Uzgidromet announced Tashkent city weather forecast for the business week. The business week weather in Tashkent city will be mostly cloudy and without precipitation.

Uzbekistan Airways has announced a temporary alterations to its flight routes to countries in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific due to the situation on the border between India and Pakistan.

New archaeological sites of the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras have been discovered in the northwestern part of Nurata Range in Gallyaral district of Jizzakh province. Field work was performed by specialists of Yakhyo Gulyamov Samarkand Archaeological Institute and the Cultural Heritage Agency, the Agency said.

Uzbekistan and Russia have signed Strategic military partnership plan for 2026-2030, the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.

Tehran hosted Uzbek-Iranian business forum on Sunday. The Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov and Iranian First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref spoke at its opening.

As part of WWII Victory events in Moscow on May 9, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with the Russian president Vladimir Putin.

At the end of April, a group of experts — oncologists, analysts, representatives of the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization and strategic centers — agreed on the zero version of the National Cancer Strategy for 2025-2035 and began to formulate an Action Plan in Tashkent, the WHO press service in Uzbekistan said.

The Cabinet of Ministers issued the Penalty Point Assessment System for Traffic Violations Resolution introducing a penalty point system for traffic violations effective as of June 1. Drivers will be assigned from 0.2 to 2 penalty points, but solely for violations recorded by traffic police officers. Drivers who get 12 points within 12 months will be banned from driving for a period of 6 months to 3 years.

On May 7, the EU Central Asia Drug Action Programme (CADAP) handed over equipment to the relevant departments of Uzbekistan, the press service of the EU Delegation to Uzbekistan said.

Gas-air mixture explosion occurred in a three-story residential building, causing the building's structures to collapse on the night of May 9, on Spitamen street in Samarkand.

Today, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended memorial ceremony at Victory Park in Tashkent, the presidential press service said.

Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Khodjaev, speaking on the sidelines of the 58th annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Milan, spoke about economic reforms, PPP projects and plans to reduce poverty in Uzbekistan.

The Scientific and Technical Council for the implementation of the project to build a small-scale nuclear power plant (SSNPP) in Uzbekistan has approved the plant layout in the Farish district of Jizzakh province, the press service of the Uzatom said.

Uzbekistan will host the 59th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which will take place from 3 to 6 May 2026 in Samarkand. This was announced at the 58th meeting in Milan.

Uzbekistan is closely monitoring the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan with concern, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday.

On the morning of May 8, the dam was washed out at the PK-194+60 picket of the South Fergana main canal, which passes through the Andijan province, at the site of small hydroelectric power station project, the press service of the Ministry of Water Resources said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has accepted the invitation of the Russian President Vladimir Putin and will visit Moscow on May 8-9 on a working visit to attend the ceremonial events on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in WWII, and also hold a number of bilateral meetings, the presidential press service said.

Uzbekistan plans to adopt a new model of primary health care, in which family physicians and nurses will be able to earn up to $1,500 and $800 monthly, respectively, Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced at the government meeting today.

President signed a decree terminating extramural training in Uzbekistan from the new academic year.  From the 2025/2026 academic year, applications for extramural training will no longer be accepted, however quotas for alternative forms of education, except for full-time education, will gradually increase.

Due to the closure of Moscow airspace, several Uzbekistan Airways flights were rerouted to alternate airports, the company’s press service said.