President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will travel to Kazakhstan today for a working visit to attend the informal Turkic Summit in Turkistan, centered on the theme AI and Digital Development, the presidential press service said.

Mudflows are possible in the foothills and mountainous areas of nine provinces of Uzbekistan from May 15 to 22 due to expected rainfall, Uzhydromet reported. 

Uzbekistan is introducing strict fines for burning non-fuel materials and waste, according to a new law signed by the president on May 4, taking effect on August 5.

American translator and orientalist Mark Reese has won a landmark copyright infringement lawsuit in an Uzbek court, with a university administrator ordered to pay 20.6 million soums, or 1,700 USD in compensation.

Between May 1 and 12, traffic police officers across Uzbekistan recorded 170 violations involving the transportation of preschool-age children (under seven years old) in overcrowded vehicles. The information was shared by Zoyir Yuldashev, spokesman to the Road Safety Service under the Interior Ministry.

Uzbekistan has launched the construction of several major energy initiatives in partnership with UAE-based AMEA Power, the Ministry of Energy said.

Uzbek authorities have escalated their crackdown on a massive $90 million labor migration syndicate, placing a former top migration official on Interpol’s international wanted list.

According to the draft Master Plan for Samarkand 2045, the city's territory and population are projected to nearly double. Under the new blueprint, Samarkand's total area will expand from 11,200 hectares to 28,400 hectares, while its population is forecasted to reach 1.2 million residents.

A massive corruption scheme involving the fraudulent dispatch of Uzbek nationals to South Korea for work has been uncovered by the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the General Prosecutor’s Office of Uzbekistan, according to its press service.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a series of proposals aimed at boosting safety standards and service quality across the Tashkent Metro network Wednesday.

The average gross monthly salary in Uzbekistan reached 6.83 million soums in the first quarter of 2026, marking a 17.4% increase compared to the same period last year, the National Statistical Committee said in a report.

A massive brawl broke out between migrant laborers from Uzbekistan and Bangladesh at a poultry farm in Priladozhsky village, located in the Kirovsky district of Russia's Leningrad region.

Uzbekistan plans to launch its first national astronaut into space by October 2028, Muhiddin Ibrohimov, Deputy Director of the Uzbekcosmos Agency said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reviewed proposed expansion plans for the Tashkent Metro, the presidential press service said. The ambitious project aims to boost daily ridership to 1.8 million passengers by 2030, a significant increase from the metro's current daily average of about 786,000 commuters.

Social media users have begun reporting instances of being summoned by tax authorities due to a high volume of peer-to-peer (P2P) card-to-card transfers and large financial turnovers on their bank cards. These incidents were notably highlighted by the popular Telegram channel Potrebitel.uz.

The Tashkent province governor’s office convened to discuss the project for a new toll road, the office’s press service. Negotiations are underway to reconstruct a 71-kilometer stretch—spanning from kilometer 6 to kilometer 77—of the 4R12 highway connecting Bektemir, Chirchik, Gazalkent, and Charvak.

A production sharing agreement (PSA) was signed between Uzbekneftegaz, Azerbaijan’s SOCAR, and British Petroleum (BP) during the Oil and Gas of Uzbekistan - 2026 international conference, the Ministry of Energy said.

During its latest plenary session, the MPs of the Legislative Chamber passed the Status of Military Personnel and Their Social Protection Bill in its first reading, the press service of the chamber said.

Uzbekistan is introducing a new system for streamlining mandatory regulatory requirements, the Ministry of Justice said. Currently, market operations are governed by approximately 20 separate documents containing more than 500 fragmented requirements. The systematization effort is expected to consolidate and eliminate over 30% of these requirements.

The Uzbekistan Energy Forum 2026 kicked off today in Tashkent. This year’s discussions addressed both the local agenda and regional cooperation, featuring participation from Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev, Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamahmudov, and heads of relevant agencies from CIS countries.