The Adolat (Justice) Social Democratic Party has proposed to significantly harshen penalties for drivers who grossly violate traffic regulations.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev today attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase of the IT-park project in Tashkent’s Mirzo Ulugbek district.

The Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Shukhrat Kholmukhammedov hosted the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov in Samarkand city yesterday.

On the evening of October 20, a report surfaced on social media claiming that a 31-year-old man, sentenced in 2018 to 16 years in prison for rape and held in a penal colony in Akhangaran district of Tashkent province, had raped a third-grader.

Due to the holding of the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, roads entering Samarkand will be closed from October 30 to November 14, the Interior Ministry said.

Adult multidisciplinary medical center project in Tashkent, the press service of the Ministry of Health said. The project is being financed by the Eximbank of Korea and the Economic Development and Cooperation Fund (EDCF).

The Anti-Corruption Agency filed a request to the State Assets Management Agency (SAMA) demanding to abide by the principles of openness and transparency in the privatization of state-owned property, the Agency's press service said.

At a meeting on countering corruption and strengthening the transparency of government bodies, Adiz Boboev, acting governor of Samarkand province, called on officials to lead by example, the provincial governor’s office said.

The reconstruction of Shota Rustaveli street, where for the first time in Uzbekistan a dedicated bus rapid transit lane (BRT) has been set up in the center of the street, will become a model for other Tashkent streets, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced Wednesday during the project progress inspection.

The Samarkand city criminal court, chaired by Zarifa Akhmedova, issued verdict against the director and three employees of a gas supply company in connection with an explosion that killed seven members of one family, including three small children (the Ministry of Emergency Situations initially reported six fatalities).

Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia signed 10 accords following the meetings of the intergovernmental commission and the Business Council on October 14, the press service of the Ministry of Investment, Industry, and Trade said.

Chief of the Qiziltepa district emergency department in Navoi province was caught receiving a large bribe, the State Security Service’s press service said today.

Uzbekistan-based airlines will raise their fleets by 75 to match the new Tashkent international airport project, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said on the MENIMCHA (in My Opinion) program on the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel.

The defense minister, the Lieutenant General Shukhrat Kholmukhammedov held bilateral meetings with the defense ministers of the Central Asian countries.

Seven-year-old girl was raped by an adult relative in Yangikurgan district of Namangan province. According to available information, B.S., 38, attended a wedding at his uncle's house, Zh.M., on October 14. During the celebration, he tooj his uncle's granddaughter, I.K., 7, to a secluded location, whre he raped her and fled the scene.

The President of Finland Alexander Stubb will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on 30–31 October 2025. The President Stubb will meet President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Friday 31 October in Tashkent.

Public-private partnerships in pumping station management will be expanded in Uzbekistan, according to a presentation on water management digitalization given to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Tuesday.

Uzbekistan’s President will visit Brussels on 24 October 2025 to sign the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) with the EU. The deal marks a new phase in political, trade, and security cooperation, strengthening ties and supporting reforms and sustainable development.

Trade unions and employers will be involved in setting the minimum wage in Uzbekistan, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced this at a government meeting with trade union veterans today.

The Russian president Vladimir Putin awarded the Friendship Order to the Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan Nigmatilla Yuldashev. He signed a decree to this effect on Wednesday.