Experts: Taliban’s “megaproject” could leave all of Central Asia without water

Afghanistan is actively implementing a project to build a giant canal “Kushtepa” in the province of Balkh on the border with Turkmenistan. The start of its construction was announced a year ago. Read more

MES publishes list of Uzbek cities and towns located in seismically active zones 

Uzbekistan is located in a seismically active zone. According to official data, 359 cities and towns in the republic are located in seismically active zones. In these places, earthquakes can be from 7 to 9 points or even higher. Specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES), in cooperation with the relevant departments, studied these settlements and published their complete list. Read more

Shavkat Mirziyoyev speaks about Uzbekistan’s position in foreign policy

In Termiz, a session of the people’s deputies council of Surkhandarya region is taking place with the participation of Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Read more

Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan discuss construction of Kambarata HPP-1

On March 9, Shavkat Mirziyoyev received Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, head of the administration of the President of Kyrgyzstan Akylbek Japarov. Read more

“The Non-Aligned Movement should have a permanent place in the UN Security Council” – Shavkat Mirziyoyev

On March 2, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered a speech at the Non-Aligned Movement Summit held in Baku, Azerbaijan, his press service reports. Read more

Uzbekistan, Egypt agree on implementation of “green” energy projects

After high-level negotiations, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi made a statement to media representatives. Read more

An official welcoming ceremony of President of Uzbekistan held at Al-Ittihadiya palace (photos)

Today, February 21, a ceremony of welcoming the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who is on an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt, was held at the Al-Ittihadiya palace in Cairo. Read more

“Tuition fees of females who are enrolled in master’s degree during the winter admission to be paid” – Ministry

The tuition fee amount of the women enrolled in the master’s degree program during the winter admission will also be paid by the state, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation reported. Read more

Experts talk about a canal being built by Taliban and its tragic consequences for Uzbekistan

If the canal built by the Taliban is completed, the volume of water coming from the Amudarya to several regions of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan will decrease sharply. The construction of this canal is yet another headache for the region’s troubled neighbor. Read more

Gazprom discusses trilateral cooperation with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

On February 9, Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Board of Gazprom, held a working meeting with Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov and Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan Bolat Akchulakov. Read more

Health Minister Inoyatov proposes other ways of making money instead of increasing doctors’ salaries

Minister of Health Amrillo Inoyatov said indirectly that doctors may take some money from patients if they treat them with special care. Read more

Davletmurat Tajimuratov sentenced to 16 years in prison, Lolagul Kallikhanova released

Tajimuratov was accused of organizing public riots on July 1-2, 2022, in Karakalpakstan. Read more

Several “methane filling stations” put on sale in recent days

This may have been caused by the strong control over CNG filling stations due to the sudden cooling of the air temperature. Read more

Bishkek hosts welcoming ceremony for Shavkat Mirziyoyev (photos)

Today, on January 27, the official welcoming ceremony of the President of Uzbekistan, who is in Kyrgyzstan on a state visit, took place at the Ala-Archa State Residence in Bishkek. Read more

“12 trillion soums will be allocated to family entrepreneurship in 2023” – President

More than 200,000 hectares of land will be distributed to the population within two years. “Iron notebook”, “youth notebook” and “women’s notebook” will be combined into a single system, and a single digital passport will be developed for each family. Read more

Abdulla Aripov: Cabinet of Ministers will “draw the right conclusions” from the shortcomings of winter preparation

This was discussed at a videoconference meeting held by Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov. The government has set goals for 2023 to increase the capacity of electricity networks, repair and modernize the gas infrastructure. Read more

Tashkent city governor Jahongir Artikhodjayev dismissed from office

Tashkent city leadership at all levels was sharply criticized for not being ready for today’s situation caused by cold weather conditions. Read more

Court revokes license of “Quramax Medical” LLC

The Doc-1 Max and Ambronol drugs containing a large amount of toxic substances will be removed from circulation and destroyed. Read more

“It is necessary to introduce restrictions on direct advertising of drugs in the mass media” – “Yuksalish” nationwide movement 

The tragedy related to the death of children in Uzbekistan due to taking the Doc-1 Max drug clearly showed the problems in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector of Uzbekistan. The “Yuksalish” nationwide movement stated that such situations can be prevented in the future only by combining the efforts of all parties and made several proposals in this regard. Read more

Media: Ex-Prosecutor General Rashid Kadirov has been released on parole

Former Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan Rashid Kadirov, sentenced to 10 years, was released on parole, two independent sources of Kun.uz in law enforcement agencies confirmed this information. Read more

“If we educate girls and women, we will have educated the society” – Shavkat Mirziyoyev

At the presentation of new textbooks, the President touched on the issue of the need to educate girls and women. Read more

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan sign several documents on cooperation; approve agreement on demarcation of state border

The parties signed documents aimed at strengthening strategic partnership and alliance relations. Read more

Budget to be allocated for ministries in 2023 announced

On December 22, the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis adopted the 2023 state budget law. Deputies discussed the project for only 1 week, not 1 month as it is written in the law. Read more

About five thousand officials prosecuted for corruption crimes in Uzbekistan over two years

During his address to the parliament, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev touched upon the issue of corruption, which is the most urgent problem. Read more

President Mirziyoyev gets acquainted with a plan to turn UzAirways into “leading airline in the region”

In the presentation, there was also talk about turning Uzbekistan into an international transport hub. It is reported that Uzbekistan Airways will be transformed and privatized “on the basis of world standards”. For this, İlker Aycı, who managed Turkish Airlines in 2015-2022, was attracted as a consultant. Read more

MP Kusherbayev asks judiciary to explain procedure for organizing and holding rallies

In Uzbekistan, there is no procedure for organizing, holding meetings, rallies, street marches or demonstrations. At the same time, the judiciary is ready to stamp decisions and sentences. Read more

Energy Minister says planned electricity restrictions needed to avoid more serious damage

Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan – Minister of Energy Jorabek Mirzamahmudov commented on the disruptions in energy supply. According to him, the current weather conditions require planned restrictions in order to prevent more serious losses. Read more