Central Asia is among the world’s most vulnerable regions to natural hazards and climate-induced challenges, including earthquakes, floods, droughts, avalanches, and landslides. Over the past decade, these disasters have claimed thousands of lives and impacted millions of people across Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

On December 15-17, a humid and cold air mass will move the territory of Uzbekistan, Uzgidromet’s Director Sherzodkhuja Khabibullakhuja reported on his Facebook page.

According to the updated Constitution, in Uzbekistan, house searches, wiretapping and other devices shall be authorized by court order. Under current legislation, prosecutors also have such authority. The Constitutional Court urged for a draft amendment to this provision to be submitted to parliament as soon as possible. The Constitutional Court's decision was sent to the chambers of the parliament and the president.

Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Qudratov attended via conference call in the 3rd meeting of the working group on increasing the volume of two-way trade between Uzbekistan and Russia.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s decision to slap sanctions on Gazprombank poses a potential major headache for Uzbekistan’s burgeoning mining industry, which until now has relied on the Russian lender to finance a $4.8 billion mine expansion set to nearly double the country’s copper production.

Schoolchildren will have 15 consecutive days off during the winter holidays instead of the scheduled 14 calendar days, the Ministry of Preschool and School Education (MPSE) said in a statement.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a telephone conversation with the Russian president Vladimir Putin Wednesday, the presidential press service said.

Getting trained for the purpose of mass riots and financing such activities could be criminalized. Today on December 11, the Legislative Chamber passed the amendments and addenda to Article 244 of the Criminal Code (mass riots) in the first reading.

Consul General of Uzbekistan Jamoliddin Abdukarimov met with Serik Akhmetov, Director General of in Mangystau region of Kazakhstan.

The Uzgidromet has posted information about the weather forecast for Thursday, December 12 in the Tashkent city. 

Timur Ishmetov will be appointed governor of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan. He will replace Mamarizo Nurmurodov, who was dismissed from the post of governor of the Central Bank today, December 11.

Inflation expectations of the public and businesses of Uzbekistan for the next 12 months began to grow again in November, the Central Bank said in a survey.

In order to meet the growing demand for electricity in Uzbekistan and to sustainably provide electricity to the population, social sectors and economic sectors over the past 5 years, a total of 12 thermal power plant project deals have been signed with foreign companies on the principles of public-private partnership, the Minister of Energy said.

Uzbekistan has plans to process up to 300 thousand tons of copper on the domestic market, for this purpose clusters, technoparks and joint ventures manufacturing products from copper are being created, stated the Deputy Minister of Mining and Geology, Ural Yusupov at the international Mining Industry of Uzbekistan and Central Asia congress.

Uzbek Ambassador Karomiddin Gadoev met with the president of the Malaysian Selangor football club, Crown Prince of Selangor State, Amir Shah.

The Interior Ministry announced a criminal case against an Uzbek, 30, based in the Syrian city of Idlib, who runs a military-focused Youtube and other social network channels. The man is now facing Encroachment on the Constitution, Carrying out terrorist activities, and other charges. His channel has been banned in Uzbekistan.

In mid-November, the director of the Center for Spirituality and Education, Otabek Khasanov, posted a video on his Telegram channel, which talked about the launch of “moral checks” into media products of TV channels, radio stations, and social networks (TV series, cartoons, films, songs, and music videos). The goal of the project is to prevent the distribution of products that could have a negative impact on the upbringing of children. The video was later deleted.

The cold air mass that caused the cold snap on the weekend will gradually retreat from the country during the business week and the air temperature will approach the climatic norm, Uzgidromet said.

The Uzbek Technological Metals Plant (UzTMP), a division of the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Plant, is implementing 34 projects for the exploration, production and processing of rare metals in Uzbekistan, said Deputy Head of the company Ulugbek Ruziev at the international congress "Mining Industry of Uzbekistan and Central Asia" that kicked off on Tuesday.

Uzbekistan’s permanent population as of December 9, 2024 stood at 37 million 535 thousand 605 people, the Statistics Agency said. Reportedly, of which 18.6 million are women and 18.9 million are men.