According to the statement of the Ministry of Defense of Syria, at least 17 people were killed as a result of the Israeli attack on the outskirts of Aleppo. The shooting happened on Monday night. The enemy fired at "some targets" from the southeast. Material damage was caused.
Qatar Airways launched regular flights on the Doha-Tashkent route from June 2. Flights are carried out four times a week - on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday on Airbus 320 aircraft. In the future, it is planned to increase the frequency of flights and launch flights to Samarkand and Bukhara.
The proposal of experts on the ePermit project (electronic permit system) in the region was heard at the event organized in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Organization of Turkish States (TDT) and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure of Turkey. The ePermit initiative is a pioneering effort to digitize transportation and logistics, which will reduce transit times and costs, increasing the region's competitiveness.
The Kazakh side responded to the vice-speaker of the Russian State Duma, Pyotr Tolstoy, calling the city of Almaty "the land of Russia". "We do not want Kazakhstan-Russia friendship to be derailed by such irresponsible statements," said deputy Abenov.
As of January 1, 2024, the public debt of Uzbekistan increased by 5.7 billion dollars during one year (instead of the planned 2.9 billion dollars) and reached 34.9 billion dollars. The debt has tripled in six years. Last year, the cost of servicing the national debt increased sharply.
A regional office of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) may be opened in Uzbekistan. Exchange of experience in preservation and restoration of manuscripts, training of Arabic language teachers is also envisaged. The President discussed these issues with the CEO of the organization.
Preparations are being made for the upcoming XII session of the tourism ministers of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, which will last three days in Khiva.
Iranian investigators rejected the sabotage version of the helicopter crash with the president and the head of the republic's foreign ministry, the statement of the General Staff of Iran reports.
Brazil permanently suspends Ambassador Frederico Meyer from the Brazilian embassy in Israel. The ambassador's resignation was announced in official publications.
Alisher Kadyrov, the leader of the "National Revival" party, while answering the questions of a citizen of Uzbekistan of Russian nationality, stated that he is not a Russophobe, but admitted that he is a Sovietophobe. He also touched on the issues of relations with Russia, learning the Russian language in schools.