Uzbekistan establishes framework for managing state defense orders.

A new law has been adopted in Uzbekistan to regulate the process of forming and executing the state defense order, which defines the key objectives of ensuring timely and reliable supply of the Armed Forces with military and dual-use products. The...

Azerbaijan calls for deeper cooperation within the Organization of Turkic States

The 12th Summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), held on 7 October 2025 in Gabala, Azerbaijan, marked a decisive stage in the evolution of integration within the Turkic world. Under the theme “Regional Peace and Security,” the summit,...

Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan: New Horizons for Cooperation

A meeting of analysts from Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan was held at the Institute of International Relations of the MFA of Turkmenistan. This time, their Uzbek colleagues, led by Javlon Abdujalolovich Vakhabov, Director of the International...

Al Dawsari and Takahashi crowned as Asia’s finest at AFC Awards Riyadh 2025

AFC Riyadh Saudi Arabian maestro Salem Al Dawsari was named the AFC Player of the Year and Japan star Hana Takahashi claimed the AFC Women’s Player of the Year honour on Thursday night at the dazzling AFC Awards Riyadh 2025. The pair took home the...

Amazon Signs Project Kuiper MoU With Uzbekistan

Amazon Project Kuiper signed an MoU with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Digital Technologies. Photo: Ministry of Digital Technologies Amazon’s Project Kuiper has made inroads into the Central Asian market of Uzbekistan, a country with a population of...

Uzbekistan’s Priorities in the Organization of Turkic States: A Factor Ensuring Sustainable Development of Turkic Countries

Fourth, alongside deepening cooperation in humanitarian, economic, and legal spheres, Uzbekistan consistently develops avenues of interaction related to coordinating responses to threats to regional stability. For example, at the Shusha Summit in...

Tashkent to expand public transport fleet with 200 new electric buses in October.

Tashkent will receive 200 new electric buses in October 2025 and an additional 1,000 buses in 2026. As a result, the total number of buses operating in the capital will reach 2,891, with the average route duration expected to be 30 minutes and the...

Excavation works begin for Uzbekistan small modular reactor

About 1.5 million cubic metres of soil will be excavated during the digging of a pit 13 metres deep for the RITM-200N small modular reactor being built in Uzbekistan. The first cubic metres of soil were excavated in a ceremony attended by Pavel...

It wasn’t just bad choices

October has the dubious distinction of being the month in Pakistan’s history in which the democratic order was uprooted twice. On October 8, 1958, Iskandar Mirza, Pakistan’s first president, clamped the first countrywide martial law by abrogating...

DP World, Tashkent to develop logistics terminal in Uzbekistan

DP World, a leading global provider of smart end-to-end logistics solutions, has entered into a joint venture with Tashkent Invest, a subsidiary of the Tashkent City Administration, to develop and manage a state-of-the-art multimodal logistics...

Leaders of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan hold talks on expanding strategic partnership

10:41, october 10Author: Asia-Plus Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon yesterday met in Dushanbe with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during the Central Asia–Russia Summit and the meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council, according to the...

Uzbekistan granted rights to extract hydrocarbons in Afghanistan

16:17, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus The interim government of Afghanistan has granted Uzbek companies licenses for geological exploration and hydrocarbon extraction, as reported by Uzbekistan’s Minister of Energy, Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov. On September...

Top AFC award goes to Al Dawsari

FOOTBALL – ASIAN icon Salem Al Dawsari was crowned the latest AFC Player of the Year yesterday at the AFC Awards Riyadh 2025, presented be NEOM. The Al Hilal SFC superstar became the first Saudi Arabian to win the prestigious accolade twice and...

Wildberries Launches Purchase on Credit in Kazakhstan

ASTANA, KAZAKHSTAN - Media OutReach Newswire - 17 October 2025 - Wildberries, a leading digital platform in Eurasia, has launched the option to pay for purchases on credit on its marketplace to customers in Kazakhstan. The service is offered...

Tajikistan drops six places in 2025 Henley Passport Index

16:44, october 16Author: Asia-Plus Tajikistan has fallen six positions in the latest Henley Passport Index 2025, ranking 87th globally in terms of passport strength. The index, published annually by UK-based Henley & Partners, assesses how many...

Germany-Afghanistan, deporting Afghans to Kabul

Germany–Afghanistan: Negotiations to send back Afghans to Kabul The European Union, through Germany, is pulling Afghanistan out of diplomatic isolation—after Syria, which has already managed quite the comeback. Germany is negotiating with the...

Cape Verde becomes smallest country by land mass to qualify for a World Cup

A carnival-like celebration swept through Cape Verde after the African island archipelago qualified for the 2026 World Cup— a first time in its history. In terms of land mass, at just over 1,557 square miles, Cape Verde is the smallest nation to...

Russia claims UK and Ukraine planning sabotage against TurkStream

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) director has alleged that British and Ukrainian intelligence agencies are preparing sabotage operations targeting the TurkStream natural gas pipeline. Alexander Bortnikov made the unsubstantiated claims...

Uzbekistan advocates boosting Turkic Investment Fund to foster regional growth

16:56 En Uzbekistan supports the expansion of the Turkic Investment Fund, the countrychr("39")s President Shavkat Mirziyoev said at the 12th Summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) in Gabala, Olaylar...

Russia increases gas deliveries to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan by 15%

TASHKENT, October 10. /TASS/. Russia boosted its gas supplies to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan by 15% in January-August 2025, the press service of the Russian Trade Mission in Uzbekistan reported. "Over the first eight months of the year,...