As of July 1, more than 2.57 million Uzbeks have activated the Credit Freeze service, which allows individuals to place a voluntary ban on taking out new loans, the Credit Information Analytic Center (CIAC) said in a statement.

A 31-year-old man who covered a woman’s mouth and pulled her hair during a date in Tashkent has been sentenced to 5 days in prison. The incident occurred on July 9, 2026, around 11:56 PM, in a park in the Shaykhontohur district.

According to the Constitutional Tashkent International Financial Centre Law, the center is designated as a zone with a special legal status. Its initial physical boundaries will be established by a presidential decree concerning the creation of the Tashkent International Financial Centre.

During the first ten days of July, several schools across the Navoiy, Kashkadarya, and Surkhandarya provinces gathered school-aged children and kindergarteners for outdoor activities.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is chairing a meeting outlining priority tasks to elevate the ferrous metallurgy industry to a new strategic level.

Uzbekistan may introduce administrative penalties for failing to pay or evading payment for roadside parking. The draft law has been published by the Tashkent city mayor’s office for public discussion until July 28, despite the municipality lacking the authority to initiate formal legislation.

The number of newspapers in Uzbekistan is declining significantly year after year, the Statistics Agency said in a report.

Centrum Holding, Uzbekistan’s largest private logistics group, is preparing for an initial public offering (IPO) in London as early as next year, Bloomberg reports, citing the company’s founder and CEO, Abdulaziz Abdurakhmanov.

A female driver operating a Chevrolet Tracker struck and killed a 6-year-old child in Tashkent, according to a report by the Millar program on the Milliy TV channel.

During its plenary session on July 9, the Senate approved a bill aimed at reforming state oversight and management in the construction sector. The bill has now been forwarded to the president for his signature.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has launched a month-long initiative called "Visa Focus" (Dolzarb Viza), the ministry's press service said.

Authorities are weighing the temporary suspension of public kindergartens across the country due to the ongoing extreme heatwave, the Ministry of Preschool and School Education said.

Uzbekistan’s daily electricity consumption could soar to record heights amid an anticipated extreme heatwave, the press service of the Ministry of Energy said.

In addition to his visit to Bekabad, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s schedule today includes an official trip to Qatar, where he will attend the funeral of the late Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Uzbekistan and Belarus have agreed to extend the registration-free stay period for each other's citizens from 3 to 10 days, Amir Sultanov, a department chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan told the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel while commenting on the outcomes of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s official visit to Belarus.

During his visit to the city of Bekabad today, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended the commissioning ceremony of the newly constructed Casting and Rolling Complex at the Uzbekistan Metallurgical Plant. Shavkat Mirziyoyev pressed a symbolic button to officially launch the complex's operations.

Hot and predominantly dry weather is forecast this Monday afternoon across the country, though isolated thundershowers may develop in parts of the Fergana Valley later in the day, Uzhydromet said.

Both public and private kindergartens will temporarily suspend operations across several cities and districts in Karakalpakstan due to a sharp rise in temperatures, according to the province's Ministry of Preschool and School Education.

During the first half of 2026, Uzbekistan recorded 447 workplace accidents affecting 494 workers, 137 of whom lost their lives, according to the State Labour Inspection.

On July 12 at 2:45 p.m., the Tashkent City Emergency Situations Department received a report of a fire on the tenth floor of the Uzbekistan Hotel, located on Mustaqillik Avenue in the Mirzo-Ulughbek district, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.