In all Tashkent public transport buses, the maximum speed will be limited to 50 km/h using a special program, the company's press service said.

The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, will visit Uzbekistan on August 19-30, Dunyo news agency said.

The United Nations, in collaboration with the Government of Karakalpakstan, is pleased to announce the launch of two projects to tackle pressing environmental and health issues in the region.

The Tax Committee reported on the progress of efforts aimed at legalizing the taxi market, which until recently was in the shadows.

Uzgidromet posted weather forecast for the weekend in Tashkent city. The weather in the capital will be slightly cloudy, changeable from time to time, with no precipitation expected today and tomorrow. The temperature will be within +33...+36 degrees Celsius range mostly.

The Foreign Minister, Bakhtiyor Saidov today hosted the new resident representative of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Akiko Fujii.

20-year-old girl was prevented from becoming a victim of human trafficking in Tashkent province. The provincial police department found that a young man living in Angren city, A.R tricked the girl S.T., 20, into making a big profit.

The Senate rejected the Amendments and addenda to the Criminal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Administrative Liability Code in connection with the improvement of the Road Safety System at its today’s session. The document caused a wide public outcry last year.

Pakistani Minister for Information, Attaullah Tarar, has unveiled a new visa policy aimed at simplifying the process for visitors from 126 countries.

Court verdict was issued against Muzaffar Soliev, who served as Minister of Housing and Communal Economy from 2017 to 2021, and the mayor of Nurafshan city, Tashkent province from 2021 to 2023.

The Senate passed the Entrepreneurial Code at its today’s session, the press service of the upper house of parliament said. Today, there are about 5,000 documents regulating entrepreneurial activity in Uzbekistan. Due to the uncoordinated adoption of such a large number of documents, entrepreneurs face difficulties in finding requirements applicable to their business.

Homicide occurred in the Muzrabad district of the Surkhandarya province on August 11, the press secretary of the Prosecutor General's Office, Khayot Shamsutdinov said.

The Senate at its today’s session passed the Protection of children from all forms of violence Bill, the press service of the Chamber said today.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev spoke to the Russian president Vladimir Putin over the telephone, the presidential press service said.

The agenda of the plenary session of the Senate, which will convene today, includes Amendments and addenda to the Criminal, Criminal Procedure Codes and the Code of Administrative Liability in connection with the Improvement of the Road Safety System. The bill caused a wide public outcry last year when it was passed by the Legislative Chamber.

On August 12, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev approved the main parameters of the feasibility study for the purchase of six Hyundai Rotem high-speed electric trains from South Korea. The trains are planned to be purchased using trade finance from Korea Eximbank.

The Legislative Chamber passed draft Guarantees for protection of deposits in banks Bill in the first reading at its session on Tuesday, the press service of the lower house said.

On August 12, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree on swift development of the factoring services market in Uzbekistan. According to the decree, organizations can engage in factoring after registering with the Central Bank as non-bank credit organizations.

At the UN headquarters in New York, the General Assembly unanimously adopted the Resolution "Establishment of sustainable forests, tree planting and promotion in degraded and dry areas - an effective solution to combat environmental problems."

President’s Envoy for Foreign Policy Course, Abdulaziz Kamilov authored an article entitled: New Central Asia in Uzbekistan’s Foreign Policy in Xalq So’zi (People’s Word) newspaper.