Heating and hot water tariffs in Uzbekistan may be raised twice in 2025. announced Ilkhom Turaev, chief of the Department for Operation and Development of Heat Supply Systems of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services at a press conference on December 2.

Cash payment will not be accepted for travel on Tashkent public buses from January 1, 2025, Toshshahartranskhizmat (TShT) said.

The EU Central Asia Envoy (EUSR), Terhi Hakala will soon wrap up her posting and will visit the countries of the region on a farewell tour.

Uzgidromet posted weather forecast for Tashkent city on the weekend. No precipitation is expected on December 6-7 in Tashkent. Fog is possible at night and in the morning. Prevailing temperature at night will be -1…+1 degrees Celsius, and +2…+5 degrees during the day.

Tashkent’s Uchtepa district criminal court reviewed the administrative case against a 32-year-old man who spat on the face of a female passenger on a bus Tuesday.

In addition to Saturdays and Sundays, Uzbeks will have 3 additional days off In December 2024: December 9 (Monday): Since the Constitutional Day falls on a Sunday, in line with Article 208 of the Labor Code the day off is moved to the next working day.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a telephone conversation warmly congratulated President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov on his birthday.

The art of making and playing the rubab has been included in the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was approved on December 4 at the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO in Asuncion, Paraguay.

Ezgulik Human Rights Society of Uzbekistan received the international French prize Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. This was reported on December 4 by the National Consultative Commission on Human Rights of France (CNCDH).

Now, when the negative effects of climate change and the shortage of conventional energy sources are becoming increasingly obvious, the peaceful use of nuclear energy is becoming the most important alternative solution for improving the quality of life and achieving national development strategies, said the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his message to the participants of the international conference “Prospects for the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy for Sustainable Development of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation: International and National Experience” in Samarkand.

Two high-ranking officials have been arrested in Uzbekistan: the former first deputy head of the Tashkent City Police Department, Doniyor Tashkhodjaev and former head of the internal security department of the Presidential State Security Service, Shukhrat Rasulov. While, dozens of security service employees have been sacked.

The Legislative Chamber passed amendments to the 2024 State Budget Law, which provide for a rise in government spending, in three readings at a meeting on December 3. The document has been submitted to the Senate.

New appointments have been made in the Presidential Administration (PA), the spokesman to the president said. Ruslanbek Davletov has been appointed to the position of Advisor to the President on socio-political, religious, educational and youth issues and, in connection with this, has been relieved of the position of presidential adviser on socio-political development. Before starting his service in the AP, he was the Minister of Justice from 2017 to 2022.

The government commissions of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have fully completed the delineation of the remaining sections of the Kyrgyz-Tajik state border, the Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan said in a statement.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov hosted the new Italian Ambassador Piergabriele Papadia de Bottini on Wednesday, the Foreign Minister said on his Telegram channel.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today hosted the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi and discussed the perspectives for a radical expansion of bilateral cooperation and the promotion of new areas of cooperation.

Roundtable was organized with the support of the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Paderborn, Germany by the SBH West educational center and Kreishandwerkerschaft Paderborn-Lippe artisan association on the topic of attracting skilled labour from Uzbekistan.

CEO and owner of Akfa Group, former Tashkent mayor, Jahongir Ortiqhujaev commented on Uzbekistan’s plans to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) at an open meeting with young business leaders as part of the Tashkent Loves Youth month.

Viral hepatitis cases were recorded in Tashkent’s two schools, the head Office of the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health in Tashkent said.

The Center for Progressive Reforms (CPR) is pleased to announce the opening of registration for the international conference, “Results of the Parliamentary Elections in Uzbekistan: International Assessment and Pathway to Reforms.” This event will serve as a platform for in-depth analysis of the election results, discussions on public expectations, and reflections on recommendations from international observers.