President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reviewed plans to expand IT service exports and boost the national startup ecosystem, according to the president's press service.

Starting August 1, 2026, vehicle release permits from impound lots in Uzbekistan will be issued electronically through the Jarima Maydonchasi (Impound Lot) system and verified via QR codes. This mandate is outlined in a Cabinet of Ministers resolution passed on July 2.

The Minister of Energy, Jurabek Mirzamahmudov, met with a Japanese delegation led by Takeshi Hashimoto, Chairman of the Japan-Uzbekistan Business Cooperation Committee under the Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN). This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Energy.

A fatal accident has occurred at a construction site in Tashkent’s Yashnabad district, where a 25-year-old man died after being crushed by a concrete slab, the Millar news program reported.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reviewed a series of proposals aimed at developing Uzbekistan's telecommunications infrastructure and enhancing the industry's business environment, according to the president's press service.

At the invitation of Alexander Lukashenko, Shavkat Mirziyoyev will pay an official visit to Belarus on July 8–9, the presidential press service said.

Traffic police in Khatirchi district of Navoiy province pulled over a Damas minivan belonging to a private kindergarten, discovering 20 children packed inside a vehicle designed to carry a maximum of 7 passengers. The incident was reported by the "Ovoza" program on the Renessans TV channel.

Men who fell into an illegally dug pit while searching for gold in the Navoi province have been rescued, and their lives were saved, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) reported.

A long-standing feud between a group of young men in Kokand, Fergana province, has culminated in a fatal confrontation, the Millar TV program said in a report.

During a presentation today regarding improvements to the telecommunications business climate and related matters, a proposal was put forward to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to develop a national navigation system.

Uzbekistan’s parliament has finally approved a long-delayed overhaul of the Latin-based Uzbek alphabet, signaling a critical step forward in a linguistic reform process that critics argue was stalled for years by political hesitation.

The Initiative Budget (Open Budget) Season Two will kick off on July 15, the Ministry of Economy and Finance announced. This marks the 11th season since the public participatory budgeting initiative was first launched.

A 22-year-old Indian female medical student in Uzbekistan has died following a violent altercation with a male classmate who is also an Indian national, according to local Indian media outlets.

Uzbekistan holds sufficient petroleum product reserves to last for the next two to three months. First Deputy Minister of Energy Umid Mamadaminov told the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel following the government meeting with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

In the newly released Global Organized Crime Index 2025 report, prepared by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), Uzbekistan scored 4.93 points for its level of organized crime, ranking 108th out of 193 nations. While this sits below the global average of 5.08 points, the report highlights a significant vulnerability: the country’s resilience to criminal threats remains low, scoring just 3.83 points and landing in 140th place.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reviewed the Green Samarkand model, an initiative designed to transform Samarkand into an environmentally sustainable and climate-resilient green city in the Central Asia, the presidential press service said.

The international portal OurWorldinData has published global data from the World Health Organization regarding the proportion of the adult population with an elevated body mass index (BMI). The 2024 information is based on modeled estimates by WHO experts. According to the methodology, adults classified as overweight or obese include individuals with a BMI greater than 25. BMI is calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared. In 2024, 45% of the world's adult population was overweight.

Illegal use of natural gas worth 1.442 trillion soums (around $118 million) was uncovered in Uzbekistan's gas supply system in 2025 and the first half of 2026, First Deputy Minister of Energy Umid Mamadaminov reported.

A reinforced-concrete sewer line 1,800 mm in diameter was damaged at the Better Best company's construction site in Tashkent's Yakkasaray district, near the Solaris residential complex, the press service of the capital's mayor’s office reported. According to the city's Department of Ecology, the accident caused wastewater to flow directly into the Salar canal.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reviewed a series of proposals aimed at combating desertification, developing a sustainable desert economy, and ensuring environmental stability.