A fire broke out near Izza market in Tashkent province today, with videos of the blaze quickly spreading across social media.

A Tashkent court has concluded the trial regarding the partial collapse of a major overpass at the intersection of Temur Malik and Buyuk Ipak Yuli streets.

The member states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) are working on a "Turkic ID" initiative that would allow citizens of member countries to travel between one another's territories using a national identity document instead of an international passport.

A leaked video from Tashkent province's Chinoz district — showing local mayor Sherzod Salikhov ordering "Disgraceful Mahalla" signs be posted on an entire neighborhood, and threatening individual households with "House of Shame" placards over untidy yards — has drawn attention not just for its harsh tone, but for how closely it mirrors a governance technique with deep Soviet roots.

Ministry of Justice has officially registered amendments to the regulation governing the conversion procedures for microfinance organizations and banking operations. The updated document was drafted to align with legal requirements introduced as part of the country's push to establish Islamic banking.

Uzbekistan recorded a monthly deflation rate of 0.1% in July, the National Statistics Agency said in its latest report.

Uzbekistan imported 72,000 tons of beef valued at $359.5 million during the first half of 2026, according to data from the National Statistics Agency. This represents a 9.1% increase—or an additional 6,000 tons—compared to the same period last year.

Reports have surfaced on social media indicating that a five-year-old girl tragically drowned at the artificial beach at the Tashkent's National Park Wednesday.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been presented with a comprehensive strategic roadmap aimed at expanding Uzbekistan's livestock and poultry sectors, boosting domestic meat and dairy production, and integrating modern agricultural technologies.

A 37-hectare public park is now under construction on land adjacent to the Islam Karimov Scientific and Educational Memorial Complex, the Tashkent city administration's press service announced.

A major pipeline at the Copper Concentration Plant, operated by the Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC), ruptured yesterday, triggering widespread attention after video footage of the incident surfaced on social media.

More than 34,000 real estate and vehicle transactions were processed through escrow accounts in Uzbekistan in July 2026, the Central Bank said in a report.

Jizzakh-based blogger Orzigul Urazmatova has died following a severe car crash. The accident occurred around midnight on the night of August 4, 2026, in the city of Jizzakh. Urazmatova reportedly lost control of her Chevrolet Lacetti, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and collide with a tree. Preliminary investigations suggest she was distracted while filming a video behind the wheel.

The second freight train under the Slavic Caravan project departed the Orsha-Vostochnaya station on August 3, 2026, traveling along the Belarus–Russia–Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan route, the Uztemiryulcontainer said in a statement.

Uzbekistan manufactured 235,794 passenger cars across various models during the first half of 2026, the Statistics Committee reported.

A mother who attempted to sell her 11-year-old son for 40 million soums (approximately $3,150) due to severe financial distress has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison by a court in Uzbekistan's southernmost Surkhandarya province.

Uzbekistan's Samarkand-2028 satellite lifted off Wednesday alongside Indonesia's Lampung-1 from a sea-based platform off the coast of China's Shandong province, in a launch that Uzbek officials scheduled for between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. Tashkent time.

Uzbekistan has approved a list of countries where personal data is protected at a level equivalent to that guaranteed domestically, under a Cabinet of Ministers resolution dated July 29.

The list includes 49 countries and territories, among them the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Singapore, Russia, Switzerland, New Zealand, and a number of European Union member states.

Under the resolution, personal data and depersonalized data may be transferred to listed countries through information systems established on the basis of international agreements without the need for additional authorization or notification of the relevant government agency — provided that appropriate measures are taken to prevent data leaks.

A court in Ferghana province has sentenced a local physician to five days of administrative detention for sexually harassing a colleague, highlighting a growing judicial enforcement of workplace misconduct laws in the country.

Uzbek households equipped with rooftop solar panels generated more than 330.8 billion soums in revenue by selling surplus electricity back to the national grid during the first half of 2026, according to the Tax Committee. This marks an approximate 5.3-fold increase compared to the same period last year.