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Uzbekistan Approves Controversial ‘Sea Breeze Project’ at Charvak Reservoir
Times of Central Asia
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August 4, 2025
The Uzbek government has approved the contentious “Sea Breeze Uzbekistan” project at the Charvak reservoir in Tashkent region, despite vocal opposition from environmental activists and mounting public concern. Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov signed...
From Taymazov to Mullajonov – doping scandals in Uzbek sport.
Kun.uz
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August 9, 2025
Paris Olympics boxing champion Lazizbek Mullajonov has been temporarily suspended from competitions due to doping. Similar incidents have occurred frequently in Uzbek sports. For instance, freestyle wrestler Artur Taymazov was stripped of two gold...
Uzbek Authorities Announce Strict Oversight of the Sea Breeze Uzbekistan Project
UzDaily
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Tourism 03/08/2025 Uzbek Authorities Announce Strict Oversight of the Sea Breeze Uzbekistan Project Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Several government agencies have issued official statements regarding the implementation of the Sea Breeze...
Uzbekistan sees surge in outbound tourism as over 3.5mn citizens travel abroad in 1H25
Daryo
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August 3, 2025
Uzbekistan sees surge in outbound tourism as over 3.5mn citizens travel abroad in 1H25 In the first six months of 2025, over 3.5mn Uzbek citizens traveled abroad for tourism purposes, marking a nearly 30% increase compared to the same period last...
Higher Education Enrollment in Uzbekistan is Growing, but Workforce Does Not Meet Enterprise Needs — President
UzDaily
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Uzbekistan 08/08/2025 Higher Education Enrollment in Uzbekistan is Growing, but Workforce Does Not Meet Enterprise Needs — President Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Under the chairmanship of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, an expanded meeting...
Uzcosmos Develops Drought Monitoring System in Partnership with …
UzDaily
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Technologies 19/08/2025 Uzcosmos Develops Drought Monitoring System in Partnership with the UN Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — Against the backdrop of global climate change and rising temperatures, the world faces significant environmental...
Reclusive Turkmenistan bids to go tobacco-free in 2025
The Daily Sentinel - Colorado
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When he was a teenager, Bekmurad Khodjayev used to hide from his parents to smoke. Fifty years later, the Turkmen pensioner is still hiding, but this time from the police."I smoke in my apartment. But if I feel like smoking in town, I find a place...
Uzbekistan, China partner to launch security and medical equipment production in Zaamin
Daryo
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July 23, 2025
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed plans for several new investment projects at Zaamin Technopark during his visit to the Jizzakh region on July 22, according to the presidential press service. Source: Presidential Press Service The technopark,...
Competition Committee Identifies Advertising Violations in Seven Dietary …
UzDaily
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Economy 19/08/2025 Competition Committee Identifies Advertising Violations in Seven Dietary Supplements Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — The Competition Committee has identified several new violations of advertising legislation in the...
Uzbekistan Strengthens Regulation of Private Employment Agencies
UzDaily
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Uzbekistan 02/08/2025 Uzbekistan Strengthens Regulation of Private Employment Agencies Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — At the ninth plenary session of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis, senators reviewed the Law “On Amendments and Additions to...
Oguljahan Atabayeva met with the Speaker of the Parliament of Uzbekistan
Turkmenportal
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Vice President for medical activities of the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Assistance to Children in Need of Care Oguljahan Atabayeva met with the Chairperson of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan Tanzila Narbaeva....
India Records Over 1.3 Lakh Medical Tourists In Jan–Apr 2025: Tourism Ministry
News18
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August 8, 2025
Last Updated:August 08, 2025, 13:33 IST India saw 1,31,856 foreign tourist arrivals for medical purposes between January and April 2025, making up 4.1% of total FTAs. India Emerges as Global Medical Hub with Rise in Foreign Patient ArrivalsIndia...
Trump says he wants to 'go to Heaven' after peace efforts
Israel Hayom
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August 20, 2025
President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered an unexpected explanation for his efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine: he is worried about his chances of getting into heaven. Speaking by phone with Fox & Friends in the morning, Trump said,...
Shrinking Aral Sea puts health and livelihoods of 1mn at risk, says Uzbekistan’s Minister of Ecology
Daryo
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August 8, 2025
The continued shrinkage of the Aral Sea is putting the health and livelihoods of nearly 1mn people at serious risk, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Ecology, Aziz Abdukhakimov, said at a United Nations conference on environmental sustainability held in...
A Year After Olympic Gold, Uzbek Boxer Mullojonov Enmeshed in Doping Probe
Times of Central Asia
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August 7, 2025
The Uzbekistan Boxing Federation is defending Olympic gold medalist Lazizbek Mullojonov after he tested positive for a banned steroid, saying he may have ingested “prohibited doping substances” during a hair transplant last year. The federation...
How Uzbekistan is reforming air monitoring and creating a new instrument...
Envirotech Online
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Uzbekistan has long been a glaring blank spot on regional pollution maps. Until recently, concentrations of PM₂.₅, nitrogen dioxide and other pollutants in cities like Tashkent were simply compared to World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines,...
Uzbekistan: From a Vulnerable Position to Regional Economic Leadership
Eurasia Magazine
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Geography as a Challenge — and a Strategy The absence of access to the sea complicates logistics, raises the cost of exports and imports, and necessitates the development of multilateral transport corridors. Instead of opting for isolation,...
Zambia starts pre-export checks of Indian medicines to curb entry of fake drugs
Mint
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August 7, 2025
New Delhi: Zambia has for the first time mandated pre-export checks of all Indian medicines destined for the African nation in a bid to curb the entry of substandard, adulterated and fake drugs. Starting 1 October, every medicine consignment must...
Uzbekistan Taps Qatar's Protocol Capital Group For New Investment Initiatives
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 1. Laziz Kudratov, Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan, held a meeting with Ahmad Al-Jufairi, Executive Chairman of Qatar's leading investment company,...
Uzbekistan and Tamam International to Establish Working Group for Investment Project Development
UzDaily
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Economy 01/08/2025 Uzbekistan and Tamam International to Establish Working Group for Investment Project Development Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — On 31 July 2025, the Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade of the Republic of...