On December 27, official work will launch the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project. This was announced by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov at the III People's Kurultai on December 20.

The Department of Emergency Situations of Fergana province has posted information about the fire that occurred in Ferghana city.

Today, the EUROUZ Committee on Public Relations and Strategic Communications, chaired by Beeline Uzbekistan, in collaboration with Public Foundation for Support and Development of National Mass Media, held its second breakfast for PR and media specialists titled: "Uzbekistan in the Spotlight: Media Perceptions and Strategic Directions."

Starting from the new year, the excise tax on mobile communication services will cease to apply in Uzbekistan. This was announced at the yearly summary government meeting chaired by the president via videoconference, which also discussed the objectives for 2025 and supporting business.

Tashkent’s Yashnabad district criminal court sentenced three men to 10 days in prison for insulting a pregnant woman on the street. They were found guilty under the Petty hooliganism Article 183 of the Administrative Liability Code.

Moscow’s Basman Court announced the charges against the Uzbek national Akhmad Qurbonov, suspected of murdering the chief of the radiation, chemical and biological defense troops of the Russian Armed Forces, General Igor Kirillov, the TASS reported.

The Senate at its plenary session reviewed and passed the Space Activities Bill. According to the senators, the use of space technologies in the economic sectors helped to identify about 47 thousand violations in 2023, while as of December this year, more than 100 thousand cases of near-violations were recorded.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a yearly summary government meeting via videoconference, which also discussed the main plans for 2025 and supporting business.

Two residents of Chechnya: Bislan Rasayev and Shamil Temirkhanov have been placed on the Interpol Wanted List by Uzbekistan in connection with the assassination attempt on Komil Allamjonov.

The largest gas producer in Uzbekistan, Uzbekneftegaz unveiled plans to produce 26.5 BCM of natural gas in 2025. This was reported by the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel, citing Uzbekneftegaz Chairman Bakhodirjon Sidikov, who presented plans for next year to the president Thursday. 

Diplomats of the Embassy of Uzbekistan held talks with officials of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Authority in Beijing, China, Dunyo said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday, the presidential press service said.

Event dedicated to the 32nd anniversary of the Uzbekistan Constitution and a presentation of the country's tourism potential took place in Madrid, Spain.

Uzbekistan Railways’ cargo division, Temiryulkargo opened its first representative office in Beijing, China, the Uzbekistan Railways said in a statement.

President Mirziyoyev signed decree appointing Ulugbek Mustafoyev as governor of the Jizzakh province to replace Ergash Soliyev, the presidential spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

Chief of the Uzbek diaspora union in Russia, Ibrahim Khudoiberdiev, called the Uzbek national, suspected of killing the Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov a "traitorous beast." Earlier, a 29-year-old Uzbek was detained in Moscow on charges of committing a “terrorist attack”, allegedly ordered by the Ukrainian SBU.

Husband, 39, and wife, 38, living in the Asaka district of Andijan province, died on December 7 from carbon monoxide poisoning, the press service of the district mayor’s office said.

The Tashkent city police department has rejected the complaint filed by the Minister of Energy and will not be initiating persecution against the renowned finance blogger Otabek Bakirov after his suggestions that the Energy minister should "take time for from his duties serving his big brothers in Kremlin and Gazprom".

A 169 bus of Tashkent public transport was destroyed after it caught fire in Uch Kahramon post in Yunusabad district on Wednesday. Video footage from the scene surfaced on social networks.

Uzbekistan and Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has extended the electricity purchase contract for the year 2025. The agreement was signed following a visit by an Islamic Emirate delegation, led by DABS CEO Abdul Bari Omari to Tashkent, where the parties engaged in discussions with Uzbek officials.