The 10th International Jazz Festival will be held at the open-air venue of the Palace of International Forums Uzbekistan in Tashkent from 28 April to 12 May. The lineup includes performances by Leonid ...

Ilhom Khaydarov, formerly deputy foreign minister, was appointed Uzbekistan’s new ambassador to Türkiye. He replaced Alisher Agzamkhodjayev, who was elected head of the Senate Committee for ...

The villages of Chongara and Tash-Tobo, previously part of Uzbekistan’s Fergana region, were transferred to Kyrgyzstan as part of a border demarcation process. In return, Kyrgyzstan transferred equal ...

Uzbekistan plans to launch the IPOs of Uzbekistan Airways and Uztelecom on international markets until 2027, Deputy Prime Minister Jamshid Kuchkarov said. Previously, the government planned to ...

The president proposed building three to four model energy-efficient homes in five foreign cities using Uzbek construction materials. He said the projects would also help promote the country’s ...

Uzbekistan’s actual population turned out to be higher than current statistical estimates. According to preliminary census data released by the National Statistics Committee, as of 15 January 2026, ...

The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan published the register of public interest entities (PIE), which included 425 organizations. PIEs include public companies listed on the stock market ...

Uzbekistan is set to introduce stricter penalties for several corruption-related crimes. Under the new law, embezzlement or misappropriation will carry up to 10 years in prison, while fraud will be ...

Ashraf Khodjaev has been appointed Uzbekistan’s first ambassador to Ethiopia, with residence in Doha. He concurrently serves as Uzbekistan’s ambassador to Qatar and South Africa Ashraf Khodjaev, ...

The Central Bank of Uzbekistan is considering scenarios for issuing a digital national currency, soum, from retail use to interbank settlements. Deputy chairman of the bank Nodirbek Ochilov said the ...

Uzbekistan’s national football team began their FIFA Series campaign with a 3−1 comeback win over Gabon, overturning an early deficit after conceding in the 6th minute. Eldor Shomurodov (his 44th ...

The Gazeta team is in Houston, Texas, where on 23 June Uzbekistan and Portugal will face each other at NRG Stadium. Gazeta director Davlat Umarov writes about what the World Cup looks like between ...