Today, Uzatom and Rosatom signed a roadmap for long-term cooperation in the nuclear and related industries, as well as an addendum to the contract for an integrated nuclear power plant project.

Today, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a telephone conversation spoke to the Russian president Vladimir Putin, the presidential press service said.

A total of 30.6 thousand crimes were recorded in Tashkent city in 2025, with a significant portion of them being cybercrimes, the Tashkent City Prosecutor's Office said. 

Dry and warm weather is expected across most of Uzbekistan on Tuesday afternoon and through the end of the business week, Uzhydromet said in a forecast.

Uzbek border and customs services foiled an attempt to smuugle from Afghanistan of 72.3 kg of hashish disguised as potatoes, the State Security Service’s (DXX) press service said.

As reported, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday reviewed a presentation of priority national projects on environmental protection for 2026-2030, in particular in air quality, expanding green spaces, raising environmental awareness among the public, and countering desertification.

The president Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed a presentation of national environmental protection projects for 2026-2030 Monday.

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $200 million project to help Uzbekistan modernize transport infrastructure in the country’s Surkhandarya region. It will contribute to the creation of new jobs and businesses along a reconstructed section of the M41 regional road corridor. The project will also support the authorities in implementing comprehensive reforms in the transport sector.

Sevdora Khakimjonova, a 22-year-old Uzbek woman who fell from the fourth floor of an apartment building in the Turkish city of Izmir, died in hospital. the Uzbek Consulate General of in Istanbul.

The Amir Temur Square will be closed for renovation from March 23 to April 7, the Tashkent city administration said. Metro exits into the square will be temporarily closed, while the traffic on adjacent streets will not be restricted.

The Cabinet of Ministers issued the Steps aimed at rational use of water resources in irrigation systems and prevention of water shortages Resolution.

Fabio Cannavaro announced the Uzbekistan squad for the FIFA 2026 Series to be hosted by Tashkent. Uzbekistan will face Gabon and Venezuela on March 27 and March 30.

The concert program dedicated to the Navruz holiday in the New Uzbekistan Park attended by Shavkat Mirziyoyev featured a stage scene and performance on the reign of Amir Temur (Tamerlane).

The Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade, the Andijan provinceal administration and the Chinese Hainan Xintanbo Investment signed an agreement on joint projects.

The Uzbek economy is projected to grow by 6.6% to reach $167 billion in 2026. This was announced at the gov’t meeting dedicated to the economic priorities for 2026 chaired by the president Mirziyoyev. The national policies will focus on achieving tangible economic results, attracting large-scale investments, and increasing the efficiency of sectors.

Speaking at the Navruz celebrations in New Uzbekistan Park President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his opening remarks congratulated the people of Uzbekistan on Navruz, "the Eastern New Year, which this year coincided with the celebration of Ramadan, as if two great rivers had merged into a single stream."

Uzbekistan will be under the influence of a moderately warm and humid air mass over the weekend, Uzhydromet said in a forecast.

Cabinet of Ministers issued a resolution Wednesday dated March 18 aiming to expedite the transition to paperless government system, the Ministry of Justice said.

On the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed the Pardoning a group of persons serving a sentence who sincerely repented of their deeds and firmly embarked on the path of correction Decree for 615 people Thursday.

Heating season will be phased out starting March 24 in Tashkent city, the city administration's press service announced. The decision was due to the persisting warm weather.