President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the progress of Uzbekistan's accession to the World Trade Organization and discussed steps to expedite this process, the presidential press service said.

The State Security Service (SSS) has launched a hotline for calls from individuals and legal entities on issues within its competence, the press service of the Service said.

The number of imported cars in Q1 of 2025 was three times lower than in the same period in 2024, the National Statistics Committee said Tuesday.

Uzbekistan will be hosting Central Asia-European Union Economic Forum and Investor Forum in November, the EU Ambassador to Tashkent Toivo Klaar at the celebration of Europe Day on May 12.

As of May 6 of this year, there were 96 airlines in the CIS countries, with about 1,100 strong fleet, the Airfleets.net said.

Parents complained on social media about their children's phones being checked at schools. The Tashkent Department of Preschool and School Education commented on the situation.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the CEO of Gazprom Neft Alexander Dyukov, who landed in Tashkent to attend the Oil and Gas of Uzbekistan International Forum Tuesday, the presidential press service said.

Afghanistan donated 16 trucks with white marble to Uzbekistan for the construction of the Imam Bukhari complex in Samarkand, the press service of the Surkhandarya province governor’s office said.

In pursuance of the intergovernmental Treaty on Mutual Visa Exemption between Uzbekistan and China, signed in Chengdu on December 1, a 30-day visa free travel shall take effect for citizens of Uzbekistan and China Starting from June 1, 2025. However, the visa-free shall not apply to employment, study, media-related activities, or any other undertakings that require prior approval from the relevant authorities of the respective countries.

Uzbekistan may start manufacturing green hydrogen as early as June, announced the Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov at the Uzbekistan Energy Week UEW-2025, which kicked off on Tuesday at the CAEx Exhibition Complex in Tashkent.

The Cabinet issued the Additional Measures to Improve Labor Migration Processes resolution Tuesday. According to the resolution, starting from September 1, 2025, individuals who have been deported for violating the laws of foreign countries, and those whose actions negatively impact Uzbekistan’s international image and reputation, will have their records registered in the Unified Electronic Database on Migration Processes.

The AEM-Spetsstal metallurgical plant in St. Petersburg, part of the machine-building division of the Russian state corporation Rosatom, has begun manufacturing the reactor equipment for the first power unit of the small-scale nuclear power plant (SSNPP) project in Uzbekistan.

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Uzbek citizen Alisher Tursunov (known as Mubashshir Akhmad, a religious blogger and founder of the Azon Global portal), 51, previously put on the international wanted list, was detained on May 8 by Turkish law enforcement agencies and deported to Uzbekistan on May 10, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

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The faction of the People's Democratic Party in declared itself a parliamentary opposition the Legislative Chamber. According to the law, this is possible if the party does not agree with the course and program of the government or with its individual directions.

Uzgidromet posted emergency statement about very hot weather expected in Uzbekistan on May 14-16. On May 14 in Karakalpakstan, Khorezm, Bukhara, Navoi, Kashkadarya and Surkhandarya provinces, on May 15-16 in most of Uzbekistan, the air temperature during the daytime will rise to +39…+41 degrees Celsius, in the south and desert zone - to +42…+43 degrees.

In Tashkent, officers of the State Security Service and the Prosecutor General's Office stopped the actions of an Uzbek and a foreign national who were trying to illegally transport people to the United States in return of large sums of money, the press service of the State Security Service said.

Recently, Uzbek entrepreneurs have significantly stepped up their activity in Afghanistan. According to reports, there has been an increase in the number of cases of Uzbek manufacturers and exporters providing uninterrupted supply of Uzbek goods to the Afghan market, creating a regular customer base, and enhancing cooperation through B2B meetings.

The Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov met with the Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday, the PM’s press service said. Reportedly, the PM Aripov voiced gratitude for the hospitality extended to the country's delegation and conveyed the sincere greetings and best wishes of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.