Mirziyoyev orders cuts to business fines and demands performance review of 17 local leaders
13:50:29
Uzbekistan is planning a sweeping reduction in fines, payments, fees, and bureaucratic procedures for entrepreneurs, ...
Uzbekistan, Pakistan turn to China corridor as Afghan, Iran routes falter
13:29:32
Uzbekistan and Pakistan have agreed in principle to route bilateral transit trade through China as the closure of tra...
Mirziyoyev orders Prosecutor General to audit wagon fleet and overhaul railway allocation system
12:58:00
The Prosecutor General’s Office has been ordered to investigate how funds allocated for expanding the freight c...
Tashkent man arrested after demanding $50K for illegal safe passage to U.S.
12:00:36
A 25-year-old native of the Namangan province has been arrested on suspicion of fraud after promising to illegally sm...
Fitch affirms Uzbekistan's Regional Electrical Power Networks at 'BB' with Positive Outlook
11:50:14
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Uzbekistan-based Regional Electrical Power Networks JSC's (Regional Networks) Long-Term Is...
Mirziyoyev demands unprecedented 10% growth and warns officials against "Figures on Paper"
11:10:40
Uzbekistan’s economy expanded by 8.5% in the first half of 2026. However, to noticeably raise living standards ...
Colosseum Underground and Arena Floor Access: What Each Tour Actually Includes (And How to Choose)
10:37:24
Walk up to the Colosseum any morning between April and October and you'll see the same scene: 200 people on a queue t...
Cheap metal frames, missing shades: Major corruption scandal is brewing over Tashkent's bus stop network overhaul
10:20:28
A major corruption scandal is brewing over the city’s public transit infrastructure. The Anti-Corruption Agency...
Uzbekistan faces fiscal strain as bureaucratic overspending and debt costs surge
09:40:20
Uzbekistan is facing an aggressive spike in bureaucratic overspending and national debt servicing costs, raising imme...
Qashqadaryo repeat offender sentenced after severely injuring wife in drunken assault
07:32:12
A court in the Qashqadaryo province has handed down a verdict against a man who severely injured h...
Justice Ministry registers new rules for Islamic banking licensing
07:23:50
The Ministry of Justice has officially registered amendments and additions to the regulation on the procedure and ter...
Nearly 1,500 Uzbeks discover they were secretly and fraudulently registered for jobs in 2026 H1
07:03:59
During the first half of 2026, the State Labor Inspectorate received 1,495 complaints from individuals discovering th...
Historic modernist mosaics stripped from Tashkent’s iconic Blue Domes restaurant without authorization
06:52:48
The mosaic tiling on the domes of Tashkent's famous Blue Domes restaurant has been stripped away without authorizatio...
Uzbekistan targets 90% clean water coverage through sector unbundling and smart infrastructure
06:22:54
Ensuring the financial stability of water supply enterprises was the central focus of a presentation made to the Pres...
Bribe-taking school principal gets harsher sentence than men who assaulted a child or stole billions
05:47:38
A school principal in Kashkadarya province who took a $500 bribe from a student seeking employment has been sentenced...
Tashkent University launches UK-style Integrated Programs school
2026-07-20
A pilot School of Integrated Programs is being deployed at the Tashkent University of Architecture and Civil Engineer...
Uzbekistan weighs "siesta" hours for tourist sites during summer heat
2026-07-20
Uzbekistan is proposing to introduce a Siesta system to adapt the tourism sector to summer heatwaves, the draft Cabin...
Three underage girls drown in farmland irrigation pond in Jizzakh province
2026-07-20
Three underage girls have tragically drowned in an artificial irrigation pond in the Mirzachul district of the Jizzak...
Seven convicted in embezzlement case tied to former religious official
2026-07-20
The Pap District Criminal Court in Namangan province has issued a verdict against Odilkhon Ismoilov, founder of Rayxo...
Nearly 3.5 million Uzbeks traveled abroad in 2026 H1
2026-07-20
According to the National Statistics Agency, nearly 3.51 million (3,512,000) Uzbek citizens traveled abroad for touri...
