A booming online industry specialising in fake passports with official visas and travel stamps is offering people with links to Islamic State the opportunity to leave Syria and travel onwards to the UK, EU, Canada and the US, a Guardian investigation has found.

On February 1, 2022, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan (MoH) signed on Grant Agreement for 794 million Japanese yens (approximately $6.9 million USD) on the “Project for Improvement of Medical Service at the Innovative Clinic under the Medical Institute of Karakalpakstan” by Official Development Assistance of Japan. Signing of Grant Agreement has marked as a start of procedures on supplying of medical equipment to the Innovative Clinic under the Medical Institute of Karakalpakstan.  

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a pardon decree, with pardon measures applied in relation to 63 citizens, Uzbekistan 24 reported.

The joint project of Uzbekistan Airports and Uzbekistan Airways with the support of the Ministry of Transport involves the implementation of direct low-cost flights to nine Russian cities, Uzbekistan Airports said.

ID-cards can now be obtained at public service centers along with police migration and citizenship departments, the press service of the Public Services Agency said.

At a presentation held for the President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Sunday was raised the issue of expanding the capacity of the power supply system, the presidential press service said in a statement.

At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, leaders of several states and heads of governments, as well as leading international organizations will attend the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on February 4, Dunyo reported.

1,089 coronavirus cases were officially confirmed in Uzbekistan on January 30. The score is declining for 9 consecutive days, when the highest value since the beginning of the pandemic was recorded – 1,478 cases.

The World Bank has issued a new study assessing social and economic challenges persons with disabilities face in Uzbekistan.

This week, the United States and Uzbekistan’s State Customs Committee (SCC) held a virtual handover ceremony to recognize the provision of new state-of-the-art equipment to support the SCC with counter-nuclear smuggling operations and modernized training capabilities. 

On January 26, Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a government meeting, where the President voiced his opinion on the fight against corruption in the country.

The Senate will convene for the twenty-third plenary session on February 3, where, the senators are scheduled to discuss the following Bills:

Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade S. Umurzakov hosted a delegation of the leadership of the Council of Higher Education of Turkey, headed by Chairman of the Council E. Uzvar.

Uzbekistan, ranking 143 out of 180 countries, was named one of the best improvers in the fight against corruption over the past 5-10 years, Transparency International said in its Corruption Perception Index (CPI) report on Tuesday.

Dead baby was found in a trash can in Urgench city on January 1, the Khorezm province prosecutor's office said on Thursday.

On January 27, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will attend the first India-Central Asia summit via videoconference call, the presidential press service said.

In the government meeting, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, speaking about plans for the next five years, pointed to the need to increase GDP beyond $ 100 billion and industrial production by 1.4 times.

S.D., 48, residing in Samarkand province called law enforcement agencies about the illegal actions of citizen D.A., who promised him and two other citizens U.N. and D.F. to organize a transfer to the United States via Mexico in return of a fee, the press service of the Investigation Department under the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.

The President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at a government meeting on Wednesday raised the issue of disruption of the energy system of the country and the region, the consequences of which are still being eliminated. An excerpt from his remarks was given by his spokesman Sherzod Asadov.

1,174 coronavirus cases were officially confirmed in Uzbekistan on January 25. This is by 51 less than the before – 1,123.