The Presidential Aide for Media Policies, Komil Allamjonov met with the editors-in-chief, directors and CEOs of public, private television and radio channels and other mass media outlets on Wednesday.

On July 17, the Cabinet of Ministers issued a Resolution approving amendments aimed at “ensuring traffic safety on highways.” The document makes changes to the Traffic Rules, including the regulation of the movement of scooters, electric scooters and other personal mobility devices (PMD).

According to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers, changes and addenda were made to some government decisions due to simplification of licensing and permitting processes.

On July 17, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Measures to set up the American University of Technology (ASU) Decree in Tashkent.

The Defense Industry Agency unveiled new models of military equipment: the Arslon armored personnel carrier and the modernized Tarlon-M armored vehicle, which are currently undergoing military tests, according to a Uzbekistan 24 report.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev had a telephone conversation with the President-elect of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.

Uzbekistan climbed 12 places last month in terms of mobile internet speed globally. According to the Minister of Digital Technologies Sherzod Shermatov, Uzbekistan has improved 56 places compared to 2020 in this indicator.

As part of the Caucasus Investment Forum in Grozny, Chechnya on Tuesday, the Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, and the vice-president of the Olympic Council of Asia, Otabek Umarov met with the president of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.

Kyrgyz President Sadir Japarov will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan on July 18-19, the press service of the Kyrgyz president said. Reportedly, as part of the visit, the Kyrgyz leader will hold bilateral talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and will discuss all areas of bilateral ties.

On July 18, the multimedia exhibition Jadids. Letters to Turkestan, dedicated to the education initiatives of the Jadids, the press service of the Foundation for Development of Culture and Art said.

Sentence was handed to a man who, from May 2023 to January 2024, unauthorizedly had been dumping waste from a truck onto the bed of the Chirchik river In Kuyichirchik district of Tashkent province, which is why a landfill in the form of a dam was formed there, the press service of the Ministry of Environmental Protection said.

As part of the visit of the Uzbek government delegation to Chechnya, Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade Laziz Qudratov attended the 1st Caucasian Investment Forum in Grozny.

Fergana resident Madina Soliyeva was enrolled in the Uzbek State University of World Languages ​​(UzSUWL) after a meeting with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev. This information was confirmed to Gazeta.uz by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation.

Humanitarian aid is being sent from the people of Uzbekistan to the people of Kyrgyzstan on behalf of the president of Uzbekistan. According to the Andijan governor’s office, dozens of trucks lined up at the Dostlik border customs post in Khojaabad district.

Uzbekistan’s mortgage lending market is shrinking, the Central Bank said in a report. A total of 6.88 trillion soums worth of mortgages were provided in January-June 2024, which is by 124.5 billion soums, or by 1.77% less than last year in the first half of last year.

The BYD Uzbekistan Factory has entered into agreements with Chinese partners to assemble more BYD models in Uzbekistan, the press service of the Uzavtosanoat reported.

Delegation of the Moscow’s Department of Transport and Development of Road Transport Infrastructure in landed in Tashkent, the press service of the Traffic safety police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs said in a statement.

On July 15, more than 60 faculty from across Uzbekistan gathered to share experiences and lessons learned from their semester long visits to universities in the United States. These exchanges were funded as part of the Faculty Enrichment Program, a joint initiative of the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Innovation of the Republic of Uzbekistan.  The project was implemented by American Councils for International Education.

Photographs of a killed striped hyena, which is added to the Red Book (Hyaena hyaena hyaena), have been circulating on social networks. The situation was studied by officers of the Department of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Surkhandarya province together with the National Guard, the press service of the Ministry of Ecology said.

The Tax Committee announced the launch of the virtual assistant DavrOn based on artificial intelligence (AI), the committee’s press service said.