The Senate at its August 7 session passed the Market Surveillance bill. The bill establishes unified rules for monitoring the safety of non-food products once they reach the market, defines the liability of manufacturers, importers and sellers, and sets out procedures for seizing or recalling dangerous goods.

Two traffic police officers were injured in a clash with the relatives of a driver in Surkhandarya province's Angor district, the province's traffic police press service reported.

The Senate passed the General Product Safety bill on August 7, implementing unified safety requirements for non-food goods and reshaping how the country regulates products on the market.

Uzbekistan's state stakes in Sherobod Cement Plant, wholly state-owned, and Shargunkumir, 99.55 percent state-owned, have been put up for sale as a single lot, the Agency for the Management of State Assets said in an update.

MPs in the Legislative Chamber have passed the first reading of the Narcotic Drugs and Potent Substances bill, the lower house of parliament's press service reported.

A court in Namangan has ruled on an administrative case stemming from an altercation aboard a city bus. The incident took place on July 27 between an 18-year-old woman and a 66-year-old man.

Aziz Toshtemirov, a figure in the so-called "Korea Gate who has been placed on an international wanted list, has made another serious allegation against Behzod Musaev, chief of the Migration Agency.

The Senate approved a constitutional bill on the Presidential Administration on August 7. For the first time a bill establishes the legal status of the Presidential Administration, its core functions, and the procedures governing its work and its interactions with other branches of government.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, today celebrated the arrival of its inaugural flight to Tashkent, officially launching the airline's first route to Uzbekistan and creating a new connection between Abu Dhabi and one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets.

Tashkent's Shaykhantakhur District Criminal Court has sentenced Aziz Khakimov, born in 1975, following a criminal case against him, the press service of Tashkent's courts reported.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on August 11 reviewed measures aimed at ensuring stability in the oil and gas market and maintaining an uninterrupted supply of hydrocarbons to the economy and the public.

As Uzbekistan marks the 35th anniversary of its independence, residents across the country will get three to four consecutive days off.

A tragic road accident occurred in Zomin district. The crash took place around 10:05 a.m. on August 11 on the Jizzakh–Ravot–Zomin–Savot highway, in the Alisher Navoi neighborhood of Zomin district. A driver, 28, identified as F.E., was operating a Chevrolet Onix when it collided head-on with an oncoming Volkswagen, driven by a Tashkent resident, 28, identified as A.R.

The Legislative Chamber passed a bill in its first reading today aimed at simplifying registration procedures for individuals at their place of residence and temporary stay.

A total of 9,282 cybercrimes were uncovered in Uzbekistan during the first half of 2026, according to the recent board meeting chaired by the Interior Minister.

At the Qovun Sayli (Melon Festival) held in Khiva from August 7 to 9, 259 people simultaneously tasted more than 10 varieties of melon, setting a Guinness World Record.

Rare historical documents from Central Asia — including materials related to Uzbekistan dating from the 19th and 20th centuries — have been found preserved in the Prussian Privy State Archives (GStA PK) in Berlin, Uzbekistan's national news agency has reported.

Authorities have uncovered an illegal home-based religious school in the Baghdad district of Fergana province, where a woman was providing unlawful religious instruction to 41 underage girls.

The Navoi city administration has acknowledged that artificial intelligence technology was used in photographs depicting improvement works carried out in the Hayot neighborhood, and has issued an apology.

Seven Uzbek citizens died in a drone attack on Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, on August 10, Uzbekistan's Consulate General in Kazan reported.