Uzbekistan and Israel have discussed new employment avenues for Uzbek nationals seeking work in Israel, the press service of the Agency for External Labor Migration reported.

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Passenger Transportation will deploy a women-only train carriage on the Almaty to Tashkent international route starting October 1, marking the first time such a carriage has run on this line, the 24.kz reported.

Starting with the 2026/2027 academic year, morning classes at higher education institutions in Tashkent will begin at 8:00 a.m., the press service of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation announced.

On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s Independence, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree pardoning 852 people. Of those pardoned, 604 were released from serving the sentence, 115 were released on parole, the punishment of 52 persons has been replaced with a milder one. While, the sentences of 81 people were reduced.

The average monthly pension in Uzbekistan has nearly tripled over the past decade, according to new data released by the National Statistics Committee, with real, inflation-adjusted incomes for retirees also showing meaningful gains.

Tashkent plans to attract $9 billion in investment by the end of 2026, the mayor Shavkat Umurzakov announced at a ceremony launching new facilities attended by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

On the eve of the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev inaugurated a series of new facilities with a combined value of nearly 50 trillion soums. Speaking via video link during the ceremony, Bukhara province governor Botir Zaripov told the president that the province had never seen development on this scale in its history.

New procedure has been posted on the legal information portal which stipulates that the state budget will cover the costs of producing up to 50 stage productions per year by private theaters and theater studios.

A 19-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman have been punished by a Tashkent court after a fight broke out between them over a begging spot outside the Uzbekiston metro station.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said that in the past, a lack of political will meant cotton cultivation effectively dictated life for the entire country, with even schoolchildren mobilized for fieldwork. The president made the remarks at a ceremony marking the inauguration of new facilities to celebrate the 35th anniversary of independence, responding to a speech by Erkinjon Turdimov, governor of Syrdarya province.

The head of Presidential Administration Saida Mirziyoyeva met with Wang Yi — China's Foreign Minister, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee, and Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission. The meeting took place in a warm and open atmosphere, the statement on Saida Mirziyoyeva's social media platforms said.

Uzbekistan is preparing to digitize one of the more mundane but consequential pieces of paperwork in its cross-border trade: the permits that keep trucks moving between countries. The Ministry of Transport has announced plans to shift to an electronic permit system — known as "E-Permit" — for international road freight with Russia and Belarus by the end of 2026, part of a broader push to modernize the logistics infrastructure underpinning Uzbekistan's trade routes.

A Turkish travel and events company says it is preparing to take FC Andijan to court over a five-figure unpaid bill, in a dispute that offers a small but telling glimpse into the financial strain facing clubs across Uzbekistan's top football division.

An electric vehicle caught fire in Tashkent on August 26. The capital's Fire and Rescue Service received a report at 2:45 p.m. that a Zeekr 001 electric vehicle was on fire near a building at 4 Qorasuv Street in the Yashnobod district.

The Antitrust Committee has released data on its efforts to regulate the advertising market during the first half of 2026.

Traffic authorities in the Uzbek capital are betting that a bit of engineering can ease one of the city's most persistent headaches: gridlock on Tashkent's busiest streets. On Tuesday, the city's Road Traffic Organization Center (RTOC) announced that Shota Rustaveli Street has become the latest corridor to receive a "green wave" traffic signal system — a synchronized network of lights designed to keep vehicles moving without the stop-and-go crawl that defines rush hour in much of the city.

Uzbekistan is opening the door wider for private businesses to build small and micro hydropower plants, betting that the country's vast network of canals and rivers can become a new engine of clean energy growth. A presidential decree signed on August 19 lays out an ambitious plan to expand the sector through 2030 — and dangles some unusually generous tariffs to get investors interested.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev presented state awards at the Kuksaroy residence to mark the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence.

Uzbekistan aims to raise the share of renewable energy in its power mix to 54% by 2030, though at the current pace of development that figure could end up higher. Energy Minister Sherzod Khodjaev made the projection to the Uzbekistan 24 Tv channel following a ceremony marking the launch of new energy facilities across the country's provinces.

After reports about a throne displayed at the Khudoyorkhon complex in Kokand went viral on social media, the Cultural Heritage Agency issued a statement addressing the controversy.