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Uzbekistan targets over 15,000 Malaysian tourists with new flights
GEORGE TOWN: Uzbekistan is projecting a surge in Malaysian tourist arrivals this year driven by expanded air connectivity and the introduction of umrah-plus packages that combine pilgrimage with cultural tours. Uzbekistan’s Ambassador to Malaysia,...

Uzbek President: Fraternal ties between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan serve progress of our peoples
Undoubtedly, the fraternal ties and strong bonds of friendship that unite Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, coupled with our regular and productive high-level dialogues, serve the common progress of our brotherly peoples, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of...

The Little Things opens first pop-up store in Doha Festival City, bringing global pop culture to Qatar
The Little Things, a leading pop-culture retail brand, is continuing its rapid expansion across the MENA region with the opening of its first pop-up store in Doha Festival City Mall in Qatar. This exciting new venture, initiated in collaboration...

Uzbekistan on the Path to Sustainable Development: President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Initiatives at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly
At the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, the General Debates of the 80th session of the General Assembly took place. Despite being held at a challenging time for international relations, the General Assembly remains the UN’s...

Fraternal ties between Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan serve progress of our peoples - Shavkat Mirziyoyev
The fraternal ties and strong bonds of friendship that unite Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, coupled with our regular and productive high-level dialogues, serve the common progress of our brotherly peoples, said President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in his...

Uzbek Authorities Investigate Mass Food Poisoning at Some Kindergartens
Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health says almost all children who were hospitalized after suffering food poisoning at several state kindergartens in the Tashkent region have recovered and are back with their families. Hundreds of children had been...

Uzbek Senate Bidding Farewell To Outgoing Japanese Ambassador
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, September 30. First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis Sodik Safoyev held a meeting with Japanese Ambassador Takashi Hatori, who is completing his diplomatic mission in Uzbekistan,...

Heritage in Harmony: Indonesia, Uzbekistan deepen cultural links
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Uzbekistan strengthened cultural ties and people-to-people connections through a joint dance performance showcasing traditional dances from both nations. “Today’s event is not a competition. It is an evening of...

Muslim World League Welcomes Trump’s Plan to End Gaza War
On behalf of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, received on Tuesday at Al-Yamamah Palace in Riyadh the credentials...

The new chief curator of Uzbekistan’s Centre for Contemporary Art is bringing insights from London to the youth of Tashkent
Sara Raza, the new artistic director and chief curator of Uzbekistan’s Centre for Contemporary Art Tashkent (CCA), is the author of a book called Punk Orientalism: The Art of Rebellion, in which, the book’s website says, “the theme of...
International Exhibition for Education and Learning Technologies to be held in Tashkent
TASHKENT: The International Exhibition for Education and Learning Technologies – Ta’lim Expo/ISUE will take place in Tashkent on November 10-12, 2026. Uzbekistan is driving sweeping reforms in its education system, one of the key priorities of the...
UZBEKISTAN: Prisoners of conscience pressured to implicate others, banned from reading Koran
Several Muslim prisoners of conscience jailed for exercising freedom of religion or belief are facing further pressure in prison. In August, officials of Qorovulbozor Prison No. 17 in Bukhara Region threatened prisoner of conscience Khayrullo...

Oklahoma Gov. Stitt says over 125 illegal immigrants arrested in highway sting
OKLAHOMA CITY, (KOKH) — Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday announced that over 125 illegal immigrants have been apprehended under Operation Guardian along Interstate 40. In Operation Guardian, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol works in tandem with U.S....

Uzbek Speaker meets acting President Gilani at Aiwan-e-Sadr
A delegation led by H.E. Mr. Nuriddin Ismoilov, Speaker of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan, called on Acting President Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani at Aiwan-e-Sadr on Tuesday. The meeting focused on boosting bilateral ties, parliamentary...

Uzbek Ambassador: Media cooperation serves as a bridge between the two countries
Baku, September 30, AZERTAC “Relations established between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan over the past years have reached the highest level. Cooperation between the two fraternal countries encompasses a wide range of areas, from economy to culture,...

King Receives Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan
His Majesty King Abdullah II, on Tuesday, received Sardor Umurzakov, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on Strategic Development, in the presence of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abdullah II.اضافة اعلان The...

Reverse Culture Shock: Finding Home Again
“Dartmouth was the first time …” I used this statement a lot in my first year. Dartmouth was the first time I shared my pronouns, simply because my language, Karakalpak, had one pronoun for she, he and it. Dartmouth was the first time I took...

E-passport service launched at Bangladesh Embassy in Uzbekistan
E-passport service launched at Bangladesh Embassy in Uzbekistan Photo: C DHAKA, Sept 30, 2025 (BSS) - E-passport service was inaugurated today at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Bangladesh Ambassador to Uzbekistan Mohammad Manirul...

Uzbekistan signs labor migration agreement with South Korea.
Uzbekistan and Gyeongsangnam-do Province of the Republic of Korea have signed a partnership agreement in the field of labor migration, the Migration Agency reported. The document provides for the issuance of E-7 work visas to qualified specialists...

120 undocumented immigrants detained in I-40 Operation Guardian sweep
Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) officials say a joint enforcement effort along Interstate 40 in western Oklahoma led to the detention of 120 undocumented immigrants, many of them commercial truck drivers. Commissioner of the Department of Public...