Over 1.16 million needy families in Uzbekistan received a one-time financial assistance payment totaling 1.2 trillion soums in November 2025, the National Agency for Social Protection said.

Dry weather is expected across Uzbekistan on the weekend, Uzhydromet said in a statement. Fog will persist in some areas. Temperatures will rise during these days.

The provincial Ombudsperson conducted a monitoring visit to Penal Colony No. 5 in the Navoi province, where religious figure, Alisher Tursunov, a.k.a. Mubashshir Akhmad, is being held, the Ombudsperson's press service said.

Year-to-date, the Investigation and Search Department of the Interior Ministry and its territorial divisions have been conducting intensified operation activity against nationwide organized crime groups engaged in extortion.

Dense fog, which persisted in Tashkent city from evening until early morning, disrupted airport operations. Dozens of flights were diverted to other airports and neighboring countries.

A total of 27.8 thousand Uzbek nationals traveled abroad for study purposes in January-November 2025, which marks a decrease by 6.7 thousand or 19.3% compared to the same period last year, the National Statistics Committee said in a report.

The Ministry of Poverty Reduction and Employment has clarified one of the most frequently asked questions about student employment — “Is it against the law to employ students?”

2,328 violations related to the illegal felling of trees and shrubs were identified in Uzbekistan in 2025, the press service of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change said.

The newly appointed chairman of Uzbekneftegaz, Abdugani Sanginov sacked the directors of Termez, Jizzakh, Marokand, and Kuchlik oil depots, the company said in a statement.

During a press tour to the Republican Specialized Center for Oncology and Radiology on December 24, questions were raised about the fate of the areas of the former Republican Oncology Hospital and its Tashkent branch, which are being annexed to this institution. Earlier, environmental activists expressed concern that these territories could be transferred for private construction through closed resolutions.

The British Council in Uzbekistan continues contributing to the national reform on modernization of pre-service teacher training (PRESETT) and provides support to the network of practicing English leachers across the country. In close partnership with the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovations and the Ministry of Pre-school and School Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan the British Council organized National Forum of all universities training future teachers in Uzbekistan and launched the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Hub in Tashkent.

Indian pharmaceutical company Dr. Reddy's Laboratories announced a recall of a batch of Telsartan N, the Center for Pharmaceutical Safety reported.

As of December 1, 2025, there are a total of 336 U.S-invested companies in Uzbekistan, the National Statistics Committee said in a report. Of these, 146 are joint ventures, and 190 are fully alien companies.

Air quality has seen deteriorating in recent days in Tashkent and other areas of Uzbekistan due to temperature inversion, said Iskandar Kutbiddinov, Deputy Chairman of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change.

The Ministry of Justice has registered the Regulation On Procedure for Certification of Marriage Contracts by Notaries. According to the Regulation, marriage contracts shall be certified by notaries at the premises of a notary office via teleconference, or at the request of applicant at the applicant’s place.

The draft Uzbekistan-2030 strategy proposed a number of targets aimed at improving the labor migration system, supporting fellow countrymen working abroad and providing them with comprehensive assistance.

In 2025, 7 out of every 10 passenger cars imported to Uzbekistan were exclusively electric vehicles. According to the Customs Committee, 56,832 electric cars were imported to Uzbekistan in 2025. This is by 136 percent (almost 2.4 times) more than in 2024.

The draft Uzbekistan-2030 strategy has set a number of targets aimed at enhancing attorneyship job, improving legal aid system, and increasing the effectiveness of anti-corruption factors.

The year 2025, along with 2016 and 2023, was one of the warmest years on record in Uzbekistan, and in several areas, including Tashkent, it ranked the warmest year ever, Uzhydromet said in a review.

An attempt to smuggle a large batch of narcotic drugs across the border was stopped in Fergana region, the Customs Committee's press service said.