After several days of above-zero temperatures, Uzbekistan is expected to experience another cold snap in weather this week, although not as severe as last week, Uzhydromet said in a forecast.

The Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Istanbul confirmed Turkish media reports of the discovery of a decapitated body of an Uzbek woman in the Şişli district.

Former Deputy Interior Minister, Major General Bekmurod Abdullayev has been arrested. The spokesman of the Interior Minister, Shohrukh Giyasov, did not deny the reports, ​​but said that the Prosecutor General's Office was dealing with this matter.

Eight Uzbek nationals have been sentenced to life imprisonment after a mass brawl in Dubai, the spokesman to the Foreign Ministry Ahror Burkhanov said.

Russia’s imperial worldview may pose a greater long-term risk to Central Asia and the South Caucasus than to NATO member states, Finnish President Alexander Stubb said in an interview with The Washington Post, highlighting concerns that continue to resonate across the post-Soviet space.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting via teleconference on key objectives for 2026 in terms of poverty reduction and employment.

Cold anticyclone will remain across Uzbekistan on Friday afternoon and into the coming night, Uzhydromet said in a forecast.

On the sidelines of the signing ceremony of the Charter of the Board of Peace in Davos, Switzerland yesterday. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Uzbekistan's international trade in 2025 reached $81.2 billion, recording an increased by $13.9 billion, or 20.7% year on year, the National Statistics Committee said in a report.

Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Abdulaziz Kamilov spoke to the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel about the reasons behind Uzbekistan's joining the Board of Peace and its national interests in this initiative.

In 2025, automobile factories in Uzbekistan manufactured 457,900 passenger cars, a 6.7% increase from 2024 (429,100), the National Statistics Committee said in a report.

Employees of another media outlet have been arrested in Uzbekistan on charges of defamation, extortion, and other crimes. The Khorezm province police department reported the arrest in Urgench of the director of Qonun Doirasida (Within the Law) project, 45-year-old lawyer Furkat Ruzmetov, and an employee, 33-year-old lawyer Azamat Avezov.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved the Regional Electricity Market Interconnectivity and Trade (REMIT) Program, which will be implemented over a 10-year period across three phases to boost energy connectivity in Central Asia. The multi-phase program will establish Central Asia’s first-ever regional electricity market, increase electricity trade, expand transmission capacity, and lay the groundwork for large-scale renewable energy integration.

Переезд в США почти всегда упирается в язык. Из-за этого у многих возникает ощущение, что работа в США без английского либо недоступна вовсе, либо возможна только через сомнительные схемы.

Earlier today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the charter of the Board of Peace, proposed by the US President Donald Trump, in Davos.

The Cabinet issued the Digitalization of road safety resolution on January 20 banning 50 years or older vehicles on roads and their re-registration from February 1.

The Navruz Market (former New TTZ) and its branch, Buz Bazaar (near Buyuk Ipak Yuli metro station), will be reconstructed to meet modern standards, the press service of the Mirzo Ulugbek District Administration said in a statement.

On January 20, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hosted the Uzbek government delegation including the Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov, the State Security Service Chairman Bahodir Kurbanov, the Defense Minister Shukhrat Kholmukhamedov and the Interior Minister Aziz Toshpulatov. In the meeting were also present Turkish officials.

The Moscow’s 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced the Uzbek national Akhmadjon Kurbonov to life imprisonment for the alleged terrorist attack that killed Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian armed forces' radiation, chemical, and biological defense forces. He was also fined 1 million rubles, RBK said on January 21.

4+4 Mechanism meeting between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior, and Defense, and the chiefs of security services of Uzbekistan and Turkey took place in Ankara Tuesday, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.