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The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a resolution on holding the Ramadan Month in Uzbekistan which will begin on February 19.

Akmal Yuldashev, a first-year graduate student at the University of Journalism and Mass Communications complained that he had not been allowed into classes for not complying with the university’s dress code, which includes wearing a tie. His interview, published Monday by Bakhodirkhon Eliboev, sparked a new debate about the need for uniforms in universities.

Thousands of Western nationals joined the Israeli military amid its war in Gaza, Al Jazeera said. More than 50,000 soldiers in the Israeli military hold at least one other citizenship, with a majority of them holding US or European passports.

Central Asian countries will hold its first summit with South Korea later this year, in what will mark another opportunity to expand the ties between the region and South Korea.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was presented with draft state program for implementing the Uzbekistan 2030 Strategy in 2026, the presidential press service said.

PV and wind power plants produced 1 billion kWh year-to-date, recording 400 million kWh, or 40% increase to the same period in 2025, the press service of the Ministry of Energy said.

Deputy chief of the Presidential Administration in charge of Judicial System Reform, Nodira Khakimova spoke about implementing progress of compliance control in courts after a government meeting chaired by the president Mirziyoyev on February 12.

Rain is expected in some areas across Uzbekistan on Monday and Tuesday, with no precipitation expected in northwestern areas. Daytime temperatures will range from 15 to 20 degrees Celsius, the Uzhydromet said in a forecast. Fog is possible in some areas.

A mudflow struck Kyzylkum village in Farish district of Jizzakh province at 4:53 a.m. on February 14, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov attended the Munich Security Conference on February 14. “Took part in the 62nd Munich Security Conference. Representatives from different regions of the world are gathered here to discuss key security policy challenges”, the Minister Saidov said on his Telegram page.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend the Board of Peace inaugural summit for Gaza Strip reconstruction, scheduled in Washington, D.C. on February 19, the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel's Tahlilnoma program reported in a story.

In Uzbekistan, 19 strategic enterprises sill have to cut their manufacturing costs by 10-20%, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated today at a government meeting.

At a government meeting today, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev ordered to up automobile manufacturing to 510,000 units per year, the presidential press service said.

Unstable weather is expected across most areas of Uzbekistan on the weekend, with occasional rainfall and possible heavy rainfall in some areas, Uzhydromet said in a forecast.

Shavkat Mirziyoyev heard the annual report of the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council on the state of affairs in the system and factors that obstruct justice or lead to corruption, the presidential press service said.

Durdona Khakimova, whose dismembered body was found in garbage containers in Istanbul at the end of January, was not the only victim to die in this manner. Missing Sayyora Ergashalieva was also presumably murdered by two Uzbek detainees arrested at the airport.

The Central Asian countries should support the European Union in enforcing sanctions against Russia, and should also stand by Ukraine, the German Foreign Minister Johann Wadeful said ahead of the meeting with the foreign ministers of Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

Presentation on reforming of technical regulation was made to the president on Thursday. Owner, founder of Korzinka grocery chain/chairman of Trade and Service Association, Zafar Khashimov underscored the importance of business participation in reform discussions.

Women with 20 years of work experience may have their retirement age reduced by one year, the Ministry of Economy and Finance proposed in a draft posted for public input.