Uzbekistan News

The glory of an Islamic nation could eventually disappear if its leaders forget and neglect the fundamental values that pose as vital instruments to achieve that glory, said the Regent of Perak, Raja Dr Nazrin Shah.

With images from southern and central Russia in the news lately due to extensive wildfires, I thought it would be interesting to look back in time with this extraordinary collection of color photographs taken between 1909 and 1912.

New Delhi, May 21 : Poonam Bhagat offers a mix of contemporary silhouettes with a traditional twist with her latest summer-spring collection.

The company buys and sells uranium in the form of U3O8, uranium hexafluoride and enriched uranium product .

Karachi At least eight people, including two political activists were killed in various incidents of violence here Monday.

European Commission grants exemptions from EU legislation for TAP and Nabucco West The European Commission adopted a formal decision granting the exemptions from the EU legislation for the Trans Adriatic Pipeline and Nabucco West projects, the EU Delegation to Azerbaijan said.

New Delhi, May 18 : Vice President Hamid Ansari is heading to Uzbekistan, a key Central Asian country, from May 21-24 for talks with President Islam Karimov that are expected to focus on Afghanistan and counter-terrorism cooperation among other issues.

After causing a storm of speculation by alleging that Uzbek President Islam Karimov had suffered a heart attack in March, exiled opposition leader Muhammad Solih has said he sees no role for himself in a post-Karimov Uzbekistan.

Ashgabat may be the capital of one of the most closed societies in the world and home to Central Asia's most repressive regime, but even here the walls occasionally shake with the sound of rock 'n' roll.

Oberthur Technologies, one of the world's largest providers of security and identification solutions and services, announced today the signing of the final acceptance of the Uzbekistan e-Passport system, in the presence of Mr Elyor Majidovich GANIEV, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

On 4-5 May Asrlar sadosi traditional festival of culture took place in Navbahor district of Navoi region.

Adventurous David Barden has already put the wheels in motion and is cycling 2,000 miles from Erzurum, in eastern Turkey, Europe, to Samarkand, in Uzbekistan, Central Asia.

Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that a Hyatt affiliate has entered into a management agreement with State Unitary Enterprise for a Hyatt Regency hotel in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The leaders of the Central Asian states of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan like talking about media freedom, and now and then they ask journalists to come out and criticise them.

Some 170 prisoners escaped on Tuesday from a prison in Libya's Sebha, some 800 km south of the capital of Tripoli, local official told Xinhua.

In all of the history of the world there has always been the infamous, those despots of terror who instilled fear and horror where ever they went.

Vox Populi presents a photo report [ru] about what they call the "first ever lesbian wedding" in Kazakhstan.

According to Uzbek President Islam Karimov's decree, Shuhratbek Abdurahmanov was appointed governor of Andijan region.

Assistant Secretary Blake: Good morning, everybody. I'm very pleased to be back here in Tashkent and to see a lot of familiar faces.

With images from southern and central Russia in the news lately due to extensive wildfires, I thought it would be interesting to look back in time with this extraordinary collection of color photographs taken between 1909 and 1912.