President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will take part in a ceremonial event marking the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence on the evening of Friday, August 28, and will deliver a holiday address to the nation, his spokesman, Sherzod Asadov announced.

For the first time, Uzbek surgeons have successfully performed a simultaneous liver and kidney transplant on a single patient, Zamon reported in a story.

Ahead of the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence, the polyclinic at the Military Security and Defense University was equipped with modern medical technology and equipment provided as humanitarian aid by the Government of India and put into operation.

The Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay a state visit to Tashkent on August 29–30 at the invitation of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, marking his fourth visit to Uzbekistan, India's Ministry of External Affairs has announced.

Ahead of the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree granting citizenship to 264 people, the Uzbekistan 24 TV channel reported in a story.

The State Assets Management Agency has put a 100% government stake in Gold Moon Tashkent, the parent company of the Fonon jewelry plant in Tashkent, up for public auction. The starting price for the asset is 316.67 billion soums, according to data from the E-auksion platform.

Uzbekistan and Israel have discussed new employment avenues for Uzbek nationals seeking work in Israel, the press service of the Agency for External Labor Migration reported.

Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Passenger Transportation will deploy a women-only train carriage on the Almaty to Tashkent international route starting October 1, marking the first time such a carriage has run on this line, the 24.kz reported.

Starting with the 2026/2027 academic year, morning classes at higher education institutions in Tashkent will begin at 8:00 a.m., the press service of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation announced.

On the occasion of the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan’s Independence, the president Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree pardoning 852 people. Of those pardoned, 604 were released from serving the sentence, 115 were released on parole, the punishment of 52 persons has been replaced with a milder one. While, the sentences of 81 people were reduced.

The average monthly pension in Uzbekistan has nearly tripled over the past decade, according to new data released by the National Statistics Committee, with real, inflation-adjusted incomes for retirees also showing meaningful gains.

Tashkent plans to attract $9 billion in investment by the end of 2026, the mayor Shavkat Umurzakov announced at a ceremony launching new facilities attended by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

On the eve of the 35th anniversary of Uzbekistan's independence, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev inaugurated a series of new facilities with a combined value of nearly 50 trillion soums. Speaking via video link during the ceremony, Bukhara province governor Botir Zaripov told the president that the province had never seen development on this scale in its history.

New procedure has been posted on the legal information portal which stipulates that the state budget will cover the costs of producing up to 50 stage productions per year by private theaters and theater studios.

A 19-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman have been punished by a Tashkent court after a fight broke out between them over a begging spot outside the Uzbekiston metro station.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev said that in the past, a lack of political will meant cotton cultivation effectively dictated life for the entire country, with even schoolchildren mobilized for fieldwork. The president made the remarks at a ceremony marking the inauguration of new facilities to celebrate the 35th anniversary of independence, responding to a speech by Erkinjon Turdimov, governor of Syrdarya province.

The head of Presidential Administration Saida Mirziyoyeva met with Wang Yi — China's Foreign Minister, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee, and Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission. The meeting took place in a warm and open atmosphere, the statement on Saida Mirziyoyeva's social media platforms said.

Uzbekistan is preparing to digitize one of the more mundane but consequential pieces of paperwork in its cross-border trade: the permits that keep trucks moving between countries. The Ministry of Transport has announced plans to shift to an electronic permit system — known as "E-Permit" — for international road freight with Russia and Belarus by the end of 2026, part of a broader push to modernize the logistics infrastructure underpinning Uzbekistan's trade routes.

A Turkish travel and events company says it is preparing to take FC Andijan to court over a five-figure unpaid bill, in a dispute that offers a small but telling glimpse into the financial strain facing clubs across Uzbekistan's top football division.

An electric vehicle caught fire in Tashkent on August 26. The capital's Fire and Rescue Service received a report at 2:45 p.m. that a Zeekr 001 electric vehicle was on fire near a building at 4 Qorasuv Street in the Yashnobod district.