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Three Arrested in Samarkand Attempting to Sell 7,400 Fake US Dollars from Turkey

The State Security Service of Uzbekistan reported the interception of an attempt to sell 7,400 counterfeit US dollars brought from Turkey in Samarkand. Three residents of the Taylak district, aged 30, 24, and 23, handed over counterfeit $100 bills to an undercover buyer for 44 million soums—approximately half their face value. Two of the detainees have prior criminal records, and an investigation is underway.

Otabek Yusupov
1 min read
World

'Cockroach Janta Party' movement prepares for new action in Delhi despite police pressure

The youth movement CJP, demanding electoral reform and the resignation of the election commission chief, announced a new demonstration at Central Park in Delhi on Friday. Police previously disrupted their mass action, and two leaders received five-day custody. Authorities closed the park for two days and warned of legal consequences, but movement founder Abhijit Dipke said he would not back down.

Otabek Yusupov
4 min read
Science

Turkmen long-eared bat recorded in Uzbekistan for the first time

In the South Ustyurt National Nature Park in September, near the border with Turkmenistan, a rare bat species — the Turkmen long-eared bat (Plecotus turkmenicus) — was recorded in Uzbekistan for the first time. Previously, the species was known only from data collected before 1970 and museum specimens. The discovery was made during an expedition under a project of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Madina Usmonova
2 min read
Culture

Composer Felix Yanov-Yanovsky dies in Tashkent

On October 12, in Tashkent, composer, Honored Art Worker of Uzbekistan and professor Felix Yanov-Yanovsky died at the age of 92. The Union of Composers and Bastakors of Uzbekistan announced his death. He was the author of nine operas, four ballets, five symphonies and music for 60 films.

Shahnoza Ergasheva
2 min read
Economy

The State Put 49.07% of the Uzbek-Chinese UzXCMG Plant in Urgench Up for Auction

The state's 49.07% stake in the charter fund of the UzXCMG joint venture has been put up for electronic auction on the E-auksion platform. The starting price of the stake is 140.53 billion soums, with the auction scheduled for October 19. The plant, founded in 2014 by Uzbekistan Railways and China's XCMG, improved its financial performance in 2025, but posted a loss again in the first quarter of 2026.

Nilufar Karimova
3 min read
World

Head of Water Supply Service in Kibray District Detained While Receiving a $5,000 Bribe

Officers of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes under the Prosecutor General's Office detained the head of the state institution 'Water Supply Service' of Kibray District, Tashkent Region, while receiving $5,000. According to the department, he promised, for $16,000, to help a citizen avoid court over a house built near a canal. A case has been opened under Article 210 of the Criminal Code.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read
Science

American Woman from Georgia Who Speaks 20 Languages Studies in Samarkand

Komila Farriyeva, born and raised in the American state of Georgia, moved to Uzbekistan eight months ago and studies at the Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages. According to her, she communicates in 20 languages, 11 of which she knows perfectly, and she learned Uzbek through communication with Afghan Uzbeks in the USA. Her parents initially objected to the move.

Madina Usmonova
2 min read
World

Houthis claim 104 Saudi strikes in a day; falling missile debris injures four in Riyadh

Yahya Saree, a spokesman for the Houthi military command, said Saudi Arabia carried out 104 air and missile strikes on a number of Yemeni provinces over 24 hours, and 2,281 strikes since the latest escalation began. These figures have not been confirmed by independent sources. In Riyadh, after two missiles were intercepted, falling debris, according to Saudi civil defense, injured four people and damaged 15 residential buildings.

Aziz Karimov
2 min read
World

Ebola Death Toll in DRC Rises to 4,381, with 9,066 Infected

According to the DRC Ministry of Health, cited by Associated Press, the Ebola death toll has reached 4,381, with 9,066 confirmed infections. By the end of September, there were 3,900 deaths and 8,000 cases. The outbreak was declared on May 15 in Ituri province and spread to Uganda, where the WHO announced in late August that viral transmission had ceased.

Aziz Karimov
1 min read
World

Shavkat Mirziyoyev arrives in Baku to attend the seventh CICA summit

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev is visiting Azerbaijan on a working visit on 14–15 October at the invitation of Ilham Aliyev. On 15 October he will take part in the seventh summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Baku. The agenda includes strengthening trust and security in Asia, the forum's institutional development, transport connectivity, digitalization and sustainable economic growth. Bilateral meetings and the adoption of the Baku Declaration are planned.

Otabek Yusupov
2 min read
Economy

Violations worth nearly 10 billion soums revealed in Uzbekistan's public procurement

The Antimonopoly Committee of Uzbekistan, following a review of public procurement, identified violations related to restriction of competition in a number of contracting organizations. The total value of these procurements amounted to nearly 10 billion soums. Violations were recorded in the Andijan, Fergana, Jizzakh, Namangan, Navoi and Samarkand regions.

Nilufar Karimova
2 min read
Uzbekistan

Greenhouses near Tashkent ask for permission to continue operating on 'green' terms

Ecology and climate change: greenhouse farms of the capital region, heated with coal, ask to be allowed to continue operating on the condition of switching to environmentally friendly technologies, following residents' complaints about deteriorating air quality. Modernization, online emission monitoring, and a switch to gas, electricity, geothermal and solar energy are proposed.

Javlon Tursunov
2 min read
Technology

Cal AI Founder Zach Yadegari Told TechCrunch Disrupt How an Army of Influencers Drove the App's Viral Success

19-year-old Cal AI calorie-counting app founder Zach Yadegari spoke at TechCrunch Disrupt about how the company earned more than $30 million in two years through mass paid influencer posts. In March, Cal AI was acquired by MyFitnessPal for an undisclosed amount. In October, Yadegari launched the startup Persona, which has already raised $10 million.

Sardor Qodirov
2 min read
Culture

'Famous Traitors': Hannah Fry banished and King Kenny becomes the new Traitor

In the fifth episode of The Celebrity Traitors season two, the Traitors killed Rob Beckett face to face, at the 'parade of death' the celebrities solved puzzles and won the entire prize fund for charity, and at the round table mathematician Hannah Fry was banished by majority vote — even her fellow Traitors voted for her. YouTuber King Kenny became the new Traitor.

Shahnoza Ergasheva
3 min read