On December 16, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Uzbekistan hosted the celebration event of the Great Victory Day at the country's Embassy in Tashkent.

MPs are reviewing the Bill on providing working men with paid short-term leave when they have a child. According to the MP Nodir Tilavoldiev, the Bill proposed that get a five-day paid leave within a month after the birth of a child to assist their spouse.

Uzbekistan Airways and Silk Avia, a low-cost wing by Uzbekistan Helicopters, have been officially declared as monopolies in the domestic and international aviation markets after passing the 40% market share threshold.

At the plenary session of the Legislative Chamber on December 17, MPs bill banning the movement of motor vehicles (excluding special-purpose vehicles) on sidewalks, pedestrian and bicycle paths, and green areas in second reading.

Three African lions at Lion Park private zoo left the cage and tore the guard to pieces, and the man died after the door was allegedly left open overnight on December 17 at about 5:00 a.m. in Faiziobod mahalla (Krasnogorsk) in the Parkent district of the Tashkent province. The lions attacked the guard, 44, when he tried to drive them back, the spokesman to the Prosecutor General's Office, Khayot Shamsutdinov said. 

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today in a telephone conversation with the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani discussed the progress of agreements reached at the highest level and the promotion of investment projects, the presidential press service said.

The Anti-Corruption Agency issued its conclusions and recommendations based on the national report on combating corruption in Uzbekistan for 2023 and the analysis of corruption crimes and criminal law statistics presented in it.

Explosion occurred at a gasoline-propane filling station in Fergana. The Fergana province emergency situations department reported that the fire was extinguished at 14:14.

Fruit and vegetable products grown in Uzbekistan are exported directly to Sweden. Executives of leading exporting companies of Uzbekistan attended a webinar dedicated to the supply of fresh fruit and vegetable products, organized by the Swedish National Trade Council with the support of the Embassy of Uzbekistan.

Humid and cold air mass will move to the territory of Uzbekistan on December 20-22, Uzgidromet said in a statement. It will rain and snow in some places in the country, with heavy precipitation possible in foothill and mountainous areas on December 20-21.

Traffic accident involving Uzbek nationals occurred today at 5:10 a.m. on the 209th km of the Saransk-Surskoye-Ulyanovsk federal highway in the Ulyanovsk region of Russia, the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Kazan said.

2nd-year student of the Kokand State Pedagogical Institute jumped from the 3rd floor of a dormitory. Allegedly, she tried to committ the suicide after a quarrel with roommates.

The Cabinet of Ministers has outlined the terms and conditions for obtaining a license for online gambling, lotteries and betting in a Dec. 6 Resolution.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev familiarized himself with the of a tourist center project in Bostanlyk district of Tashkent province, the presidential press service said.

Reports surfaced on social media that newlyweds in the Pskent district of Tashkent province died of carbon monoxide poisoning the day after their wedding.

Uzgidromet posted the weather forecast for Tashkent city on Tuesday, December 17. The weather will be partly cloudy, with no precipitation expected. Fog is possible at night and in the morning.

The driver who hit five children, killing two of them was released from custody in the courtroom of the Yangiyul district criminal court in Tashkent province.

On December 11, the Delegation of the European Union to Uzbekistan, together with the Embassies of the United States, the United Kingdom and Switzerland hosted a round table on the theme: Registration, Activities And Funding Of Civil Society Organizations in Uzbekistan to mark the International Human Rights Day on December 10.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting dedicated to discussing the social protection and priority tasks for 2025 via conference call Friday.

Ruslan Nurudinov brought the crowd to their feet at the IWF World Championships in Bahrain when he became one of the oldest weightlifters ever to break a world record. Now Nurudinov, 33, is reconsidering his decision to retire from the sport.