Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan sign $243 million energy deal
Afghanistan's Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) energy company and Uzbekistan have signed agreements for four projects in the electricity supply sector.
Read more...8218.08.2025 11:15Social assistance package introduced for Palestinians in Uzbekistan
Palestinian citizens brought to Uzbekistan will be provided with constant care and social support.
Read more...14515.08.2025 07:14Unique artifacts brought to Uzbekistan from Saudi Arabia
13 rare and valuable exhibits have been brought from Saudi Arabia to be displayed at the Center for Islamic Civilization. The exhibits will be displayed in Uzbekistan from September 2025 to March 2026.
Read more...11114.08.2025 16:24Now those who teach religious teachings without permission in Uzbekistan can be imprisoned
In accordance with the law signed by the President, Article 229-2 of the Criminal Code was amended to make it a crime to provide religious education without special religious education, without permission from the central governing body of a religious organization, or privately. Such actions are punishable by a fine of 50 to 100 BHM (from 20.6 million to 41.2 million soums), up to 360 hours of compulsory community service, up to three years of correctional labor, up to three years of restriction of liberty, or up to three years of imprisonment.
Read more...15813.08.2025 11:54"Return to Homeland" charity campaign launched in Uzbekistan
On the occasion of July 30 - World Day against Trafficking in Persons, a charity campaign called "Return to Homeland" is being held from July 30 to August 30 this year.
Read more...13104.08.2025 06:25Historical masterpieces stored in Britain are being returned to Uzbekistan
Among them are Quranic manuscripts dating from the 9th–13th centuries, rare jewelry, historical fabrics, and works of art.
Read more...13901.08.2025 10:14Chinese start building wind power plant in Charvak
TBEA Co., Ltd. has won the tender held by the Department of Commerce of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China and has been selected as the general contractor. The project will build a 20 MW wind power plant. Currently, the general contractor is carrying out construction work on a 10-hectare land area (Burchmulla area) allocated by the relevant resolution of the Tashkent regional governor.
Read more...14431.07.2025 14:25"Criminal" who taught Quran arrested
According to the Kashkadarya regional Department of Internal Affairs,
Read more...30725.07.2025 09:56The birth rate in Uzbekistan is declining
In Uzbekistan, 405.5 thousand babies were born in January-June 2025. Of these, 209.6 thousand were boys (51.7 percent), 195.9 thousand (48.3 percent) were girls. 197.8 thousand were born in urban areas, 207.7 thousand in rural areas. The current number of births decreased by 14.4 thousand compared to the same period in 2024, and by 29.1 thousand compared to the first half of 2023.
Read more...33824.07.2025 07:19Azerbaijani President says Uzbekistan gave the first gift in restoring Karabakh
"The support of our Uzbek brothers is very important to us. The first gift on the path to the restoration of Karabakh was given by Uzbekistan. At the initiative of Shavkat Mirziyoyev, we opened a school named after Mirzo Ulugbek in Fuzuli, designed for 960 students," said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at a media forum in Khankendi.
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