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Thumbay Group Launches Thumbay Fergana College of Medical Sciences in Uzbekistan
Admissions are Now Open with limted seats for the Graduate Entry Doctor of Medicine (MD) Program & the fees Includes Sharing Hostel facilities. AJMAN, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, May 28, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In a landmark move set to redefine...

Study trip to Finland for representatives of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan
From 12 to 16 May, the PCUz organized a study trip to Finland for representatives of the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of Uzbekistan to gain insight into Finland’s best practices, environmental policies and...

Ilham Aliyev received delegation of participants of second meeting of Ministers of Internal Affairs of Organization of Turkic States
AZERBAIJAN, May 23 - On May 23, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received a delegation of participants of the second meeting of the Ministers of Internal Affairs of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS). The delegation...

Prime Minister Robert Golob receives the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev
SLOVENIA, May 22 - The two held a private meeting in the Blue Salon, followed by official talks between the delegations. The discussions marked an important step forward in bilateral relations. The leaders exchanged views on concrete opportunities...

Uzbekistan-Azerbaijan Trade Relations See Increase in 2025
(MENAFN) Trade relations between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan have seen a notable increase of 20% since the beginning of 2025, the Uzbek president's press service revealed on Saturday. In a recent telephone conversation, Uzbek President Shavkat...

Beeline Uzbekistan Moves its Headquarters to Tashkent’s IT Park, Deepening Commitment to Uzbekistan’s Digital Future
Dubai and Tashkent, May 20, 2025: VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator (“VEON” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”), announces that its digital operator Beeline Uzbekistan celebrated the opening of its new headquarters...

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, made a phone call to Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
AZERBAIJAN, April 26 - 26 April 2025, 13:00 On April 26, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, made a phone call to Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The heads of state discussed matters pertaining to...

Uzbekistan, Japan Discuss Reinforcing Economic Ties
(MENAFN) Laziz Kudratov, Uzbekistan’s Minister of Investment, Industry, and Trade, engaged in discussions with a Japanese delegation led by Gen Nakagawa, the Mayor of Nara, focusing on enhancing bilateral cooperation across several vital sectors,...

Ilham Aliyev met with President of European Council and President of European Commission in Tirana
AZERBAIJAN, May 16 - 16 May 2025, 11:55 On May 16, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with António Costa, President of the European Council, and Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in Tirana. António...

Blockchain-based HUMO token backed by government bonds to be piloted in Uzbekistan
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Uzbekistan is set to pilot a new asset-backed token, HUMO, tied to government bonds. The project aims to create innovative methods of attracting foreign investment, increase transparency of...

Lavrov criticizes IMF, World Bank for favoring Ukraine over Africa
(MENAFN) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has sharply criticized the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for what he described as a grossly unequal distribution of financial aid, claiming Ukraine has received more support...

Iran, Uzbekistan Forge Stronger Ties with Strategic Cooperation Pacts
(MENAFN) Iran and Uzbekistan signed four new agreements on Sunday to deepen their bilateral cooperation, according to a media report. The accords were reached during a meeting between senior officials from both countries, including Iran’s First...

OSCE advances gender-sensitive law enforcement and border management in Central Asia
As part of the OSCE’s efforts to empower women in the security sector and strengthen regional security, the OSCE Secretariat, with support from the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the five OSCE field operations...

Strategic approaches to professional development on cybercrime and electronic evidence for law enforcement in Tajikistan discussed at OSCE workshop
The OSCE Transnational Threats Department held a workshop for 20 senior representatives of law enforcement agencies in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 1 and 2 May. The workshop was aimed at strengthening national capacities to provide systematic and...

Tashkent as a Center for Parliamentary Diplomacy
In April 2025, Tashkent will host the 150th anniversary Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) for the first time in Central Asia’s history. TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN, April 5, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)...

AMO finds four aliens from Uzbekistan being smuggled into Vieques, Puerto Rico
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico — Air and Marine Operations (AMO), an operational component of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, interdicted a vessel Wednesday with four aliens from Uzbekistan attempting to enter the island of Vieques. On May 7, a Fajardo...

OSCE and EU support Central Asian states to safeguard non-profit organizations from abuse by terrorists
Ensuring a proportionate approach to combating the instrumentalization of non-profit organizations (NPOs) by terrorists in Central Asia was the focus of a workshop organized by the OSCE Transnational Threats Department and the EU Global Facility...

OSCE strengthens environmental policy and legislation planning in Uzbekistan
How to effectively evaluate potential environmental policies, plans and programmes was the focus of a training workshop for 40 government and civil society representatives in Uzbekistan organized by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic...

U.S. and Uzbekistan Forge Strong Security Partnership with Historic Deportation Operation
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), under Secretary Noem’s leadership, partnered with the Government of Uzbekistan to successfully deport over 100 illegal aliens from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. This...

Erdogan Accepts Credentials from New Ambassadors
(MENAFN) On Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey formally accepted letters of credentials from recently designated foreign diplomats. President Erdogan individually greeted Nariman Celalov from Ukraine, Michal Slivovic representing...