The Shaykhantakhur district criminal court, at a meeting on November 29, held the cafe manager and his employee liable for “promoting gender discrimination.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $50 million concessional loan to implement the Uzbekistan Digital Inclusion Project. The project aims to support the development of the digital economy and broaden access to digital skills and employment opportunities in information technology-enabled services for thousands of young people in rural and remote locations.

At the meeting of the Legislative Chamber, the deputies considered in the first reading the amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Code of Administrative Liability due to the liberalization of liability for certain categories of criminal acts."

Energy Minister Zhurabek Mirzamakhmudov, in an interview with Daryo, commented on the status of the Uzbekistan nuclear plant project. According to him, meetings and talks with the Russian Rosatom are ongoing. 

Kaztransoil, Kazakhstan’s national operator of the main oil pipeline, vows to triple the transit of Russian oil to Uzbekistan in 2024 - from 154,000 tons to 500,000 tons.

Today, the Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov on the sidelines of the 30th meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) held a number of meetings in Skopje, North Macedonia.

Today early in the morning, a fire broke out in a hostel in Almaty (Kazakhstan), which killed 13 people, Tengrinews.kz said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Dubai (UAE) on November 30 - December 2, where he will attend the UN conference on climate change, the presidential press service said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting on further support for production and boosting export potential in the pharmaceutical.

The Tashkent State Economic University and the Tashkent Finances Institute could ne be moved from the city downtown to the Sergeli district.

President Mirziyoyev today signed the Measures to implement the “A Thousand Books for Youth” project Decree. In accordance with the Decree, the Agency for Youth Affairs will implement the “A Thousand Books for Youth” project, within the framework of which 1000 world-famous books will be translated into the Uzbek.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the Russian president Vladimir Putin over the phone, the Uzbek presidency website said.

According to Uzhydromet, partly cloudy weather is expected in Tashkent city. Partly cloudy, light rain and fog possible at night and in the morning on December 1, with no precipitation. Temperature was is +5…+7°C at night, 10…+12°C during the day.

Almond tree bloomed in Aktash village in the mountainous Bostonliq district of Tashkent province. According to climatologist Erkin Abdulahadov, it does not look like a mass bloom for the area.

At the Nov. 28 government meeting the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev discussed the development of the Uzbekistan’s electrical equipment manufacturing industry.

On November 29, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on Israel to liberate the occupied Golan Heights. 91 countries voted in favour of the document, including Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan, as well as Russia, Brazil, India, and China. Eight countries opposed it, including the US, UK and Canada. Another 62 countries abstained.

At the regular meeting of the Legislative Chamber today, MPs considered and passed the bill on traffic regulations in three readings.

From December 1, 2023, a number of legislative changes and other novelties will take effect in Uzbekistan, including an increase in wages, pensions and benefits, the launch of a warning system for strong earthquakes, the VAT return on imported cattle, and more.

“Some high-ranking people” knocked on Karim Benzema's hotel room at Tashken Hilton Hotel the night before Al-Ittihad FC's match against  Almalyk-based AGMK of Uzbekistan. The men reportedly wanted to take photos with him, according to the football news website Championat.Asia . 

Interior Ministry proposed liability for publishing on the Internet photos and videos about the work of law enforcement officers “with the aim of discrediting and insulting them.” The relevant bill was conceptually adopted in the first reading at the November 28 Legislative Chamber meeting.