Uzbekistan and Belgium: Toward a New Stage of Strategic Partnership with the European Union

Obid Khakimov, Director of the Center for Economic Research and Reforms (Uzbekistan) In October, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, will pay a visit to the Kingdom of Belgium, during which important decisions are...

Death by medicine

In a shocking development, nearly 25 young children died after consuming adulterated cough syrup in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The cough syrup was found to contain toxic levels of diethylene glycol, an industrial solvent which is...

Medinex 2025 – key platform for medical innovations and partnerships

Baku, October 20, AZERTAC One of the most significant events in Azerbaijan’s healthcare sector, the 27th Azerbaijan International Medical Innovations Exhibition – Medinex 2025, will once again bring together healthcare professionals, heads of...

Over half a billion UZS in delayed wages recovered for Samarkand healthcare staff.

In Bulungur district of Samarkand region, more than 80 medical workers were found not to have received their guaranteed payments, the Ministry of Justice reported. A review of compliance with labor legislation was conducted at the district health...

Kazakh Surgeons Use MAKO Robotic System in Tashkent for the First Time

Kazakh surgeons have performed groundbreaking joint replacement procedures in Uzbekistan’s capital Tashkent using the MAKO robotic system, an advanced technology in orthopedic surgery. The operations were a centerpiece of the event ‘Days of Kazakh...

Afghanistan's earthquake death toll climbs to 27, hundreds wounded

Electricity supply lines from neighboring Uzbekistan and Tajikistan cut off ISTANBUL At least 27 people were killed and hundreds of others wounded after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan at around 1 am local time on Monday...

15 dead as 6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan

Foreign A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday, killing at least 15 people and injuring around 320 others, according to initial figures from the country’s public health ministry. Meanwhile, the health ministry...

Deputy Health Minister attends food trade forum in Shanghai

October 20, 2025 Myanmar News Agency 6 Deputy Minister for Health Dr Aye Tun led the Myanmar delegation to attend the “Forum on Deepen Cooperation Mechanisms and Promoting Agrifood Trade” among Belt and Road Countries held in Shanghai, the...

Pharma Company Shut Down After Child-Killing Cough Syrup Scandal

MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA - Over the past month, dozens of children, all under the age of five, died after allegedly consuming contaminated cough syrup. The children died after consuming cough medicine linked to Tamil Nadu-based company Sreson...

Uzbekistan to allow 150 km/h speed limit on new toll highways.

Drivers in Uzbekistan will soon be able to travel at speeds of up to 150 kilometers per hour on new paid highways, according to Hasan Umarov, chief legal counsel at the Committee for Automobile Roads. Speaking about the new version of the draft...

UN-monitored CITES hails world-class animal care at Vantara, praises Indian norms

The CITES Secretariat conducted a comprehensive review and mission to India, preparing a report for the upcoming seventy-ninth meeting of the CITES Standing Committee in Samarkand, Uzbekistan In a major endorsement of India’s commitment to...

Uzbekistan midfielder Abbos Fayzullayev sidelined for Uruguay friendly due to injury.

Uzbekistan national football team midfielder Abbos Fayzullayev has been ruled out of the upcoming international friendly against Uruguay due to an injury sustained during a recent match against Kuwait. On October 9, 2025, Fayzullayev was forced to...

Trade unions in Uzbekistan recover UZS 267 billion in favor of employees.

A new system for recording and analyzing workplace accidents and occupational diseases will be introduced in Uzbekistan. Photo: Presidential Press Service On October 17, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivered a speech at a meeting with trade...

Aircraft operating Warsaw–Tashkent route made emergency landing in Baku

On October 17, the captain of a Boeing 737 aircraft operating the Warsaw–Tashkent route of LOT Polish Airlines requested permission for an emergency landing at Heydar Aliyev International Airport. The reason was a sudden deterioration in the...

Afghanistan's earthquake death toll climbs to 20, hundreds wounded

Electricity supply lines from neighboring Uzbekistan and Tajikistan cut off ISTANBUL At least 20 people were killed and hundreds of others wounded after a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan at around 1 am local time on Monday...

Pharmacy of the underworld: India's quality control disease

Once again, the ‘pharmacy of the world’ has shown its ugly side. As per jaded script, the drug controller of the state has been transferred and three officials suspended since the deaths of at least 20 children in Madhya Pradesh since Sept 2 from...

Health Minister: Over 80,000 Foreign Patients Choose Kazakhstan for Medical Treatment

ASTANA – Kazakhstan has welcomed over 80,000 foreign citizens seeking medical treatment in the country since the beginning of the year. High-quality cardiac, neurosurgical, dental, and in vitro fertilization services, offered at competitive...

Tashkent Metro grants lifetime free rides to mother and baby born at station.

A baby girl born at Tashkent Metro’s Gafur Gulyam station and her mother will be able to use the metro free of charge for life. Naima Makhamadjonova, the duty attendant who provided first aid during the delivery, will also be recognized for her...

Uzbekistan reaches for more US trade and investment

Speaking at the United Nations in New York on September 23, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan made it clear that he no longer adheres to his predecessors’ post-Soviet policies of isolation and go-it-alone economic development strategy –...

Uzbek Ambassador Furqat Sidikov on the US-Uzbekistan Relationship

Over the last two decades, relations between the United States and Uzbekistan have undeniably improved. Rising from a nadir in 2005, the relationship took significant steps forward with the ascension to power of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in...