In honour of International Day of Women and Girls in Science (Feb. 11), the British Council’s Women in STEM programme is offering fully funded scholarships for talented female scientists from Uzbekistan to study science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) courses in the UK.

In line with amendments and addenda made to a number of regulations, national forestry bodies will be allowed to lease unused forest fund lands to individuals and legal entities through an electronic online auction.

In 2025, the highest number of corruption crimes were recorded in the ministries of health, preschool and school education, and local mayor offices, unveiled Akmal Burkhanov, chief of the Anti-Corruption Agency at a press conference in Tashkent on Friday.

In Uzbekistan, the total births in 2025 fell to 879,600 for the first time since 2020, the National Statistics Committee said. To 2024, this figure decreased by 46,800, or 5.1%. For comparison, in 2024, the birth rate declined by 3.7%, or 35,500.

Uzhydromet today issued an emergency statement for weather. Reportedly, a moist air mass will move into Uzbekistan on February 10-13. This will result in intermittent rainfall across the country, with snow in the north, with heavy precipitation expected in some areas.

Starting March 1, officers of the Water Facilities Safety and Water Use Inspectorate under the Ministry of Water Resources will be equipped with body cameras and drones. This was announced by the chief of the Inspectorate Rustam Rakhimov told the Uzbekistan 24 channel.

Prosecutor General Nigmatilla Yuldashev chaired a long service honoring ceremony for elderly prosecutor officers, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office said.

In 2025, Uzbek courts heard over 4 million cases, 4,766 of which were heard by the Supreme Court, the First Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Court and Chairman of the Judicial Collegium for Criminal Cases Alisher Usmanov stated at a press conference on February 4.

In the face of a changing global reality, Uzbekistan must be prepared to respond harshly to any threats to its sovereignty, stated the senator/Director General of the UzA National Information Agency Abdusaid Kuchimov at a meeting of the Senate Thursday.

Precipitation (rain and snow) is expected across most of Uzbekistan on Friday morning, with no precipitation expected in northern areas. Daytime temperatures will range from 1 to 6 degrees Celsius, with temperatures in the north ranging from -2 to -7 degrees Celsius, Uzhydromet said in a forecast.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with, Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Defense Forces, Chief of the Pakistan Army, the Field Marshal Asim Munir at the headquarters of Global Industrial and Defense Solutions, the presidential press service said.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the Foreign Minister said on his Telegram channel.

Following the talks, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Shahbaz Sharif signed a Joint Declaration and oversaw the exchange of signed accords:

Uzbekistan has imposed temporary restrictions for import of animals from India due to the spread of the Nipah virus since January 29. The relevant order was signed by the Deputy Chief State Veterinary Inspector on January 29.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif held the first meeting of the High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Islamabad Thursday. the press service of the Uzbek president said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed amendments inserting an administrative penalty in the form of an administrative warning to the Administrative Code for minor traffic violations Wednesday.

MPs pass bill including item on fines for illegal disposal of pledged property in the first reading Tuesday. The bill has proposed administrative penalties for causing minor damage to pledged property. To this end, a new Article 61-3 is planned to be inserted into the Administrative Liability Code.

At the Critical Minerals Ministerial in Washington, the Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov together with the Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of Uzbekistan and the United States of America for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths, the minister Saidov announced on his Telegram account.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev hosted a delegation from the Senate of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, led by its speaker, Faisal Akef Methqal Al-Fayez Wednesday, the presidential press service said.

Today, the senators passed amendments to the Personal Data Law virtually lifting restrictions on operation of international payment systems in Uzbekistan.