Tashkent police arrested individuals who planned to hold an unauthorized rally in support of Palestine on Sunday, sources in law enforcement agencies told The Tashkent Times.

Uzbekistan Airways launched twice-a-week Tashkent to Munich direct flights from October 29, Dunyo reported. As part of the official opening ceremony, talks were held between Consul General Olimjon Abdullaev and Munich Airport Vice President Ulrich Theis, where the parties reached an agreement on improving the quality of service.

The Moscow Investigative Committee (IC) launched 22 criminal cases of evasion from military service against natives from Central Asia who obtained Russian citizenship. While over 80 people have been sent to military service in the Russian Armed Forces, the department’s Telegram channel said.

Minister of Transport, Ilkhom Makhkamov, discussed with the Georgian Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Levan Davitashvili the development of transport and logistics ties between the two countries.

Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared national mourning on October 29 after an emergency at a mine in Karaganda. The death toll at the Kostenko mine, owned by ArcelorMittal Temirtau, has increased to 21 dead; the search for 23 miners is ongoing.

From November 1, the fare for Tashkent public transport (subway, bus) has been raised from 1,400 to 2,000 soums for cash and bank cards payments and at 1,700 soums if paid with ATTO top-up cards, the press service of Toshshahartranshizmat said.

The Tbilisi Silk Road Forum took place held in the capital of Georgia on October 26-27, which was attended by about 2,000 delegates from almost 63 countries, including Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Transport said.

The registration of mobile devices in Uzbekistan is being simplified for individuals and foreign citizens, the press service of the Ministry of Digital Technologies said.

Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov’s during his meetings with ambassadors of Middle Eastern countries discussed inter alia the current situation in the Gaza Strip.

Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov addressed the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the CIS countries on Thursday in Bishkek. In his remarks, he, in particular, proposed creating conditions for the unified operation of the energy systems of the CIS countries. He added that to this end it was necessary to take into account the capabilities of each of the commonwealth countries in generating and consuming energy.

On October 26, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev got acquainted with the presentation of measures to organize the activities of the energy market regulator.

On October 25 in Brussels, Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov and Executive Deputy Chairman of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis discussed the agenda of the “ever-expanding partnership between Uzbekistan and the EU, especially in the economic dimension,” the Foreign Minister said in his Telegram channel.

Meeting of the Senate council, moderated by the Senate spokesperson Tanzila Narbaeva adopted a resolution to convene for forty-sixth plenary meeting on October 27, 2023.

For Uzbekistan, the topic of gender equality is relevant, but for many years it was not voiced. Thanks to the policy of openness of Uzbekistan and changes in society, the time has come to openly talk about the problem, study it and formulate directions for efforts.

French President Emmanuel Macron will make an official visit to Kazakhstan and then to Uzbekistan on November 1 and 2, according to an official communique from the Elysee Palace.

The Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met with the Foreign Minister of Estonia Margus Tsakhna in Luxembourg on Thursday.

Newly appointed Uzbek Ambassador to Italy, Abat Faizullaev landed in Rome, Dunyo reported. In this position, he replaced Otabek Akbarov, who headed the diplomatic mission in Italy in 2018-2023.

Business coach Islom Ibrokhimov has been put on wanted list of the Interior Ministry. He is wanted on suspicion of Fraud on a large scale of the Criminal Code. 

414 citizens sustained poisoning in Uzbekistan in eight months of 2023, the food hygiene expert at Sanitary and Hygiene Department, Abdurahmon Ismailov said.

At its BOD meeting on October 26, the Central Bank decided to keep the interest rate at 14% per annum, the regulator’s press service reported.