger in the subway car for a 5-day administrative arrest. This information was confirmed by the spokesman of the Supreme Court, Aziz Abidov.

President Mirziyoyev signed the Measures to introduce a system of green energy certificates Decree on Tuesday. In line with the document, a system of "green energy" certificates, confirming the generation of electricity using renewable energy sources, is to be gradually introduced:

On May 12, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Measures to improve accounting for the production, processing and sale of hydrocarbons Resolution, the Ministry of Justice said.