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Mullah Baradar Meets Uzbek, Turkmen Officials on Regional Cooperation
TOLONews
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The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Islamic Emirate held separate meetings on the sidelines of the ECO summit with Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the President of Uzbekistan, and Rashid Meredov, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of...
Air China launches direct flight between Beijing, Tashkent
Xinhua News Agency
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TASHKENT, July 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese carrier Air China on Saturday launched its first direct flight route between Beijing and Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. The inaugural flight landed on Saturday at Tashkent International Airport, where a...
How to spend the perfect weekend in Tashkent
Lonely Planet
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So you’ve landed in Tashkent and you're all set to head out of town and be dazzled by the blue tiles of the ancient monuments at Samarkand and Bukhara? Hang on there, not so fast. Uzbekistan’s capital city is more than just an entry point to this...
Uzbekistan’s Security Service stops gold smuggling through Kyrgyzstan
24.kg
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July 19, 2025
21:38, 19 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA 21:38, 19 July 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Baktygul OSMONALIEVA Uzbekistan’s State Security Service has uncovered a channel used to smuggle precious metal items...
Uzbekistan’s Security Service uncovers ISIS-linked "Wilayat Khorasan" Cell
AzerNews
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July 19, 2025
Uzbekistan’s State Security Service has uncovered the activities of the "Wilayat Khorasan" group, affiliated with the ISIS terrorist organization,Azernews reports, citing the agency’s press service. During operations conducted in Namangan city,...
Off to Uzbekistan? Read these tips first
Lonely Planet
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If you haven’t always dreamed of traveling to Uzbekistan, we humbly recommend reordering your bucket list. Magnificent blue-domed mosques, towering minarets, atmospheric Silk Road cities and ancient bazaars are coupled with the Central Asia’s best...
Kyrgyzstan ratifies treaty on tripoint border with Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
Kun.uz
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July 19, 2025
Photo: Presidential Press Service Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has signed into law the ratification of the treaty “On the tripoint border between Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan,” which was signed on 31 March 2025 in the city of...
Power and gas outages prompt calls for compensation mechanism in Uzbekistan
Daryo
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Business owners in Uzbekistan are demanding the introduction of a compensation mechanism to cover losses caused by frequent and unannounced power and gas outages. The issue was brought to the forefront during a meeting with representatives of the...
Foreign exchange transactions in Uzbekistan surge 24% in first half of 2025
News.Az
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Foreign exchange transactions between banks and individuals in Uzbekistan totaled 14.5 billion U.S. dollars in the first six months of 2025, reflecting a 24 percent year-on-year increase, local media reported on Friday. According to the Central...
Uzbekistan’s Ecological Party condemns entrepreneur Murod Nazarov’s proposal to lift tree-cutting ban.
Kun.uz
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July 18, 2025
Members of Uzbekistan’s Ecological Party have strongly condemned a recent proposal by Murod Nazarov to lift the moratorium on tree cutting. “Without the moratorium, we would already be living in a desert,” they said, noting that more than 3,200...
Uzbekistan to import 100,000 small livestock from Mongolia under new agricultural agreement.
Kun.uz
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July 18, 2025
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree titled “On measures to implement the agreements reached in the fields of agriculture and food during the high-level visit to Mongolia.” The decision outlines a roadmap for strengthening agricultural...
Uzbekistan to Sell Mobiuz in Bid to Attract Foreign Investment
Times of Central Asia
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July 18, 2025
Uzbekistan is aiming to raise $300 million through the sale of its mobile operator Universal Mobile Systems LLC, better known as Mobiuz, according to a report by Bloomberg. The planned sale forms part of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s broader push...
Uzbekistan - Hungary Commission on Economic Cooperation holds meeting in Budapest
AKIpress News Agency
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Uzbekistan - Hungary Commission on Economic Cooperation holds meeting in Budapest AKIPRESS.COM - The 10th session of the Intergovernmental Uzbekistan - Hungary Commission on Economic Cooperation took place in Budapest, UzA reported. The delegation...
Uzbekistan and Afghanistan strengthen dialogue on law enforcement and stability.
Kun.uz
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July 18, 2025
Uzbekistan’s Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met with Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Interior, Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani, on Thursday to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation in security and law enforcement. The meeting was announced by...
Uzbekistan, Mongolia Set Clear Goals To Bolster Agriculture And Food Sectors By 2026
MENAFN
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July 18, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT Uzbekistan July 18. The President of Uzbekistan has issued a comprehensive decree aimed at significantly enhancing cooperation with Mongolia in the agricultural and food sectors for 2025 - 2026 Trend reports...
Uzbek national recruited by Wagner convicted upon return.
Kun.uz
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July 18, 2025
A 59-year-old man from Uzbekistan who had traveled to Russia for work and was imprisoned there for murder later joined the Wagner private military company and participated in the war against Ukraine. Upon returning to Uzbekistan, he voluntarily...
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan sign agreement on Trans-Afghan railway
AKIpress News Agency
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July 18, 2025
AKIPRESS.COM - The Foreign Ministers of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan have signed a framework intergovernmental agreement for the preparation of a feasibility study for the Termez – Naibabad – Maidan Shar – Logar – Kharlachi railway...
Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan agree to develop new railway corridor.
Kun.uz
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July 18, 2025
On July 17, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan signed an intergovernmental framework agreement on the development of a feasibility study for the “Termez – Naibabad – Maidan Shar – Logar – Kharlachi” railway line. The signing took place in Kabul...
Karsts, caves and canyons of the Kugitang range of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are candidates for nomination to the UNESCO World Natural Heritage List
News Central Asia
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July 18, 2025
Shirin Karryeva, Technical Advisor to the CXLs project On 16 July 2025, a hybrid meeting was held at the Ministry of Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan in collaboration with representatives of the Michael Succow Foundation for Nature...
Foreign exchange transactions between banks, individuals in Uzbekistan up 24 pct in H1
The Malaysian Star
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July 18, 2025
TASHKENT, July 18 (Xinhua) -- The total amount of foreign exchange transactions between banks and individuals in Uzbekistan reached 14.5 billion U.S. dollars in the first six months of 2025, marking a 24 percent increase year on year, according to...