The Migration Agency of Uzbekistan recovered a total of $1.9 million in unpaid wages and compensation for Uzbek citizens working abroad in 2025.

Uzbekistan is considering introducing penalties of up to life imprisonment for sexual crimes committed against children under the age of 14. The measure is outlined in the draft State Program aimed at implementing the “Uzbekistan - 2030” Strategy and reform...

Four higher education institutions in Uzbekistan were included in the world’s top 1,000universities in subject-specific rankings, according to the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation. 

An Uzbeknational who had been placed on the international wanted list for fraud has been successfully extradited from Zagreb to Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Bakhtiyor Saidov, officially received copies of the credentials from Gvido De Sanktis, the newly appointed Ambassador of Italy to Uzbekistan. The announcement was made by the foreign minister on his Telegram channel.

A regulation titled “On the Procedure for Organizing Cooperation between Higher Education Institution Students and Customers” was approved by Government Resolution No. 8 dated 9 January 2026, the Huquqiy Axborot Telegram channel reported.

In line with a presidential decree, 29 individuals in Surkhandarya Region have been granted citizenship of the Republic of Uzbekistan, marking an important step toward their full participation in public life and access to constitutional rights and social protection.

More than 3 million foreign and 5.5 million domestic tourists visited Samarkand Region in the first 11 months of 2025, pushing the average length of stay from 2.5 to 3 days and lifting tourism services exports to $606 million.

Amid escalating global geopolitical and economic challenges, Uzbekistan will continue pursuing a balanced and open foreign policy while strengthening equal and constructive relations with all countries. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev stated this in his Address to the Oliy Majlis and the...

A unique tourism destination is being developed in Surkhandarya Region. The Khojaikon salt mine area in Sherobod District is expected to become one of the most distinctive tourism sites not only in the region but also across the wider area...