Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of US President Donald Trump and departed for Davos, Switzerland to attend the signing ceremony of the charter of the Board of Peace, proposed by the US President Donald Trump.

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As part of its tourism development strategy, Uzbekistan is aiming to bring the tourists number to 20 million by 2030, and the ratio of the sector to the GDP from the current 3.5% to 7%, through attracting investments, improving services quality, and creating new jobs. It is also planned to increase annual exports of tourism services to $ 6 billion.

Uzbek Defense Minister Shukhrat Khalmukhamedov and Turkish National Defense Minister Yaşar Güler signed a Military Cooperation Agreement For 2026 in Ankara, the Uzbek ministry's press service said.

A dog attacked an 11-year-old boy walking to school on the afternoon of January 17 in Yangiyul, Tashkent province. He was seriously injured, suffering lacerations to his face, head, legs, and arms.

A new regulation has been implemented for P2P transfers in mobile apps. According to it, only a bank card/account/electronic wallet belonging to the user himself or his close relatives shall be allowed to be linked to an account in the mobile app.

A moist and cold air mass will move to Uzbekistan from January 22 to 24, Uzhydromet said in a emergency statement. On the night of January 22 and the morning of January 23, precipitation is expected across the country, primarily in the form of snow. Roads will be icy in places.

Margilan city criminal court sentenced Elyor Tojiboev, a reporter of the news publication named Anti-Corruption in Fergana province Tiesday, the provincial court press service said.

On January 13, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Circulation of fireworks items bill into law, which will take effect on March 14.

Mirmukhammad Mirkhamidov, 43, has been appointed Deputy Tashkent Mayor in charge of Anti- Corruption Compliance and Internal Control, the Tashkent city administration's press service.

As reported earlier starting May 1, AI-powered smart migration stations featuring self-service facility are to be piloted at the Migration and Personalization Departments in four provinces.

MPs of the Legilative chamber passed amendments to the Personal Data Law in three readings at its today’s meeting, the lower house's press service said.

Uzbekistan will open three consulates in the United States, the Uzbek ambassador to the United States, Furqat Sidiqov said at a meeting with ambassadors and business leaders on Saturday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Upgrading the level of migration and personalization units of Interior Ministry to a new level through digitalization decree Monday which is aimed at gradually transforming Migration and Personalization Units into service units providing the public with more accessible and high-quality efficient and transparent services.

The President of the Italian Council of Ministers, Giorgia Meloni, concluded her trip to Asia with a stop in Tashkent today, where she was hosted by the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

As of October 1, 2025, Uzbekistan's total external debt reached $75.4 billion, an increase of $11.3 billion year-to-date, the Central Bank said in a report.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has received an official invitation from the US President Donald Trump to join an international initiative to achieve peace in the Middle East and resolve conflicts, the president's spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

Tashkent has developed a list of environmentally hazardous and energy-intensive manufacturing facilities that must be gradually relocated outside the Tashkent city. The list includes 87 facilities, the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change said.

11.7 million foreign tourists visited Uzbekistan in 2025, the National Statistics Committee said in a report. Reportedly, this is a historic high and a clear testimony of Uzbekistan’s attractiveness as a tourist destination.

In Khatyrchi district of Navoiy province, a father stuffed a sock into his crying five-month-old baby's mouth. The baby later died, Zamon program on Sevimli TV channel reported.