A gas outburst from a well at Muynak field in Karakalpakstan was handled after a month, the press service of Uzbekneftegaz said on Tuesday.

19-year-old driver who hit a man and a boy (father and son) at a zebra crossing while speeding in April in Samarkand has been handed six years in prison. The ruling was handed down on July 22 by the Samarkand City Criminal Court.

A Chinese company vowed to invest $500 million for the development of a transport and logistics corridor in Andijan province, the provincial governor office said.

The British Council, the UK’s organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities, celebrates a finalist from Uzbekistan in the prestigious Study UK Alumni Awards 2025.

A number of changes in regulations and other novelties will take effect on September 1, 2025 in Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Justice said on Tuesday.

Criminal case has been opened against workers of the Migration Agency who were involved in sending people to work in Korea for money, the State Security Service said.

The Migration Agency has appealed to Uzbeks abroad, reminding them of criminal punishment for participating in armed conflicts Tuesday.

Following the talks in Samarkand, the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and King of Jordan Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein signed a Joint Statement on Partnership Relations, and oversaw the exchange of the following signed accords:

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held talks with the King of Jordan Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein in Samarkand, the presidential press service said.

President Mirziyoyev signed decree amending the procedure for collecting sponsorship donations. Now funds shall be collected in the interests of specific recipients of assistance and within a pre-announced timeframes. The amendments also stipulate:

The Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will pay an official visit to Uzbekistan on August 26-27, 2025. This is his first visit of a Japanese Foreign Minister to the country in the past three years.

The Anti-Corruption Agency identified violations in a public procurement by Uzbekistan Airports in the purchase of body cameras worth 6.8 billion soums.

Amendments and addenda were made to some regulations, which are aimed at simplifying and facilitating the procedures for registering intellectual property objects, as well as enhancing measures to effectively protect the rights of intellectual property owners.

Ecotourism complex is planned to be erected on the shore of the South Surkhan reservoir in Kumkurgan district, the press service of the governor’s office of Surkhandarya province said.

Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan are of key importance for Uzbekistan in terms of transport and logistics, since the two countries are important participants in the Middle Corridor (Trans-Caspian transport route), the Transport Minister Ilkhom Makhkamov told the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel.

86.3 thousand Uzbeks were employed in more than 17 countries in 2025 H1, the press service of the Legislative Chamber said. The Milliy Tiklanish party, together with the Committee on Labor, Healthcare and Social Affairs, held an expanded meeting on August 21 dedicated to labor migration and ensuring the rights of countrymen abroad.

Uzbekistan has made remarkable strides in reducing poverty over the past four years. According to the latest Household Budget Survey (HBS) by the National Statistics Committee, the poverty rate has dropped from 17% in 2021 to just 8.9% in 2024 (Figure 1). This indicates that the share of the population living below the national poverty line has nearly halved during this period.

Prices for hot water supply and heat supply for Tashkent city are expected to rise. This is stated in the August 22 order of the capital's council of people's deputies, which approved the proposal of the Veolia Energy Tashkent.

After a comfortable temperature background on the weekend, the air temperature in Uzbekistan will begin to rise from Monday, Uzпшdromet said.

The King Abdullah II bin Hussein of Jordan will pay a state visit to Uzbekistan on 25−26 August, the press service of the president said. Reportedly, this will be the first visit of a Jordan’s King to Uzbekistan.