Friday, 12, September, 2025

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The aviation authorities of Uzbekistan and Russia reached an agreement on increasing the number of flights and expanding the geography of flights during negotiations in Moscow on July 21-22, the press service of the Ministry of Transport said.

The Undergraduate Medical Education Board (UGMEB) of the National Medical Commission (NMC) has warned Indian medical students against taking admission to undergraduate medical courses in some institutes in Belize and Uzbekistan.

Surgeon mistakenly amputated a patient's healthy leg in Ferghana province. A few days later, she died. The man also held the position of chief of the surgical department of the Fergana branch of the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Endocrinology.

Tourist riverwalk is planned to be erected in the Uychi district of the Namangan province on 20 hectares, the press service of the provincial administration said.

Social activist Saodat Abduzakirova reported on a 15-year-old girl who was admitted to the Angren Children's Hospital with a high temperature and serious injuries.

The Chairman of the State Security Service (SSS), Colonel General Bakhodir Kurbanov met with the Acting Minister of National Defense of Afghanistan, Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid in Kabul Monday, the press service of the Afghan Ministry of Defense.

A Bangladesh Air Force jet crashed into a college in the capital Dhaka on Monday, killing at least 31 people, mostly children, according to officials, in the country’s deadliest air incident in recent memory.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrived in Jizzakh province today and got acquainted with the progress of projects in the Zaamin Technopark special industrial zone, the presidential press service said.

Air China launched Beijing to Tashkent and Urumqi to Tashkent regular flights. On the evening of July 19, the airline's first flight on a Boeing-737 from Beijing landed at Tashkent Airport. According to the Uzbekistan Airports, the flights will be operated three times a week - on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

The Cabinet of Ministers by its July 10 resolution has identified priority areas and projects for the implementation of AI in various sectors and governance for 2025-2026.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov hosted the CEOs of major Chinese companies. “Today, we had several engaging and productive meetings with leading Chinese companies representing various spheres — Chison Medical Technologies, China Resources Pharmaceutical Group, Norinco, Hangzhou Miuge Chemical Commodities Science and Technologies, Xiamen Tungsten, Shandong Gold, Contemporary Amperex Technology, Great Wall Motor, Origin Quantum, China Aerospace Science and Technology,” the Minister Saidov said on his Telegram account.

Uzbekistan and Switzerland have completed bilateral talks on market access as part of Uzbekistan's accession to the World Trade Organization, the President's WTO Envoy Azizbek Urunov said on his LinkedIn page.

Very hot weather will persist in Uzbekistan with daytime air temperatures in the range of +40…+43 degrees Celsius in the coming days, and up to +44…+45 degrees in the south, Uzgidromet said.

The government plans to sign a production sharing agreement (PSA) with the Azerbaijani SOCAR, the Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov told the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel following a government meeting with the president on Monday.

The State Security Service and the Interior Ministry uncovered two cases of illegal religious education of children in the Tashkent province, the press service of the State Security Service said.

58 percent of the self-employed as of July 1, 2025 were men and 42 percent were women. The total quantity of the self-employed rose by 56 percent compared to the same period last year, the Tax Committee said in a report,

Uzbekneftegaz vowed to completely abandon producing gasoline from September 2025, the Ministry of Energy said. Uzbekneftegaz intends to use up all available stocks of AI-80 before 2026. From 2026, the company plans to completely switch to the production and sale of high-octane gasoline.

Navoi city was covered with thick smoke on Saturday, prompting a wave of complaints by among residents who described the air as acrid and irritating. Many said the fumes caused coughing and complicated breathing. The Navoi province environmental protection department said the situation had been due to the Navoiyazot chemical plant, while the company claimed the smoke originated from western areas outside its facility.

Uzbekistan will tighten quality oversight during road construction works and the movement of heavy-duty vehicles, announced the Minister of Transport Ilkhom Makhkamov at the Government Hour in the Legislative Chamber on July 11.

The State Security Service (SSS), together with the police, in a joint operation uncovered an underground cell of the Islamic State - Vilayat Khorasan international terrorist organization in Namangan, the press service of the State Security Service said.