The Center for Hydrometeorological Services (Uzhydromet) has released the weather forecast for Friday, July 31.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has extended his holiday greetings to the people of Uzbekistan today, on July 30, marking Friendship of Peoples Day. He emphasized that interethnic harmony, tolerance, and solidarity represent the nation's most invaluable assets.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree outlining supplementary measures for the socio-economic development of Tashkent throughout 2026 and 2027. The document sets forth a wide range of tasks covering industry, investment, infrastructure, tourism, trade, youth policy, and urban planning.

A video has gone viral on social media featuring an isolated elderly woman living in an apartment in Tashkent’s Mirzo-Ulugbek district.

Representatives of Karakalpakstan held an online meeting with the leadership of Israel's DeserTech and Climate Innovation Center, which develops innovative solutions for arid regions and climate change adaptation, according to Dunyo news agency.

President signed the Additional Measures for Socio-Economic Development of Tashkent City in 2026–2027 decree putting up thirty-five markets and trade complexes in Tashkent for sale, along with their branch outlets for public auction.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan from July 30 to August 1, the presidential press service announced.

Officials from the Tashkent Main Department of Ecology and Climate Change have investigated social media reports detailing a damaged sewage pipe along Shota Rustaveli Street, which led to wastewater leaking into the Salar Canal.

Work has begun on a Friendship Garden project involving Uzbekistan in Afghanistan's northwestern Faryab province, the Ministry of Agriculture and its Agroindustrial Development Agency announced on July 28. The launch took place during a visit by an Uzbek government delegation to Afghanistan.

Uzbekistan’s largest oil and gas company, Uzbekneftegaz, has established a national drilling enterprise named UNG Burg‘ilash (UNG Drilling), the company said.

Chinese social media accounts and open-source defence watchers claimed, on July 21 and 22, 2026, that four additional Chengdu J-10CE fighters had reportedly been received by Uzbekistan’s Air and Air Defence Forces.

Low pay, arbitrary and often abusive management, forced labor, and bribery have combined to drive away the very teachers Uzbekistan needs most — and even the president admits the numbers are alarming.

Uzhydromet has released its forecast for Thursday, July 30. In Tashkent, skies will be mostly clear with no precipitation expected. Winds will blow from the east at 3-8 meters per second. Nighttime temperatures will range from 23-25°C, with daytime highs of 37-39°C.

The Chinor metro station on the Chilanzar Line will resume operations at 5:00 a.m. on July 29 following extensive reconstruction, the capital's metro press service announced.

The death toll has risen in the July 16 crash at the intersection of Dormon Yuli and Gazalkent streets in Tashkent, involving an Onix sedan and three patrol motorcycles operated by traffic police (YHXX) officers. The driver of the Onix died in hospital on July 27.

A pre-investigation inquiry conducted by a department under the Prosecutor General's Office has uncovered a criminal scheme involving illegal trade in narcotic and psychotropic substances and cryptoassets, carried out by officials of the HST, VEK, and RBMT limited liability companies, among others.

The BOD of the Central Bank decided at its July 29 meeting to keep the interest rate unchanged at 14 percent per annum, the regulator's press service said in a statement.

President Mirziyoyev signed a decree on new steps aimed at improving the efficient use of water resources, conserving drinking water, and upgrading the billing system in the sector.

Natural gas production in Uzbekistan totaled 18.3 billion cubic meters in January–June 2026, down 16.4 percent from 21.9 billion cubic meters over the same period in 2025, the State Statistics Committee said in a report.

The new legislative changes and the major updates will take effect in August. The full list of changes have been compiled below.