Azim Akhmadhojaev has been appointed first deputy minister of energy, a source in the government told the Tashkent Times.

The Taliban movement sent a congratulatory message to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the country's independence, announced the official representative of the Foreign Ministry, Yusup Qobuljonov.

As per the Uzbekistan’s Central Election Commission’s decision, 3 international observers from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) have been registered for the presidential elections in Uzbekistan. This was announced at the August 30 regular meeting of the Central Election Commission.

90 thousand doses of the second component of Sputnik V vaccine were delivered to Tashkent. According to the Ministry of Health, Uzbekistan has to date received 17.9 million doses of various vaccines.

The President of Uzbekistan signed a decree by on August 28 creating a branch of the Kazan Federal University in Jizzakh city on Monday.

The Uzbek Foreign Ministry denied information about Uzbekistan being willing to open its borders to people fleeing from Taliban rule in Afghanistan.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Pardoning a group of persons serving a sentence who sincerely repented of their deeds and firmly embarked on the path of correction Decree ahead of the Independence Day on September 1, with various pardon measures applied in relation 215 citizens.

On August 28, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the President of the European Council Charles Michel over the telephone.

On August 28, the Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Nakanishi Satoshi, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

The first private photovoltaic 100 MW capacity plant with is being launched in the Karmana district of the Navoi province. During his visit to the province, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the launching ceremony, press secretary of the head of state Sherzod Asadov said.

The President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his visit to Navoi province today spoke about the situation in Afghanistan. An audio recording of his words was published by a lawyer and blogger, the deputy chief of the National Information Agency (UzA) Khushnudbek Khudayberdiev.

In the Tashkent metro, it will be possible to use the services of all mobile operators, the Ministry of Transport and the Tashkent metro said at a briefing.

Scientists at the Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics of the Academy of Sciences have developed an edible vaccine against COVID-19 from tomatoes.

On August 25, Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda, the presidential press service said.

Attending the 18th plenary session of the Senate, the First Deputy Foreign Minister Farhod Arziev answered questions from senators on the situation in Afghanistan.

The Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurzakov hosted the Minister of Economy of the UAE Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade said.

A professor from Turkey Ercan Kahya has been appointed rector of the Tashkent Institute of Architecture and Construction (TIAC), the press service of the university said. In this position, he replaced Rashvan Khakimov, who headed the institute since 2016.

From August 30, the train frequency will be increased in the Tashkent metro, the press service of Uzbekistan Railways said in a statement. The trains on the Chilonzor line will run with a 3-minute interval  from 7:30 to 9:00 and with a 4-minute interval from 16:30 to 19:30.

The Supreme Court of Uzbekistan, at an open session on August 25, chaired by Deputy Head of the Supreme Court Ikrom Muslimov, rehobilitated 115 people who were repressed in the 1920s-1930s, the press service of the Supreme Court reported.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday hosted the Pakistani Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureishi, the presidential press service said.