59 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Uzbekistan on June 16,, including 45 in Tashkent, the Ministry of Health reported. This is the highest rate since mid-March.

The number of cybercrimes has increased over the past 3 years by multiple folds, announced at a press conference at AIMC with the participation of employees of the Cybersecurity Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Should Uzbekistan’s new Constitution be adopted, the incumbent President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will be able to again bid in the presidential elections. Sodiq Safoev, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate said.

As the UN marks the International Day of Family Remittances on Thursday, there is concern that economic contraction and job losses in Russia - likely to now rise further as a result of sanctions imposed since the invasion of Ukraine - are already having an impact on remittance-dependent communities in Central Asia, according to experts with the International Organization for Migration (IOM).

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is set to pay an official visit to Uzbekistan in the second half of June. Ahead of the visit, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan and the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan organized a trip for Uzbek journalists to get acquainted with the culture, historical sites, as well as the customs and traditions of Azerbaijan.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Security Activities Bill into Law on Thursday. As per the law, the main tasks of security activities are:

One of the most corrupt sectors in Uzbekistan is the banking sector, Akmal Burkhanov, director of the Anti-Corruption Agency, said at the Tashkent Anti-Corruption Council June 14 meeting.

Next meeting of the constitutional commission will be held on June 17 at 10:00 am to formulate proposals and additions to the basic law and strengthen organizational measures, the press service of the commission said in a statement.

Tashkent to Volgograd passenger train service will be launched on June 25, Uzbekistan Railways reported. the Tashkent to Volgograd service will depart from the Tashkent-Central railway station on Saturdays at 23:58, arrival at the Volgograd railway station is scheduled for Tuesday at 09:56.

In the coming years, Uzbekistan intends to achieve generation of renewable energy sources (RES) to over 8 GW, Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov said at the second regional summit on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Almaty.

Abdulaziz Kamilov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council under the President in charge of Foreign Policy and Security Affairs, has also been appointed as Special Representative of the President of Uzbekistan for Foreign Policy Issues. The decree was signed by Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the presidential spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

U.S. Ambassador Rosenblum visited Tashkent's IT Park on June 9. ICT Minister Shermatov spoke about the government’s goal to turn Uzbekistan into a regional IT hub and expressed hope that U.S. IT companies would open regional offices at the park.

503.6 thousand foreigners visited Uzbekistan for tourism purposes in May 2022, the State Statistics Committee said in a report on Tuesday.

In many ways, Tashkent remains the most corrupt area in Uzbekistan. This was announced on June 14 at a meeting of the capital's Anti-Corruption Council by the director of the Anti-Corruption Agency Akmal Burkhanov.

The Cabinet of Ministers issued a Resolution approving the Regulation on procedure for interaction of local non-governmental non-profit organizations with government bodies in the implementation of international grant projects.

Traffic accident occurred in Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan involving several cars on the night of June 15, including a bus carrying citizens of Uzbekistan.

The Commander of the Central Commander of the United States General Michael E. Kurilla Visits Uzbekistan. He shared his thoughts: "Today, I had a great series of engagements here in Tashkent, with President Mirziyoyev, Secretary of the National Security Council Makhmudov, General Lieutenant Qurbonov, General Major Khalmuhamedov, and the leadership of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Uzbekistan. These were important, high-level discussions regarding the major topics of concern for both militaries.  

Russian President Putin will attend the SCO and CIS summits in autumn, announced the Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov to journalists on Tuesday, TASS reported.

On behalf of the Government of Uzbekistan allow me to sincerely congratulate Switzerland, Kazakhstan and WTO Secretariat for the excellent organization of the 12th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (MC12).

The Senate at the 27th plenary session approved amendments providing for the introduction of administrative liability for violation of legislation on the openness of state bodies.