Mayor of Saykhnabad district in Syrdarya province Nosirjon Egamberdiev, who was filmed beating school principals, resigned, the mayor’s office reported. He served in this position since October 2016.

Tourism safety offices have been established within police departments of Bukhara, Samarkand, Khorezm and Kashkadarya provinces, press secretary to the Interior Minister Kutbiddin Burkhonov told UzA.

Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov will pay an official visit to Dushanbe from January 10-11, where he will hold talks with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Tajik PM Kokhir Rasulzoda.

On Dec. 5 in Yangiyul city of Tashkent province President Shavkat Mirziyoyev made a speech in the meeting of local deputies' council:

"In Yangiyul city we will build  a total of twelve 7-storey houses this year alone. Do you believe the money to build these houses came from the sky? You probably saw the 7-storey affordable houses in Surkhandarya and Karakalpakstan on television, they did not fall from heaven. One should find money to be able to build quality houses and sell them thorugh a transparent process to those who need."

Shavkat Mirziyoyev during the Jan. 5 extraordinary session of Tashkent province Council of People's Deputies, ordered the Prosecutor General and the Interior Minister to sack the provincial regional prosecutor and the chief of police.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree Friday appointing Gulomjon Ibragimov as the Tashkent province governor.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday visited the Zangiata district in Tashkent province, the President’s press service reported.

The State Department on Thursday unveiled its list of countries designated as the worst offenders against religious liberty. The countries of Burma, China, Eritrea, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan were labeled as “Countries of Particular Concern” (CPC) in the State Department’s report. The 10 countries on the CPC list are unchanged from last year.

Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov held talks with the Ambassadors of the Central Asian countries, the ministry reported.

January 1, 2018 marked the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Uzbekistan and the Czech Republic. On the occasion of the auspicious date the two leaders exchanged congratulatory messages.

Public Healthcare Committee has been created within the Legislative Chamber, bringing the total to 12, Xalq So’zi (transl. People’s Word) newspaper said.

Uzbekistan’s Tourism Committee has launched 24-hour tourist hotline, available at (71) 200-00-88, where tourists can receive information on popular local destinations, traditions, ongoing events across the country and etc.

The only mosque in Kamchik pass, Islom Nuri (transl. Light of Islam) mosque, which is in Akhangaran district of Tashkent province was re-opened on Tuesday, the Tashkent province Board of Muslims reported.

Double (green and red) channel system are being introduced starting from January 1, 2018 at Uzbekistan's customs control points.

On December 31, 2017, the Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov hosted the Afghan Ambassador to Uzbekistan Sayed Shahabuddin Timori and the visiting Afghan Ambassador to the United Kingdom Samir Javed, Uzbek Foreign Ministry said.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has addressed the Uzbek nation congratulating the people on the New Year.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev yesterday signed order to prepare the draft 2018 State program pursuant to Uzbekistan's Development Strategy for 2017-2021. The year 2018 has been declared the Year of Enterpreneurship, Innovative Ideas and Technologies.

A court ordered Andijan city mayor Dilmurod Rahmatullaev to pay 30 minimum wages (MW), 5.167 million soums (US$ 638) for insulting heads of educational institutions with obscene words on October 16 during the Andijan city authorities meeting, the General Prosecutor's Office said in a statement.

66 out of 133 patrol and road posts (checkpoints) in Uzbekistan’s highways linking provinces will be liquidated, the Interior Minister Pulat Bobodjonov told UzA.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, in congratulations message on the anniversary, called his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev Uzbekistan’s closest friend.