President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on a new business classification and measures to improve tax policies and administration, the Ministry of Justice said.

On average, 74 Uzbeks received Russian citizenship every single day in 2022. According to the Russia Interior Ministry, 27,220 Uzbeks received Russian citizenship in 2022, which ranked Uzbeks fifth.

Reports surfaced on social networks that ф traffic accident occurred in Beshariq district of Fergana province on February 1, which was prompted by a collapse of a part of the road.

Termez hosted negotiations on February 8-10 between delegations of Uzbekistan Railways, its subsidiary Sogdiana Trans and the Afghan Railway Authority on further cooperation, the Uzbek railway company reported.

Russia is poised to sign an intergovernmental agreement on migration Russia is poised to sign an intergovernmental agreement on migration, and efforts are also underway to open a pre-migration training center in Uzbekistan ,the director of the so-called 3rd department of the CIS countries of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Alexander Sternik told the RIA Novosti.

Former director of the Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency under the Ministry of Health and the State Center for Expert Check and Standardization of Medicines, Medical Products and Medical Equipment Sardor Kariev was arrested as part of the criminal case on the death of children who took Indian-made Doc-1 Max and Abronol cough syrups, the Anti-Corruption Agency reported.

Trilateral working meeting was held in St. Petersburg on February 9 between the Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov, the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Bolat Akchulakov and the CEO of the Russian company Gazprom Alexey Miller, the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan reported.

Surkhandarya province governor’s office clarified the cause of fires on neutral islands on the border with Afghanistan. On the eve, fires on the islands caused a lot of all kinds of rumors on social networks.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev criticized the inaccurate calculation of the load on existing infrastructure when issuing building permits, with no new green areas set up.

The installation of 60 km/h speed limiting road signs has been commenced in Tashkent, the Tashkent traffic safety police reported. Reportedly, at present, along with other provinces, road signs are being installed in Tashkent in specially designated places, and devices are being adapted respectively to detect traffic violations.

China's Zhejiang Loong Airlines Co. Ltd. airline will resume Xian to Tashkent flight on February 10 which were temporarily suspended due to the COVID pandemic resume. Regular flights on Airbus A320 aircraft are planned to be operated once a week - on Fridays.

Uzbekistan Airports unveiled plans to build two Greet areas – in place of parking lots P2 and P3 at the arrivals of Tashkent International Airport.

The European Union is concerned that third countries may be helping Russia to circumvent sanctions. EU International Special Representative for Sanctions Implementation David O'Sullivan said that the EU intends to ensure through dialogue that Russia does not have the opportunity to circumvent the sanctions, he told the Belgian TV channel LN24.

Moscow hosted the fifth multilateral meeting of secretaries of Security Councils on the Afghan problem on February 8. According to the press service of the Russian Security Council, it was attended by representatives in charge of security issues from Uzbekistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Russia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

Man, wanted by Interpol for involvement in religious extremist activities, was brought from Chisinau to Tashkent, the National Central Bureau of Interpol in Uzbekistan reported.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov hosted the UK’s Ambassador Tim Torlot and exchanged in detail views on the bilateral ties and the ways to advance them.

Reports surfaced on social networks about the disappearance of the blogger Abduqodir Muminov yesterday on February 8, which said that unknown people opened his apartment with their key and seized his flashes, recorders and laptop.

$1 billion will be allocated for introduction of renewable energy sources in Tashkent, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at a government meeting on Wednesday, his spokesman Sherzod Asadov said.

Delegation of Afghanistan led by the chief of Afghan railway authority, Bakht Rahman Sharafat departed for Uzbekistan. According to the press service, it is planned to complete the work acceptance for Hairatan-Mazar-i-Sharif railway to the Afghan authorities.

The president signed a decree approving Preferential Trade Treaty between Uzbekistan and Pakistan. This Treaty was signed on March 3, 2022 in Islamabad.