Russia plans to replace construction materials and resources imported from abroad with those manufactured in Uzbekistan.

Ahead of the Navruz holiday, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a pardon decree, with pardon measures applied in relation to 75 citizens, Uzbekistan 24 reported.

The new Samarkand airport received the first flight of Uzbekistan Airways on Friday. The project cost was nearly $83 million.

On March 18, the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting with the Ambassadors of the EU, UK, Japan and the USA.

On March 18, Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov received the new Ambassador of the Korea Republic, Kim Hee-sang, the Foreign Ministry reported.

On March 17, photos of lightly dressed schoolchildren participating in festive performances along with warmly dressed adults dedicated to Navruz were published on social networks.

Blogger Asal Khodjaeva, aka Asal-honey, was today found dead in her Tashkent home in Yashnabad district on March 18, the Tashkent City Police Department said.

Two people were arrested for selling the land allocated by a special presidential decree in return of $ 800,000 on Thursday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, during an open dialogue with doctors, on March 18 announced benefits for private medical organizations.

Bus service between Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan is to be resumed in strict accordance with lockdown restrictions, the Uzbek Ministry of Transport said.

Cabinet of Ministers issues draft Establishment of the Swiss of Medical and Information Technologies University in Margilan Resolution for public input.

In March 2022, torrential rains over two weeks of unprecedented intensity fell in Uzbekistan, Uzhydromet reported on Thursday.

Japan donated 201.6 thousand doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Uzbekistan on March 17, the Ministry of Health reported.

Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov, speaking at the 24th plenary session of the Senate, answered a question about the situation in Ukraine.

As of March 17, the Central Bank has set the official U.S. dollar to soum rate increased by 180.26 soums to reach 11,330.38 soums. In a single day the Uzbek soum made a highest leap since April 16, 2020, when the increase was 427 soums.

On March 16, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

The Tong Yulduzi Mahalla English Youth Centre opened officially today in a ceremony attended by the Charge d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Uzbekistan, Mr. Paul Poletes, the Rector of WIUT, Mr. Bakhrom Mirkasimov, the Head of Mahalla Mr.Furqat Turaev, senior officials from the U.S. Embassy, WIUT’s project coordinators as well as students of the Youth Centre and their parents.

60 cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Uzbekistan on March 15, the Ministry of Health reported. Four people also tested positive for pneumonia on Tuesday. The day before, 2 cases were identified.

It snowed in Khorezm province today on March 16, the State Committee for Ecology and Environmental Protection reported.

Planes were unable to take off and land at the Tashkent airport in the morning of March 16 due to poor visibility, with several local and international flights delayed and moved to other airports, the Uzbekistan Airports said.