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Uzbekistan begins repatriation campaign for citizens stranded abroad.
Kun.uz
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August 2, 2025
Uzbekistan has launched a humanitarian charity campaign titled “Returning Home”, which will run from July 30 to August 30, aimed at repatriating citizens living in difficult conditions abroad. The initiative was announced by the Agency for...
Uzbekistan, Pakistan Joining Forces To Weave Stronger Fabric In Textile Industry
MENAFN
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August 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 2. The Uztextileprom Association held a meeting with the leadership of Rahim Embroidery, a leading Pakistani yarn manufacturing company, at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of...
Uzbekistan’s Tashkent airport passenger traffic expected to reach 15mn by 2030, prompting major transport projects
Daryo
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August 2, 2025
Passenger traffic at Tashkent’s airport is projected to reach 15mn by 2030, highlighting the urgent need for expanded transport infrastructure in Uzbekistan. In response, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was presented with major new projects aimed at...
Uzbekistan joins Asian Cricket Council, strengthening regional ties
Daryo
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Uzbekistan has taken a major stride on the global sporting stage with the official induction of its national cricket body into the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), highlighting the country’s rising profile in the international cricket community....
Uzbekistan To Build New International Airport In Its Tashkent Region
MENAFN
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August 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 2 . A new international airport will be built in the Tashkent region to accommodate the growing passenger traffic, which is projected to reach 15 million people by 2030, Trend reports. The...
Uzbekistan, World Bank Collaborate To Boost Startup Ecosystem
MENAFN
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August 2, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Tashkent, Uzbekistan, August 2. Representatives of Uzbekistan held a meeting with the World Bank to discuss the development of the national startup ecosystem and the launch of a joint initiative to support innovative...
Uzbekistan to build new int'l airport, highway
Xinhua News Agency
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TASHKENT, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan plans to construct a new international airport and a highway, the press service of the Uzbek President said. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was briefed on the implementation of major projects in the...
Uzbekistan moves to soften penalties and erase records for juvenile offenders.
Kun.uz
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August 2, 2025
A new legislative amendment proposes that minors who have served their sentence for a non-grave offense committed before turning 18 will be considered as having no criminal record. Photo: The Senate of the Oliy Majlis This proposal was discussed...
Uzbekistan dismisses two senior officials from economic crimes department amid high-level reshuffle
Daryo
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August 2, 2025
Uzbekistan dismisses two senior officials from economic crimes department amid high-level reshuffle Two senior officials from the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office have been dismissed following orders...
Uzbekistan urged to improve infrastructure of 4 resorts in Issyk-Kul region
24.kg
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August 1, 2025
13:52, 01 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA 13:52, 01 August 2025, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , by Aizada KUTUEVA The Plenipotentiary Representative of President in Issyk-Kul region Bakytbek Dzhetigenov met with the...
Traffic Restrictions on Shota Rustaveli Street in Tashkent Until August 25
UzDaily
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Uzbekistan 02/08/2025 Traffic Restrictions on Shota Rustaveli Street in Tashkent Until August 25 Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Traffic on Shota Rustaveli Street in Tashkent has been temporarily restricted due to reconstruction works, the...
Three Wanted Uzbek Nationals Arrested in UAE and Extradited to Uzbekistan
UzDaily
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Uzbekistan 02/08/2025 Three Wanted Uzbek Nationals Arrested in UAE and Extradited to Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Three Uzbek citizens wanted through Interpol channels for committing serious crimes have been detained in Abu...
Shavkat Mirziyoyev Meets Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Turkmenbashi
UzDaily
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Uzbekistan 04/08/2025 Shavkat Mirziyoyev Meets Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in Turkmenbashi Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Upon his arrival in Turkmenbashi, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the National Leader...
Uzbek Critic, Jailed for a Decade After Disputed Conviction, Dies
Times of Central Asia
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August 1, 2025
Salijon Abdurakhmonov, an Uzbek journalist and activist who was jailed for nearly a decade in Uzbekistan after being convicted on drug charges that he said were fabricated, has died in Germany at the age of 75. Abdurakhmonov was released in 2017...
MP Zukhra Mirgaziyeva Calls for Stronger Protection of Electronic Signatures in Uzbekistan
UzDaily
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Technologies 02/08/2025 MP Zukhra Mirgaziyeva Calls for Stronger Protection of Electronic Signatures in Uzbekistan Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 30 July, Zukhra Mirgaziyeva, a member of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis,...
Uzbekistan: From a Vulnerable Position to Regional Economic Leadership
Eurasia Magazine
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Geography as a Challenge — and a Strategy The absence of access to the sea complicates logistics, raises the cost of exports and imports, and necessitates the development of multilateral transport corridors. Instead of opting for isolation,...
Uzbek Foreign Minister Receives Credentials from New Danish …
UzDaily
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Uzbekistan 01/08/2025 Uzbek Foreign Minister Receives Credentials from New Danish Ambassador Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov has received the letters of credence from Jesper Vahr,...
Uzbekistan Becomes Full Member of the Asian Cricket Council
UzDaily
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Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Uzbekistan Cricket Federation (UCF) has officially been admitted as a member of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), marking an important step in the development of cricket in the country and strengthening...
Bangladesh Ambassador Visits Tashkent Pharma Park, Expresses Interest …
UzDaily
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Uzbekistan 02/08/2025 Bangladesh Ambassador Visits Tashkent Pharma Park, Expresses Interest in Investments Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 1 August 2025, Abdullah Azizov, Director of the Pharmaceutical Industry Development Agency, met with...
Uzbekistan Tightens Penalties for Disobedience to Law Enforcement …
UzDaily
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Uzbekistan 01/08/2025 Uzbekistan Tightens Penalties for Disobedience to Law Enforcement Officers and National Guard Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Uzbekistan has increased penalties for refusing to comply with lawful orders issued by...