The Senate passed the bill Friday on mandatory HIV-testing for citizens of Uzbekistan after an over than 90-day stay abroad and for foreign nationals and stateless persons who hold residence permit and those arrivinh on work permit.

Dry grass caught fire in a hilly area of Burchmulla forestry in Bostanlyk district of Tashkent province Thursday. The press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that the signal about the forest fire was received at about 13:00.

The Deputy Director of the Center for Islamic Civilization Kamola Akilova had an online meeting with the Advisor to the Director of the Egyptian National House of Books and Archives/Head of Egyptian Library at Bab-ul-Khalq Dr. Huwayda Kamil.

Today, a young man drowned on the beach in Tashkent’s New Uzbekistan Park, the UzNews news publication said. The 23-year-old guy was relaxing with an acquaintance in the Dream Coast recreation area in the New Uzbekistan Park in the Mirzo-Ulugbek district. At about 16:25, one of the beachgoers noticed that he was motionless in the water, with his head down in the water. The man swam up to him and pulled him out onto the shore.

The working group for the development of the Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan multimodal transport corridor convened for an online meeting Thursday.

Four people were killed in a tragic traffic accident in Altynsay district of Surkhandarya province on July 3, the press service of the provincial police department said.

Mostly partly cloudy and dry weather will persist in Uzbekistan in the first days of August, Uzgidromet said. Varying cloudiness without precipitation is expected on Friday afternoon in Tashkent, in the afternoon, winds may increase to 12-15 m/s.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the law on amendments Thursday to the Administrative Offences Code, toughening the penalties for disobeying the law enforcement officers, the Ministry of Justice said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today chaired a government meeting on digitalization of the agricultural sector, the presidential press service said. Reportedly, farmers are still forced to turn to dozens of different digital platforms for land, lending, subsidies and agricultural services.

Information about the pollution of the Chirchik River has surfaced on social networks. The Tashkent province environmental department commented on the situation.

Eight-year-old girl died in a traffic accident in the Uzun district of the Surkhandarya province, MY5 TV channel said in a story Wednesday.

Uzbekistan has adopted the Water Code, the press service of the Ministry of Justice said. The Code regulates the relations in the field of rational use and protection of water, water objects, water management facilities and lands in the water fund.

The bill signed into law on July 30 introduced amendments and addenda to some regulations, providing for a number of additional rights for political groups that declare themselves an opposition in parliament.

Trial of a brutal murder of a woman and her mother wrapped up in Chinaz district, Tashkent province. The accused man came to his wife and mother-in-law, after which he attacked them with a knife, inflicting multiple wounds. The women died on the spot. The accused named jealousy as the motive for the murder.

Marriott International, Inc. today announced the signing of an agreement for a JW Marriott hotel in Uzbekistan in collaboration with Alliance Holding LLC, a leading developer in the market. Anticipated to mark the debut of the brand in the country, JW Marriott Hotel Tashkent is planned to open by the end of 2025 offering the brand’s signature hospitality experiences focused on well-being, genuine service, and an elegant, nature-inspired design. The hotel will be situated within Tashkent City Mall– a landmark development featuring the largest shopping complex in Uzbekistan.

The judicial panel for criminal cases of the appellate instance of the Tashkent City Court dated June 5 ruled to release the former chief of Toshshahartranskhizmat Anvar Dzhuraev.

The sales of tickets for poetry reading of the Israeli writer Dina Rubina in Tashkent has been suspended after she said: "Israel has the right to purge Gaza."

China has proposed to create a $500 million investment fund for green projects in Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Mining and Geology said.

The MPs passed a resolution on changing the borders of Kattakurgan city, Kattakurgan and Nurabad districts of the Samarkand province at the Legislative Chamber meeting on Tuesday.

A number of regulatory changes and other novelties will take effect in Uzbekistan on August 1. The minimum wage and the basic calculation unit will rise: