President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation on prospects for advancing administrative justice to a new stage, the presidential press service reported.

The Tashkent Metro set a new ridership record on September 21. A total of 1,181,581 passengers used the metro that day, the metro's press service reported. The previous record had been set on September 14, 2026, when 1,165,550 passengers rode the system—meaning the new figure surpasses it by 16,031 passengers.

President Mirziyoyev signed a decree on September 21 outlining steps to ensure a safe, respectful working environment, the Justice Ministry's press service reported.

Sarwar Usmon, a prominent and veteran Uzbek journalist who was once a fervent critic of the authorities during his long career with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Uzbek Service (Ozodlik), has been officially admitted as an honorary member of the Journalists' Union of Uzbekistan.

On September 18, the Russian outlet The Insider reported that one of equity owners of Anorbank, Kakhramonjon Olimov had been arrested in absentia in Uzbekistan and put on an international wanted list in connection with a kidnapping case. The outlet noted separately that there is no official confirmation that such a criminal case exists.

Nearly 130 heads of state and government will gather for this year's High-Level Week to deliver their addresses to the global community. The General Debate will take place from Tuesday, September 22, through Saturday, September 26, and will conclude on Monday, September 28.

An Uzbek delegation carried out a working visit to Egypt from September 15 to 20, the Dunyo news agency reported. The visit's main goal was to study Egypt's experience in developing desert land, making efficient use of water resources, and expanding livestock farming in arid regions.

Uzbekistan is studying the possibility of taking part in the construction of the Nakhchivan railway, which is intended to provide access to the Turkish ports of Samsun and Istanbul. The presidential press service reported this following a presentation of major transport and logistics projects.

On the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, the head of the Presidential Administration Saida Mirziyoyeva met with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, she said on her Telegram channel.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reviewed a presentation on the progress of major transport and logistics projects, the presidential press service said.

Energy audits have begun in apartment buildings in Tashkent with the participation of World Bank experts, the Tashkent city administration's press service said.

Uzbekistan is working to detect subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a severe complication of measles, at an early stage and to provide specialized care to patients, the Ministry of Health said.

Amway has officially launched in Uzbekistan, expanding its presence in Central Asia and making its range of health, nutrition, personal care and home care products available to customers in the country.

Allied Biofuels has held a major Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) meeting at Sinopec’s office in Ningbo, China, bringing together Allied Biofuels, Sinopec Engineering Group Co., Ltd. of China, Topsoe A/S of Denmark, Sasol South Africa Limited, and Plug Power of the United States — the principal international engineering and technology providers supporting its US$6.1 billion Presidential Decree-backed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and e-SAF project in Uzbekistan.

A country's level of development is determined by far more than the size of its economy and household incomes. Life expectancy, access to education and the extent to which economic opportunities translate into quality of life matter just as much. These are the factors combined in the Human Development Index (HDI), calculated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin today congratulating him on the successful holding of elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's Federal Assembly.

Uzbekistan will conduct national monitoring of working conditions for cotton pickers from Sept. 25 to Oct. 31, aiming to prevent child and forced labor in the fields. The Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan announced the launch at a briefing on Sept. 18.

Officials at a commercial bank in Tashkent have been found to have embezzled $300,000 from a customer's deposit, a department under the Prosecutor General's Office said.

The weather will be partly cloudy across much of the country this work week, changeable in places, with no precipitation expected, the Uzhydromet said.

Azerbaijan will host joint military exercises, Strength in Unity 2026, involving troops from Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry said.