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Uzbekistan ex-leader's daughter sent to prison

Uzbekistan ex-leader's daughter sent to prison

A court in Uzbekistan has ordered Gulnara Karimova, daughter of the former Uzbek president Islam Karimov, to serve the remainder of a criminal sentence in prison for having allegedly violated the terms of her …

 Czarist treasures worth $1 million found in Tashkent - media

Czarist treasures worth $1 million found in Tashkent - media

The valuables, with an estimated monetary value in excess of a million dollars, were lost nearly a century ago, and discovered in one of the oldest buildings in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent. National University of Uzbekistan researchers …

AZAL launches Baku-Tashkent direct flights in late June

AZAL launches Baku-Tashkent direct flights in late June

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) will open direct flights from Baku to Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, starting from June 30, 2018, according to the AZAL website. The flights will be carried out once a week on Saturdays, while from …

Berdimuhamedov arrives in Tashkent on state visit

Berdimuhamedov arrives in Tashkent on state visit

Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has arrived in Uzbekistan on a two-day state visit, the Turkmenistan State News Agency reported. From the Tashkent International Airport, the motorcade of the …

Tashkent to host ministerial conference on Afghanistan

Tashkent to host ministerial conference on Afghanistan

Uzbekistan and Afghanistan have come forward with a joint initiative to hold an international ministerial conference titled "Afghanistan – path to a peaceful future" in Tashkent in late March 2018, Uzbek Foreign Minister …

 Tashkent holds meeting of CIS Council of Prime Ministers

Tashkent holds meeting of CIS Council of Prime Ministers

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in the Palace of Forums in Tashkent to take part in the meeting of the CIS Council of Prime Ministers. At the meeting he has informed the CIS Heads of Government …

Tashkent and Astana to establish daily flight connection

Tashkent and Astana to establish daily flight connection

Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan plan to launch daily flights between the two capitals. It is also is expected to launch a rail connection between Almaty and Tashkent. These issues were on the agenda of the meeting of the Intergovernmental …

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan resume air flights after 25 years

Tajikistan and Uzbekistan resume air flights after 25 years

Air connection between Tajik capital city of Dushanbe and Uzbek capital city of Tashkent was resumed. A technical flight between Dushanbe and Tashkent was carried out on February 10 by Tajik Somon Air’s aircraft, TASS reported …

Kyrgyz restaurant destroyed by fire in Tashkent

Kyrgyz restaurant destroyed by fire in Tashkent

A fire broke out at the Kyrgyz restaurant Manas in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, almost completely destroying it. The Embassy of Kyrgyzstan to Uzbekistan said the fire broke out at 10.30 am local time. The fire was extinguished at 11.30. …

  Two earthquakes hit Uzbekistan

Two earthquakes hit Uzbekistan

An earthquake was registered in Uzbekistan at 9:37 am local time this morning, the Tashkent seismic station reported. The 2-magnitude earthquake hit the capital city with the epicenter measuring 4.9 magnitude. It struck 170 km …

Crisis Management Center to be opened in Tashkent

Crisis Management Center to be opened in Tashkent

Tashkent Crisis Management Center (CMC) is going to be built in the capital of Uzbekistan, the Uzbek government informed. CMC will regulate all emergency services of Tashkent and will be the coordinating link for joint actions in …

Tashkent airport named after Islam Karimov

Tashkent airport named after Islam Karimov

Tashkent International Airport was named after the first president of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, corresponding decision was made by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev. The capital will also …

Uzbek mosque named after Karimov opens in Tashkent

Uzbek mosque named after Karimov opens in Tashkent

A mosque named after the first president of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov has opened today in Tashkent. This mosque was created in 1897, by the spring of last year the building was almost completely destroyed by …