The Senate at its 20th plenary session passed the bill toughing penalties for organized crime and crimes against public order.

Nominal wages in Uzbekistan rose 18.4% in January-June 2026 from a year earlier, while real wages rose 10.9%, the Central Bank said in its Labor Market Review for the Q2 2026.

The Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov speaking today at the expanded meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council in Minsk put forward a series of proposals to expand cooperation with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Today, the Senate backed a new constitutional bill, the Constitutional Court Bill. The bill is expected to be signed into law by the President. The bill has proposed full-fledged electronic proceedings, sets a 15-day deadline for preliminary review of petitions, clarifies the consequences of a regulation being declared unconstitutional and provides for a reserve pool of candidates for Constitutional Court judgeships.

Health Minister Eldor Adilov visited the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center of Oncology and Radiology to review its operations, the ministry's press service said.

The Senate today, Oct. 2 approved a bill that adds a new provision to the Labor Code prohibiting sexual harassment in employment and occupation.

The Tashkent Province branch of the Center for State Environmental Expertise has approved the phase II of the environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Sea Breeze Uzbekistan, a year-round resort complex planned on the eastern shore of the Charvak reservoir. The positive opinion was issued on September 10 and is valid until September 10, 2029.

Today the Senate passed a bill that expands the Central Bank's autonomy in adopting regulations and clarifies how the regulator is audited.

The Senate today approved the bill that toughens penalties for violence against children and expands their protection during investigations and court proceedings. The bill takes effect once the president signs it.

A tree snapped and fell onto a moving car in Tashkent's Chilanzar district, with no injuries reported, city's emergency services said in a statement.

Cold air masses will move into northern Uzbekistan on October 3 and reach the rest of the country on October 4-5, according to the latest hydrometeorological bulletin.

Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and the United Arab Emirates will jointly develop a project for a new Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (CASA) railway route, the press service of Kazakhstan's prime minister said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has delivered an address to participants in the 7th Congress of the Association of Asian Constitutional Courts and Equivalent Institutions, being held in Samarkand.

The British Council announced the thirteenth year of its Study UK Alumni Awards, recognising the outstanding achievements of international UK alumni worldwide. These awards honour leaders who have leveraged their UK education to make significant contributions to their communities, industries, and countries.

Uzbekistan has proposed setting up a one-stop-shop center for people leaving to work in Russia, the Migration Agency said.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev offered his wishes on the Teachers Day marked on October 1. In his message, he called raising the young generation "the most important and noble profession in the world" and described knowledge, education, upbringing and culture as "an inexhaustible source of strength" for New Uzbekistan, its achievements and its national character.

Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan have signed a bilateral military cooperation plan for 2027 during a meeting of their defense ministers. The sides discussed military cooperation, military education and the development of their armed forces.

The prosecutors general of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement on cooperation in combating terrorism and extremism, RBC reported. The document was signed at a meeting in Moscow by Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan, Belarusian Prosecutor General Dmitry Gora, Kazakh Prosecutor General Berik Asylov, Kyrgyz Prosecutor General Malik Bekturganov, Tajik Prosecutor General Habibullo Sayidullo Vohidzoda and Uzbek Prosecutor General Nigmatilla Yuldashev.

Of the 10 billion euros pledged in 2024 to develop the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor (TCTC), 2.5 billion has already been invested in infrastructure or confirmed under specific projects in Central Asia, a senior European Commission official said.

The number of teachers working at general secondary schools in Uzbekistan reached 577,700 at the start of the 2025/26 school year, excluding those holding concurrent positions, according to the National Statistics Committee.