The Russian stand-up comedy TV show - Comedy Club has been banned in Uzbekistan, the promoter company said today.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev got familiar with the completed Olympic Village project, the presidential press service said.

Military air show took place on Saturday at the Chirchik training ground of the Tashkent Military District on the eve of the Uzbekistan Air Force Day, which is marked on the third Sunday of August.

Law took effect on temporary travel bans for individuals involved in criminal cases. According to the law, if there is reason to believe that a person may leave the country and evade trial without good reason, court may temporarily restrict their right to leave the country — even if they are not under arrest.

The deputy mayor of the Forish district, in Jizzakh province has been detained on suspicion of receiving a large bribe, the State Security Service said.

The government has announced the holding of a nationwide hashar (clean-up) day on September 22-23 ahead of the Independence Day across Uzbekistan under the slogan “A well-maintained and prosperous neighbourhood is the adornment of the country”, the UzA said.

The Pension Fund of Uzbekistan and the Social Fund of Kyrgyzstan have agreed on a draft agreement on the payment of pensions to citizens of the two countries, the press services of the Funds reported.

Starlink, the satellite telecommunications company, has posted information on its website that its high-speed, low-latency internet service will be commercially available in Uzbekistan in 2026.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Russia Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation, the presidential press service said.

The Embassy of India, Tashkent celebrated the 79th Independence day of India at Chancery premises on August 15, 2025.   The ceremony was attended by around 250 guests comprising of members of the Indian community, friends of India and local media. 

The President’s Envoy for Afghanistan Ismatulla Ergashev met with a delegation of the German Berghof Foundation led by the Director for Afghanistan, Central and Southeast Asia Basir Feda.

Light truck manufacturing unit has been launched in Denau district of Surkhandarya province, the provinceal governor office said.

Uzbekistan plans to introduce an environmental fee on certain types of goods. told the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change Aziz Abdukhakimov, in a presentation to the president on Thursday.

Partly cloudy and moderately hot weather will prevail across Uzbekistan on August 15 and 16. Only in some areas of Karakalpakstan, short-term rain and thunderstorms are possible at night and in the morning of August 16.

The president Mirziyoyev signed a decree Thursday on financial and household assistance to each Palestinian family in Uzbekistan, as well as individual support from a social worker., UzA said.

The railway workers who sabotaged the Afrosiyob high-speed train have been sentenced to long prison terms, the State Security Service said.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted the French Ambassador Aurelia Bouchez, who is completing her posting in Uzbekistan, the presidential press service said.

The acting chief of the Tashkent’s Main Transport Management and Road Transport Infrastructure Development department, Allayor Norbutayev, at a session of the city council of people's deputies Tuesday proposed to launch night bus routes in Tashkent.

8-km subway line is planned to be built in New Tashkent, the Directorate for Construction of the New Tashkent City said. The new line will be the extension from the Dustlik station to New Tashkent, with the project completion due before 2027.

Uzbekistan will be one of the last Central Asian countries to join the high-income countries, the World Bank said in a forecast. The World Bank classifies countries into four income groups based on the level of Gross National Product (GNP) per capita: low (up to $1,145), below average (from $1,146 to $4,515), above average (from $4,516 to $14,005) and high (above $14,005 in 2023 prices).